Web Application Firewall Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028

Web Application Firewall Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028


The global web application firewall market size reached US$ 4.7 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 11.4 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 15.9% during 2022-2028.

A web application firewall (WAF) monitors network traffic on web-enabled applications. It assists in blocking data packets and establishing a protected barrier between the computer and the external environment. It also helps prevent zero-day exploits, malware infections, impersonations, and unauthorized cyber vulnerabilities. It provides web security at the application layer of the open system interconnection model from several attacks, such as cross-site scripting (XSS), structured query language (SQL) injection, and request for information (RFI). Besides this, as WAF offers improved visibility of web traffic, ease of deployment, and cost-effectiveness, it finds extensive applications in various industry verticals across the globe.

Web Application Firewall Market Trends:

Rapid digitization, the growing occurrence of cyberattacks, and internet fraud on the global level are among the key factors positively influencing the market. In addition, the increasing adoption of WAF by numerous organizations to prevent malware, phishing, and security threats are creating a positive outlook for the market. Along with this, the rising employment of firewalls in the healthcare industry to prevent unauthorized access to critical healthcare networks and electronic patient records through Wi-Fi-enabled equipment is driving the market. Additionally, cloud-based WAF solutions offer numerous services to organizations, including bot detection and enforcement, access control, caching, threat intelligence, application program interface (API), and malware detection. Moreover, improvements in the information technology (IT) infrastructure and increasing investments by leading market players in research and development (R&D) activities are propelling the market growth.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global web application firewall market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional, and country-level from 2023-2028. Our report has categorized the market based on deployment, organization size, service, and end-use industry.

Breakup by Deployment:

Cloud-based

On-premises

On-premises WAF represents the largest market segment as it helps prevent the risk of threats from advanced cyber-attacks or ransomware.

Breakup by Organization Size:

Large Enterprises

Small and Medium Enterprises

WAF finds applications in large enterprises on account of their increasing focus on ensuring secure access to network devices.

Breakup by Service:

Professional services

Managed services

WAF is extensively used for professional services as it protects websites and other web applications by inspecting and filtering traffic between the website and visitors accessing the site.

Breakup by End Use Industry:

Government and Defense

BFSI

Retail

Healthcare

IT and Telecom

Energy and Utilities

Manufacturing

Others

WAF is employed in the BFSI industry to prevent unauthorized access to the confidential data of customers and eliminate the risk of scams and cyber-attacks.

Breakup by Region:

North America

United States

Canada

Asia Pacific

China

Japan

India

South Korea

Australia

Indonesia

Others

Europe

Germany

France

United Kingdom

Italy

Spain

Russia

Others

Latin America

Brazil

Mexico

Others

Middle East and Africa

North America presently exhibits a clear dominance in the market due to the presence of security vendors and increasing security breach incidents in the region.

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined with some of the key players being Akamai Technologies Inc., Applicure Technology Ltd., Barracuda Networks Inc., Citrix Systems Inc., Cloudflare Inc., Ergon Informatik AG, F5 Networks Inc., Fortinet Inc., Imperva Inc., Nsfocus Information Technology Co. Ltd., Penta Security Systems Inc. (Finleap), Qualys Inc. and Radware Ltd.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

How has the global web application firewall market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?

What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global web application firewall market?

What are the key regional markets?

What is the breakup of the market based on the deployment?

What is the breakup of the market based on the organization size?

What is the breakup of the market based on the service?

What is the breakup of the market based on the end use industry?

What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?

What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?

What is the structure of the global web application firewall market and who are the key players?

What is the degree of competition in the industry?


1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Web Application Firewall Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Deployment
6.1 Cloud-based
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 On-premises
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Organization Size
7.1 Large Enterprises
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Small and Medium Enterprises
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Service
8.1 Professional services
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Managed services
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by End Use Industry
9.1 Government and Defense
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 BFSI
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Retail
9.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Healthcare
9.4.1 Market Trends
9.4.2 Market Forecast
9.5 IT and Telecom
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Forecast
9.6 Energy and Utilities
9.6.1 Market Trends
9.6.2 Market Forecast
9.7 Manufacturing
9.7.1 Market Trends
9.7.2 Market Forecast
9.8 Others
9.8.1 Market Trends
9.8.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Region
10.1 North America
10.1.1 United States
10.1.1.1 Market Trends
10.1.1.2 Market Forecast
10.1.2 Canada
10.1.2.1 Market Trends
10.1.2.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Asia Pacific
10.2.1 China
10.2.1.1 Market Trends
10.2.1.2 Market Forecast
10.2.2 Japan
10.2.2.1 Market Trends
10.2.2.2 Market Forecast
10.2.3 India
10.2.3.1 Market Trends
10.2.3.2 Market Forecast
10.2.4 South Korea
10.2.4.1 Market Trends
10.2.4.2 Market Forecast
10.2.5 Australia
10.2.5.1 Market Trends
10.2.5.2 Market Forecast
10.2.6 Indonesia
10.2.6.1 Market Trends
10.2.6.2 Market Forecast
10.2.7 Others
10.2.7.1 Market Trends
10.2.7.2 Market Forecast
10.3 Europe
10.3.1 Germany
10.3.1.1 Market Trends
10.3.1.2 Market Forecast
10.3.2 France
10.3.2.1 Market Trends
10.3.2.2 Market Forecast
10.3.3 United Kingdom
10.3.3.1 Market Trends
10.3.3.2 Market Forecast
10.3.4 Italy
10.3.4.1 Market Trends
10.3.4.2 Market Forecast
10.3.5 Spain
10.3.5.1 Market Trends
10.3.5.2 Market Forecast
10.3.6 Russia
10.3.6.1 Market Trends
10.3.6.2 Market Forecast
10.3.7 Others
10.3.7.1 Market Trends
10.3.7.2 Market Forecast
10.4 Latin America
10.4.1 Brazil
10.4.1.1 Market Trends
10.4.1.2 Market Forecast
10.4.2 Mexico
10.4.2.1 Market Trends
10.4.2.2 Market Forecast
10.4.3 Others
10.4.3.1 Market Trends
10.4.3.2 Market Forecast
10.5 Middle East and Africa
10.5.1 Market Trends
10.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
10.5.3 Market Forecast
11 SWOT Analysis
11.1 Overview
11.2 Strengths
11.3 Weaknesses
11.4 Opportunities
11.5 Threats
12 Value Chain Analysis
13 Porters Five Forces Analysis
13.1 Overview
13.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
13.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
13.4 Degree of Competition
13.5 Threat of New Entrants
13.6 Threat of Substitutes
14 Competitive Landscape
14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
14.3.1 Akamai Technologies Inc.
14.3.1.1 Company Overview
14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.1.3 Financials
14.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.2 Applicure Technology Ltd.
14.3.2.1 Company Overview
14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.3 Barracuda Networks Inc.
14.3.3.1 Company Overview
14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.4 Citrix Systems Inc.
14.3.4.1 Company Overview
14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.4.3 Financials
14.3.4.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.5 Cloudflare Inc.
14.3.5.1 Company Overview
14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.5.3 Financials
14.3.6 Ergon Informatik AG
14.3.6.1 Company Overview
14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.7 F5 Networks Inc.
14.3.7.1 Company Overview
14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.7.3 Financials
14.3.7.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.8 Fortinet Inc.
14.3.8.1 Company Overview
14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.8.3 Financials
14.3.8.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.9 Imperva Inc.
14.3.9.1 Company Overview
14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.10 Nsfocus Information Technology Co. Ltd.
14.3.10.1 Company Overview
14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.10.3 Financials
14.3.11 Penta Security Systems Inc. (Finleap)
14.3.11.1 Company Overview
14.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.12 Qualys Inc.
14.3.12.1 Company Overview
14.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.12.3 Financials
14.3.13 Radware Ltd.
14.3.13.1 Company Overview
14.3.13.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.13.3 Financials

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