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Web Application and API Protection

Stop threats before
they reach your stack

Stay online, reduce abuse, and keep critical journeys protected while threats are filtered at the edge, before they can slow down your apps, APIs, or users.

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Multiple layers of protection.
Packaged into one platform.

Stop managing five tools to do one job. Get your whole security stack working together from a single platform.

WAF

Stop attacks before they land

Keep malicious requests from reaching your application. Block OWASP Top 10 risks, zero-day patterns, and suspicious behavior at the edge before they turn into incidents.

OWASP Top 10Zero-day DetectionBehavioral Protection
Bot Management

Keep automated traffic under control

Let trusted bots and AI agents through, challenge what looks suspicious, and stop abusive automation before it reaches your users, accounts, or revenue.

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API Security

Guard every API request at the edge

Extend edge protection directly to your API traffic. Block threats, catch anomalies, validate request structure, and detect sensitive data risks before abuse turns into damage.

API DiscoverySchema ValidationSensitive Data Detection
DDoS Protection

Stay online when attacks hit

Absorb application-layer attacks at the edge before they overwhelm your app or origin. Keep real users moving while malicious traffic is detected and mitigated automatically.

210+ Points of PresenceAutomatic MitigationSub-second Detection

Block threats. Not your customers.

Keep trusted traffic moving and malicious traffic at the edge, before it reaches your apps, APIs, or origin.

Dashboard, API & SDK access
Keep bad traffic at the edge
Challenge suspicious automation
Catch risky API behavior early

Enterprise-grade. Without enterprise friction.

Run serious web and API protection without a patchwork stack, oversized contracts, or a large security team required to keep it working.

— Setup

Built for fast-moving lean teams

Use ready-to-run policies, automated protection, and controls your team can tune without turning every change into a security project.

— Enforcement

Move beyond monitor mode

Start with sensible defaults, tune policies against real traffic, and move toward blocking confidently. Reduce false positives without breaking user journeys.

— Governance

Ready for enterprise control

Support advanced requirements with SIEM integration, RBAC, audit logs, multi-tenancy, API Security, and Threat Intelligence when your stack needs them.

Strong protection should make your team more confident, not your stack more complicated.

Live in minutes. Built to hold for years.

Start with protection that works on day one, then keep tuning it around your traffic and threats.

CONNECT

01

Send traffic the safer way

Point your domain to Gcore and route requests through the nearest edge PoP, one of 210+ locations worldwide, before they reach your origin.

PROTECT

02

Optimize automatically

Use managed OWASP rules and always-on L7 DDoS monitoring from the start. Review real traffic, then switch to blocking when your team is ready.

SCALE

03

Optimize every request

Keep detection, mitigation, and rule tuning running at the edge, with manual controls when your team needs to block IPs, restrict access, or adjust policies.

Built for delivery.
Ready for defense.

Keep your traffic fast, your origin protected, and your users moving. Filter threats at the edge before they reach your infrastructure or disrupt critical journeys.

210+

Edge PoPs worldwide

200 Tbps

DDoS filtering capacity

99.99%

Platform uptime SLA

<700 ms

Average global latency

Trust needs more than a promise

Do not bet critical traffic on a claim. Choose with proof and give your team protection backed by more than a vendor promise.

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Built around the risks your business faces

Shape protection around the way customers use your product, the abuse patterns you need to stop, and the moments you cannot afford to leave exposed.

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Technology & SaaS
Secure what your teams ship

Protect API-first products, exposed endpoints, login flows, and multi-tenant apps as engineering teams release faster and attack surfaces change.

API DiscoverySchema ValidationREST API
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eCommerce & Retail
Stop bots from eating your margin

Reduce scraping, card testing, inventory hoarding, and promotional abuse across carts, checkouts, pricing, inventory, and customer accounts.

Bot ManagementRate LimitingAccount Takeover
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FinTech & Banking
Secure the moments money moves

Secure logins, payment endpoints, customer data, and API flows from account takeover, API abuse, fraud attempts, and compliance-sensitive exposure.

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Media & Streaming
Protect streams from going dark

Shield live events, content APIs, streaming portals, and origin infrastructure from DDoS attacks, scraping, and high-concurrency pressure.

L7 DDoS ProtectionOrigin Protection210+ Edge Locations
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Gaming & iGaming
Keep players in the game

 Defend launches, tournaments, registrations, and player sessions from DDoS pressure, credential stuffing, bonus abuse, and latency-sensitive attacks.

L7 DDoS ProtectionBot DetectionAccount Takeover
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Telecom & MSSP
Add WAAP to your portfolio

Offer web and API protection to enterprise customers with white-label controls, multi-tenant policy management, and infrastructure you do not have to build from scratch.

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Priced for where you are.
Built for where you're going.

Start with what you need today. Scale into everything you need next tomorrow.

BASIC
FREE
  • 1 domain
  • 0.5M requests
  • OWASP Top 10 protection
  • 2€/M quota overage
  • No credit card required
PRO
125€/mo
  • 10+ domains
  • 5M requests
  • OWASP Top 10 protection
  • 20 custom rules
  • 20 IP Firewall rules
  • IP Reputation
  • Bot Management (add-on)
  • Advanced Rules (add-on)
  • 1€/M quota overage

Enterprise protection for critical infrastructure

Bring your security requirements and get a WAAP package shaped around your traffic, risks, operating model, and needs.

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they can't build themselves

Give users the speed and stability they expect from the first click.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Gcore WAF security.

Setup & Operations
Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) protects websites, web applications and APIs from advanced cyber threats such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and API abuse.
Regulations and standards like PCI DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA mandate robust security measures to protect web applications and APIs. Gcore WAAP helps organizations meet these requirements by providing comprehensive security controls that safeguard sensitive data and support regulatory compliance.
Yes, Gcore WAAP works with any CDN, including multi-CDN setups. It operates as a reverse proxy layer that sits in front of your CDN or origin, so you don't need to replace your existing infrastructure. If you're using Gcore CDN, WAAP integrates natively with shared management and analytics.
Yes, Gcore WAAP is fully compatible with multi-cloud and hybrid environments. As a SaaS solution, WAAP sits in front of your infrastructure, filters malicious traffic, and forwards clean traffic to your origin - regardless of whether it runs on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, your own data center, or a combination of these.
Protection & Coverage
While traditional web application firewalls (WAF) focus primarily on safeguarding web resources from attacks, WAAP solutions offer broader protection, including for APIs. Gcore WAAP integrates advanced capabilities including WAF, bot management, DDoS protection, and API security, delivering comprehensive, multi-layered defense for web applications and APIs.
No, Gcore WAAP doesn't slow down your websites or applications. Security processing happens at the edge across 210+ global PoPs, so threats are blocked close to the source before reaching your origin servers. This edge-based approach actually improves performance by filtering malicious traffic upstream.
Deployment takes 1 to several hours depending on your site complexity. Most time is spent on domain onboarding (routing traffic through Gcore's network). Once your domain is connected, WAAP protection can be activated in minutes.
Gcore WAAP pricing depends on the number of domains, traffic levels, and the protection features required. Contact our team for a custom quote, or explore our standard plans to find the right fit for your business.