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Head-to-head · Bot Detection

Radware Bot Manager vs Castle Bot Detection

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Radware Bot Manager #2 in Bot Detection 9.1/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Radware
Castle Bot Detection #7 in Bot Detection 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Castle

Radware Bot Manager leads on 0 checks, Castle Bot Detection on 1, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreRadware Bot Manager · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly Castle Bot Detection
  • Free trialonly Radware Bot Manager
  • Most featuresCastle Bot Detection · 6 of 6

Radware Bot Manager scores higher on our rubric for bot detection: 9.1 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

Castle Bot Detection offers free plan; Radware Bot Manager doesn't.

Radware Bot Manager is the better fit for mid-market and enterprise teams protecting multiple surfaces. Castle Bot Detection is the better fit for teams seeking affordable behavioral bot detection.

  • Radware Bot Manager fits best

    Mid-market and enterprise teams protecting multiple surfaces

  • Castle Bot Detection fits best

    Teams seeking affordable behavioral bot detection

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Side by side

Feature Radware Bot Manager 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Castle Bot Detection 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 7.9
Ranking #2 in Bot Detection #7 in Bot Detection
Best for Mid-market and enterprise teams protecting multiple surfaces Teams seeking affordable behavioral bot detection
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Pricing on request · 30-day trial $200/mo
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Radware Bot Manager 0/6 · Castle Bot Detection 6/6
Behavioral analysis Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Device fingerprinting Not checked yet ✓ (best)
JavaScript SDK Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Real-time scoring API Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Challenge tools Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Account abuse detection Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Protected requests Not checked yet 40000 requests/mo
Our review
Pros
  • Behavioral detection pairs with real-time attack-signature generation.
  • Supports web, mobile, and API protection through varied deployment options.
  • Offers non-interactive, CAPTCHA-less cryptographic, and custom responses.
  • Behavioral, device, IP and email signals in one detection workflow
  • Risk and Filter APIs support allow, challenge or deny decisions
  • Covers web, API, iOS and Android deployments
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • The 30-day trial requires a request and is not an ongoing free plan.
  • Broad deployment options may be more than teams protecting a single surface need.
  • Free plan limits retention to 3 days, with 3 seats and 1 environment
  • Pro's $200 API budget is shared across requests and IP lookups
  • Enterprise pricing starts at $4,000 per month
Our verdict

Radware Bot Manager detects and mitigates automated threats across web applications, mobile apps, and APIs. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise teams that need bot defenses across multiple surfaces, including native mobile apps. Its…

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Castle Bot Detection analyzes browser interactions, device properties, IP addresses and email signals to identify automated traffic and account abuse. Its Browser SDK collects behavioral and device data, then creates request tokens that a…

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  1. Radware Bot ManagerBot Detection 9.1Pricing on request · 30-day trial
  2. Castle Bot DetectionBot Detection 7.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Radware Bot Manager — where it wins

    • Behavioral detection pairs with real-time attack-signature generation.
    • Supports web, mobile, and API protection through varied deployment options.
    • Offers non-interactive, CAPTCHA-less cryptographic, and custom responses.

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales.
    • The 30-day trial requires a request and is not an ongoing free plan.
    • Broad deployment options may be more than teams protecting a single surface need.

  • Castle Bot Detection — where it wins

    • Behavioral, device, IP and email signals in one detection workflow
    • Risk and Filter APIs support allow, challenge or deny decisions
    • Covers web, API, iOS and Android deployments

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits retention to 3 days, with 3 seats and 1 environment
    • Pro's $200 API budget is shared across requests and IP lookups
    • Enterprise pricing starts at $4,000 per month
  • Radware Bot Manager9.1/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

    Flexible bot detection and mitigation across web, mobile, and API traffic.

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  • Castle Bot Detection7.9/10 · Free plan

    Behavioral bot detection across web, APIs and mobile, with a free entry plan.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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