What Radware does

Radware Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDWR) is a public Israeli cybersecurity and application delivery company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, with U.S. operations based in Mahwah, New Jersey. The company provides AI-powered application security and delivery solutions spanning DDoS mitigation, web application firewall (WAF), bot management, API security, and emerging AI-agent protection, serving 12,500+ enterprise customers across 80+ countries.

The platform is anchored on AI-driven behavioral analysis as the unifying technology layer across both on-premises appliances (DefensePro X, Alteon ADC) and cloud-delivered services (Cloud DDoS Protection across 65 cloud security centers with 30 Tbps scrubbing capacity, Cloud WAF, Bot Manager, Radware API Security Service, Agentic AI Protection, LLM Firewall, AI Xploit Shield, AI SOC Xpert). Radware generates revenue primarily through subscription and recurring contracts (~80% of total business) plus on-premises hardware/software licenses, distributed almost entirely via channel partners, cloud service partners, and MSSPs (100% of new acquisitions and 90%+ of existing business). FY2025 revenue was $301.9M (+10% YoY) with cloud ARR of $98M (+23% YoY) in Q1 2026; the company targets $500M revenue by 2030 with at least 25% cloud ARR growth. Recent strategic moves include the January 2026 acquisition of Pynt for pre-production API security testing, multiple new AI-product launches, and infrastructure expansion to 65 global cloud centers.

Name

Radware

Legal name

Radware Ltd.

Website

https://radware.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Radware is a public Israeli cybersecurity vendor providing AI-driven application security and delivery solutions, including DDoS mitigation, WAF, bot management, API security, and AI-agent protection, to 12,500+ enterprise customers across 80+ countries via a channel-led, ~80% recurring-revenue model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity & Application Delivery

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Web Application Security (WAF, RASP) (HDADACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Web Application Firewall (WAF) & Bot Management (ADC‑Integrated) (HDAFAHAG), Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliances (HDAFAFAB)

Keywords

• DDoS protection services
• Application security platform
• Web application firewall
• API security solutions
• Bot management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Cloud Security Services: Cloud-delivered application and DDoS security services provided on a subscription/SaaS model. Includes Cloud WAF, Cloud DDoS Protection, Bot Manager, API Security Service, Agentic AI Protection, LLM Firewall, and AI Xploit Shield. Cloud ARR reached $98 million in Q1 2026 (23% year-over-year growth), approaching the $100 million milestone. Approximately 80% of total business is recurring revenue.
2. Product (Hardware/Software): On-premises application delivery and security products including DefensePro X (DDoS mitigation appliance), Alteon (ADC with integrated WAF), LinkProof NG, and Cloud Firewall-as-a-Service. May include one-time license and maintenance/support components.
3. Managed Security Services (via Partners): MSSP and CSP partners resell or white-label Radware's cloud security platform to end customers. Partners benefit from Radware's threat intelligence, centralized management, and multi-tenant platform (Radware SecureApp for MSSPs).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Radware provides AI-powered application delivery and security solutions for cloud and hybrid environments, including DDoS protection, web application firewall (WAF), bot management, API security, and AI agent protection. Its portfolio combines on-premises appliances (DefensePro X, Alteon ADC) with cloud-delivered services spanning 65 cloud security centers and 30 Tbps of scrubbing capacity. The company sells primarily to large enterprises through channel partners, MSSPs, and direct sales, with approximately 80% of revenue recurring.

Product overview

Radware offers a comprehensive AI-powered platform for application security and delivery, structured as a core product portfolio augmented by modular add-ons. The portfolio is organized around three core pillars: (1) Application & API Security — anchored by Cloud WAF and the newly launched Radware API Security Service (supplemented by Pynt for pre-production API testing, LLM Firewall for prompt-level LLM protection, and Client-Side Protection), (2) Cloud Security & DDoS Protection — centered on DefensePro X (on-premises appliance), Cloud DDoS Protection Service (cloud with 65+ centers, 30 Tbps capacity), and Cloud Web DDoS Protection (including encrypted traffic protection without decryption), and (3) AI-driven Security Operations — comprising Agentic AI Protection (industry-first for autonomous AI agent defense), AI SOC Xpert (SOC automation), and AI Xploit Shield (AI-generated virtual patching). These are orchestrated through Cyber Controller and delivered across Alteon (ADC), LinkProof NG (WAN load balancing), and Kubernetes WAAP. The platform uses AI-driven behavioral algorithms as the unifying technology layer across all products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Skyhawk Security: Cloud security platform using AI and Purple Team technology for preemptive cloud defense and threat detection
• Pynt
• DefensePro X
• Alteon
• Cloud Web DDoS Protection
• AI Xploit Shield
• Agentic AI Protection
• LLM Firewall
• AI SOC Xpert

Products and services

• DefensePro X On-premises DDoS mitigation appliance providing real-time, automated protection against network-layer and application-layer DDoS attacks using AI-driven behavioral analysis and signature-based detection. Deployed across all 65 cloud security centers and forms the foundation of Radware's 30 Tbps global scrubbing capacity.
• Cloud DDoS Protection Service Cloud-delivered DDoS protection service with global scrubbing network spanning 65+ cloud security centers and 30 Tbps of attack mitigation capacity, protecting against volumetric and sophisticated DDoS attacks. Available as a subscription service.
• Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) Cloud-delivered web application firewall protecting applications from OWASP Top 10 threats, including injection attacks, broken access control, and security misconfigurations. Available with a 90-day free trial and deployed as a subscription service.
• Alteon Application Delivery Controller Application delivery controller (ADC) providing load balancing, SSL inspection/offloading and acceleration, and content delivery across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Available as physical, virtual, and containerized form factors.
• Alteon Protect AI-powered security tool combining real-time protection with on-device enforcement, designed to secure apps and APIs across multi-cloud and on-premises environments. Built on the Alteon ADC platform.
• Radware API Security Service End-to-end API security platform combining API discovery, post posture management, business logic protection, and runtime defense based on live production traffic analysis. Addresses OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks including shadow APIs, Layer 7 DDoS, and business logic attacks.
• Pynt API Security Testing Pre-production API security testing tool acquired by Radware, enabling organizations to identify and remediate API vulnerabilities during design, testing, and deployment phases in DevOps workflows. Available as a standalone and integrated offering.
• Agentic AI Protection Industry-first AI protection solution for autonomous AI agents. Integrates AI security post posture management with patent-pending, intent-aware behavioral algorithms to defend AI agents from prompt injection, tool abuse, agent hijacking, and data exfiltration at runtime.
• LLM Firewall Real-time security solution for enterprise large language models that detects and blocks data exfiltration and prompt-level attacks, supporting compliance with global data protection standards for LLM deployments.
• AI Xploit Shield AI-powered vulnerability protection service that automatically generates, tests, and deploys virtual patches for newly discovered application and API vulnerabilities using AI models, reducing exploit risk during the window between vulnerability discovery and official patch deployment.
• AI SOC Xpert Agentic AI platform for Security Operations Centers providing automated root cause analysis, AI-generated remediation recommendations, full incident visibility, forensics, and continuous learning to reduce MTTR.
• Bot Manager AI-powered bot detection and mitigation solution that classifies and blocks malicious bots using behavioral analysis and machine learning while allowing legitimate automated traffic. Includes account takeover protection and fake account registration defense.
• Cloud Web DDoS Protection (Encrypted Traffic) Cloud-based service for detecting and mitigating web DDoS attacks, including encrypted Layer 7 attacks without requiring SSL decryption, using AI-powered behavioral analysis. Available as cloud-augmented architecture for DefensePro X.
• Cyber Controller Centralized management and orchestration platform for Radware's DDoS and application security solutions, providing unified dashboards, policy management, and real-time threat visibility across the Radware security portfolio.
• Cloud Firewall-as-a-Service Cloud-delivered network firewall service providing network-level security and threat protection as a subscription-based service.
• Kubernetes WAAP Web Application and API Protection solution designed for Kubernetes environments, providing WAF, bot protection, and API security for containerized applications.
• LinkProof NG Multi-link load balancer and WAN optimization appliance providing link aggregation, failover, and traffic management for wide area network environments.
• Threat Intelligence Service Threat intelligence feed and advisory service providing organizations with real-time threat data, vulnerability alerts, and attack trend analysis sourced from Radware's global threat research.
• Content Delivery Network (CDN) Content delivery network service accelerating web content and application delivery through Radware's globally distributed edge network.
• Client-Side Protection Security solution protecting against client-side attacks including Magecart, JavaScript skimming, and supply chain attacks targeting browser-resident code.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 Tbps global cloud scrubbing capacity (doubled from 15 Tbps)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability10 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• DataikucoreTechnology or Integration · 25 June 2026Radware and Dataiku announced a strategic partnership to integrate Radware's application, AI, and API security capabilities into Dataiku's enterprise AI platform. The collaboration embeds Radware's AI guardian agent services into Dataiku's governance and orchestration layer, enabling enterprises to monitor, inspect, and control AI-driven actions across applications, APIs, and data in real time. The partnership expands Radware's entry into enterprise AI initiatives earlier in the adoption lifecycle, creating new stakeholder touchpoints including security and risk teams.
• Claro PeruregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 June 2026Claro launched a Web Application Firewall (WAF) developed in partnership with Radware to protect Peruvian banks against API-based attacks, which account for 57% of cyberattacks targeting the banking sector in Peru. Claro plans to double its cybersecurity center capacity by Q1 2027 and projects double-digit growth for 2026 driven by increasing demand for managed security services.
• Chief TelecomregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 May 2026Radware partnered with Chief Telecom (TPEx: 6561) to launch Godshield Pro, an AI-driven DDoS protection service for enterprises in Taiwan. The service combines Radware's AI-driven DDoS protection with Chief Telecom's local network backbone for in-network mitigation with low latency. The subscription-based service leverages Chief Telecom's infrastructure for local scrubbing and can scale to Radware's global cloud scrubbing capacity of up to 30 Tbps.
• Bell CybercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 February 2026Bell Cyber, the cybersecurity division of Bell Canada, expanded its partnership with Radware to offer an enhanced AI-driven, cloud-delivered security service combining Radware's AI-based application security with Bell Cyber's fully managed security operations. The integrated service provides web application protection, API security, bot mitigation, and DDoS protection in a single managed offering. The service is managed from Canada with bilingual support and available to customers across Canada and the United States.
• Pynt Security (Acquisition)coreTechnology or Integration · 26 January 2026Radware completed the acquisition of Pynt, an Israeli API security testing startup with approximately 15 employees founded in 2022. The acquisition adds pre-production API security testing capabilities to Radware's existing API Security Service, enabling continuous, risk-driven API security from development through production. Key Pynt employees including founders joined Radware following the close. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on Radware's 2026 financial results.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AWS Shield: Broad incumbent: native AWS DDoS protection service bundled with AWS infrastructure. Increasingly overlaps with Radware's cloud DDoS and WAF, especially as AWS adds higher-layer protection (Shield Advanced, WAF) at no incremental cost to AWS customers.
• Azure DDoS Protection: Broad incumbent: native Microsoft Azure DDoS protection bundled with Azure workloads. Competes with Radware's cloud DDoS service for Azure-deployed enterprises and is often part of broader Microsoft security bundles.
• Check Point Software Technologies: Broad incumbent in network and application security with DDoS prevention, WAF, and API security offerings integrated into its Infinity platform. Overlaps with Radware in enterprise multi-cloud and hybrid deployments but does not specialize in Radware's high-capacity cloud scrubbing niche.

Direct peers

• Fastly: Direct competitor in next-generation WAF and edge security, including bot management and API protection delivered via Fastly's edge cloud. Targets similar digital-native and enterprise application-security buyers.
• Imperva (Thales): Direct competitor in WAF, API security, bot management, and DDoS protection for enterprise applications. Acquired by Thales, broadening its platform reach but keeping application-security offerings that compete head-to-head with Radware's Cloud WAF and Bot Manager.
• Cloudflare: Direct competitor across DDoS protection, WAF, bot management, and API security. Both serve enterprise customers with cloud-delivered application security; Cloudflare bundles a broader edge/Zero-Trust platform, while Radware focuses on higher-touch enterprise and service-provider deployments.
• Akamai Technologies: Direct competitor in DDoS mitigation (Prolexic), WAF, bot management, and API protection, with a large global CDN/scrubbing network comparable to Radware's 65 cloud centers and 30 Tbps capacity. Targets overlapping enterprise and service-provider customers.
• Netscout (Arbor Networks): Direct competitor in on-premises and service-provider DDoS mitigation via Arbor Networks. Comparable in appliance-based and managed DDoS offerings for carriers, ISPs, and large enterprises.
• F5: Direct competitor in application delivery controllers (Alteon vs F5 BIG-IP) and integrated WAF/DDoS. F5's NGINX Plus and Distributed Cloud services increasingly overlap with Radware's API security and bot management offerings.

Emerging players

• Barracuda Networks: Emerging player in cloud-delivered WAF, bot mitigation, and DDoS, with broader email and network security portfolio. Targets mid-market and enterprise segments overlapping with Radware's MSSP-led distribution.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/radware
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/radwareinc
• Facebookfacebook.com/Radware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/radware

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A9 records

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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