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F5 BIG-IP vs. F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 BIG-IP

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AF5 BIG-IP software from Seattle-based F5 Networks is a load balancing and application protection solution suite available on cloud or via virtual editions, on a subscription or perpetual licensing basis.N/A

    F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AF5 Distributed Cloud WAF leverages F5's Advanced WAF technology, delivering WAF-as-a-Service and combining signature- and behavior-based protection for web applications. It acts as an intermediate proxy to inspect application requests and responses to block and mitigate a broad spectrum of risks stemming from the OW ASP Top 10, persistent and coordinated threat campaigns, bots, and layer 7 DoS.N/A
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    F5 BIG-IPF5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Editions & Modules
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    F5 BIG-IPF5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    F5 BIG-IPF5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Considered Both Products
    F5
    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    We are recently not evaluating, but we have started the deployment for WAF and we're using GTM, LTM, you name it. F5, we are using all of them.
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    Scale and timing
    Incentivized
    F5
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    A lot of companies already use the BIG-IP and this is the most seen combination.
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    waf de azure, pero El waf de azure es mas para empresas pequenas,

    Azure WAF, but Azure WAF is more for small businesses
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    When comparing F5 Distributed Cloud WAF, Akamai, Cloudflare, and Fastly, Fastly generally stands out for its raw speed and focus on developer-friendly features, while Cloudflare is often considered the best balance of speed, security, and ease of use, making it a popular choice …
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Better WAF protection
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Much simpler to enable and apply. No concerns of resource usage on hardware appliances
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Big IP has been a great help in giving visibility to our tools and what ingress/egress traffic they have.
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    F5 Distributed Cloud WAF IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED WITH SOLUTIONS LIKE BIG IP SO IT IS EASIER FOR ANY VENDOR TO PUT THEIR TRUST ON F5 SOLUTIONS
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    LTM is the first layer for optimize and accelerate the service then the waf protect them
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    because the solution was well know by the team
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Better filtering of urls.
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) Is what solve my security problems
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    They are both really seamless and efficient.
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) is ahead of the competition
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    F5 provide the robustness and single console for multiple solution and management and functional is easy and more adoptable to use for day to day support and functions. where there are more option for threat and security prevention and enabling the customer to support the …
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    As per company standards
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    F5 BIG-IPF5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (129 ratings)
    8.9
    (71 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.2
    (6 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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