F5 BIG-IQ Reviews

Vendor: F5

3.7 out of 5

12 reviews
77% willing to recommend

100 followers

What is F5 BIG-IQ?

F5® BIG-IQ® Centralized Management provides a unified point of visibility and control for the entire F5 portfolio, ensuring administrators remain aware on the pulse of F5 devices, modules, and licenses and enabling them to deliver optimal application availability, performance, and security.

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F5 BIG-IQ is the #27 ranked solution in top Process Automation solutions. PeerSpot users give F5 BIG-IQ an average rating of 7.4 out of 10. Based on the analysis of the 12 most recent F5 BIG-IQ reviews, the overall sentiment is positive, with a sentiment score of 6.5. F5 BIG-IQ is most commonly compared to Appian: F5 BIG-IQ vs Appian. F5 BIG-IQ is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 77% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 19% of all views.

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Nikolay Dimitrov

Cyber Security Engineer at Paysafe / IBM

A new user should consider what they want to use F5 BIG-IQ. The solution can be used for configuration management or monitoring. The solution can also be used for configuration management and monitoring together. So, users have to select their use cases before choosing F5 BIG-IQ. When you have a lot of devices, you need to improve them. F5 BIG-IQ is a product for big companies with many F5 BIG-IP devices. You don't need the solution if you've got fewer devices, like 10 to 20 devices. F5 BIG-IQ has the ability to generate a lot of good statistics to troubleshoot latency issues with web applications. Overall, I rate the solution seven and a half out of ten.

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Iyad Soliman

IT Infrastructure Manager at Bupa Arab

F5 BIG-IQ has a lot of features, but it is not stable. We use it for logging, backup and monitoring applications. We are using version 6.0.2, and it is deployed on-premises as a virtual machine The backup, monitoring and logging are the best features. The stability could be improved. Sometimes…

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AyodejiAbimbola

Senior Client Sales Manager at TIGER LOGIC

The solution is configured on a virtual appliance, and the appliances are then connected to the IP addresses of the F5 BIG-IP appliances in my network. From there, you can see the appliances and then log in to those appliances from F5 BIG-IQ. We had a scenario where a bank in Nigeria wanted to migrate from the iSeries to the rSeries of F5 BIG-IP. We backed up the configuration on the iSeries and used F5 BIG-IQ to migrate from the iSeries to the rSeries. The solution's analytics and reporting feature is very effective in optimizing application performance. I would recommend the solution to other users because you can't effectively use an F5 BIG-IP solution without an F5 BIG-IQ. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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F5 BIG-IQ mindshare

As of December 2024, the mindshare of F5 BIG-IQ in the Process Automation category stands at 0.2%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Process Automation

PeerAnalyst reports

Type	Title	Date
Category	Process Automation	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Comparison	F5 BIG-IQ vs Camunda	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Comparison	F5 BIG-IQ vs Pega Platform	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Comparison	F5 BIG-IQ vs Control-M	Dec 22, 2024	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Appian	4.2	10.2%	95%	59 interviews Add to research
ServiceNow Orchestration	4.1	4.7%	91%	14 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"F5 BIG-IQ reduces the propensity for error."
"F5 BIG-IQ is a central management system for the BIG-IP."
"The backup, monitoring and logging are the best features."

Room for Improvement

"The solution's rSeries has been made free, and iSeries should be made free as well."
"F5 BIG-IQ is a complex solution, and it cannot manage everything related to BIG-IPs."
"Sometimes the solution does not work."

Pricing

Enterprise buyers report varied experiences with F5 BIG-IQ pricing. Some find it cost-effective, noting that it includes all features in one licensing fee, while others wish it were cheaper. Licensing is primarily device-based, with an annual subscription necessary for the iSeries. Many rely on dedicated personnel to manage pricing and licensing. Since pricing-related responsibilities often fall outside their purview, they may lack specific cost details.

"Users have to pay an annual subscription fee for the solution's iSeries."
"F5 BIG-IQ is a cheap solution."
"There is only one licensing fee for F5 BIG-IQ and everything is included in the price."

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F5 BIG-IQ demonstrates consistent performance with users noting its reliability. Troubles arise during upgrades. While many highlight its dependable nature, mentioning no bugs or crashes, some suggest improvements under high operations like telemetry, noting high CPU use. Compared to F5 BIG-IP, it’s seen as less mature, with mixed experiences on its stability. Several users are confident in its stability, rating it positively, while others find it less stable, though acknowledging its potential.

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Top industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

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Real Estate/Law Firm

Government

Healthcare Company

Mining And Metals Company

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University

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Learn more about F5 BIG-IQ

BIG-IQ manages policies,licenses, SSL certificates, BIG-IP images, and configurations for F5 appliances and for the following BIG-IP moduals across hardware and virtual editions: