We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about F5, Citrix, HAProxy and others in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)."It has so many features. First of all, it has a full proxy architecture, it has multiple modules. The best feature is the WAF, the web application firewall module. It also has cashing type capabilities. It has all kinds of load-balancing algorithms based on your IT requirements."
"The iRule feature is very useful for inspecting HTTP. Sometimes, we use it for modifying the headers of the HTTP."
"The solution could improve the ease of use, the management could be simplified. Other solutions are easier to use."
"This is a solution that does what it's supposed to do at the price point."
"The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP LTM is it helps our delivery team to make policies and rules for application."
"The most valuable feature I found is iRules."
"Traffic Learning is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features are the WAF and the big IP."
"The three most valuable features that I noticed are the geo-localization of the user, the IP reputation, and the compartmental analysis."
"A more hybrid approach would be beneficial for users."
"BIG-IP LTM is taking a long time to mature in cloud environments. They plan to improve cloud integration in the next version, but it isn't out yet. It's essential because more companies are moving to the cloud these days and using things like Kubernetes or microservices. F5 needs to improve in that direction, and they are."
"F5 has another solution to load balance servers on the cloud, which they got after the purchase of NGINX. It is deployed as Kubernetes or something like that, but the problem now is that they have two solutions for two situations. They should make F5 deployable on the cloud."
"The user interface of F5 BIG-IP LTM is old and could improve."
"The pricing could always be better. It's a bit expensive."
"Initial setup is tricky, if you do not understand the design of this product."
"The UI could be improved."
"They need to develop the reporting tools further."
"The area that should be improved is licensing."
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews while R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) is ranked 32nd in Web Application Firewall (WAF). F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2, while R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Reduces maintenance downtime and has a strong user community". On the other hand, the top reviewer of R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) writes "Geo-localization and IP reputation help to keep our clients secure and more available". F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and A10 Networks Thunder ADC, whereas R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) is most compared with AWS WAF and Akamai App and API Protector.
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