BBQ Firewall vs Cloudflare Web Application Firewall

BBQ Firewall

Model: Freemium (Free tier + paid licenses with lifetime option)

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall

Model: Per domain / Per feature tier

BBQ Firewall

• 7G/8G Request Filtering

  Regex-based pattern matching against incoming URIs, query strings, user agents, and referrers. Based on over a decade of refinement by Jeff Starr.

• SQL Injection Protection

  Blocks common SQL injection patterns including UNION, SELECT, eval(), and base64-encoded payloads.

• Directory Traversal Protection

  Catches path traversal attempts, null byte injection, and requests for sensitive system files.

• Bad Bot Blocking

  Filters known malicious user agents and referrer spam patterns.

• Request Method Scanning

  Checks all HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.) against firewall rules.

• Customizable Patterns

  Add, edit, or remove firewall patterns to fine-tune protection for your specific site (Pro feature).

• Block Statistics

  Visual bar graphs showing hit counts per pattern to measure firewall effectiveness (Pro feature).

• Email Alerts

  Receive notifications when requests are blocked (Pro feature).

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall

• Managed Rulesets

  Pre-configured rules from Cloudflare and OWASP that are automatically updated to protect against emerging threats.

• Custom Rules

  Create your own firewall rules using Cloudflare's expression language to block, challenge, or allow specific traffic patterns.

• Rate Limiting

  Protect against brute force attacks and API abuse by limiting request rates from specific IPs or patterns.

• Bot Management

  Advanced bot detection and mitigation using machine learning to distinguish good bots from malicious ones.

• API Shield

  Protect API endpoints with schema validation, mutual TLS, and anomaly detection.

• Page Shield

  Monitor and control third-party JavaScript to prevent supply chain attacks and data theft.