Airlock vs F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) comparison

The compared Ergon Informatik and F5 solutions aren't in the same category. Ergon Informatik is ranked #20 in WAF , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 0.4% mindshare in the category. F5 is ranked #2 in ADC , with an average rating of 8.4, and holds a 15.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Ergon Informatik users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of F5 users who would recommend it.

Airlock

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100% willing to recommend

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Airlock

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Web Application Firewall (WAF) (20th)

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Man...

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

120

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

Airlock and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Airlock is designed for Web Application Firewall (WAF) and holds a mindshare of 0.4%, up 0.4% compared to last year.
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), on the other hand, focuses on Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), holds 15.0% mindshare, down 16.1% since last year.

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

Featured Reviews

Tiodor Jovovic

Chief Business Officer at Sky Express

Provides endless features and can be adapted to every single application that exists in the world

WAF is the most beneficial feature for security posture. Our customers are more than satisfied with the user experience provided by the product. The level of detail of the configuration is the most significant aspect. We can adapt it to every single application that exists in the world. The product helps with the compliance processes.

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Richard Polyak

Sr. Architect at NBC Universal

Reduces maintenance downtime and has a strong user community

The advice I would give to others who are looking to implement F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is this: look at their user knowledge base first to see if the solution truly fits what you need. On a scale of one to 10, I would give F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager a nine.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Our customers are more than satisfied with the user experience provided by the product."

"The most valuable feature is the proxy."

"It makes the publishing of applications to the Internet safer."

"You can create multiple virtual servers on F5 BIG-IP technology, and within multiple virtual servers you can have multiple nodes, where a node equals two application servers."

"The most valuable feature is being able to manipulate the iRules, so you can send traffic to different avenues."

"It is a fast and available solution."

"Valuable features include Link Controller and Server Load Balancer."

"I have never faced any stability issues with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)."

"Our experience has been very good, in terms of performance, and securing our application infrastructure."

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Cons

"The tool must be simplified."

"In terms of pricing, it could be more competitive."

"The solution is scalable."

"Internet and cloud support could be improved."

"There are not very many areas for improvement, but the price is high."

"The solution's hardware quality needs improvement."

"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 initial setup can be complex - it's quite flexible in terms of configuration, but the person configuring it needs to understand the application side, the network side, and the server."

"A more hybrid approach would be beneficial for users."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is cheap."

"The licensing pricing seems relatively easy enough to get your head around. I would advise anyone to ensure that you have a conversation with an F5 consultant before purchasing, as you would with most products."

"Great product for the money. But they can get really expensive, so get what meets your needs."

"We purchased through the AWS Marketplace because it was a popular way to go, and we were intrigued. The price of this product is not an issue. They have good pricing and licensing."

"There are a few licensing options available for F5 BIG-IP LTM. You can have a perpetual license which is a lifetime license. You then only need to renew the support, if you choose to open a ticket with the support."

"The solution is quite expensive if we compare it with the competition."

"They are expensive."

"It could be priced a little less, especially on the virtual side. It gets a bit expensive, but you get what you pay."

"I am a fan of using AWS natively. It is much cheaper."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Airlock?

Our customers are more than satisfied with the user experience provided by the product.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Airlock?

The tool is cheap. We are protecting very sensitive portals. We didn't have a single incident for the last 15 years.

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What needs improvement with Airlock?

The tool must be simplified. However, if it is simplified, it will lose its competitive edge. The solution requires advanced administrators. However, it has endless features. It would be good if it...

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What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP?

Price is an area of the tool where improvements are required. I want to see CDN capabilities in the product.

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What is your primary use case for F5 BIG-IP?

I use the solution for load balancing.

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What do you like most about F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)?

The solution is robust and reliable.

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

Airlock Suite

F5 BIG-IP, BIG-IP LTM, F5 ASM, Viprion, F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition , Crescendo Networks Application Delivery Controller, BIG IP

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Ergon Informatik

Overview

The problem of internet security is almost as old as the internet itself. But there is a reliable solution: Airlock Suite from Ergon. Airlock Suite is underpinned by superb Swiss engineering expertise, many years of experience and well thought-out concepts that master the most complex challenges. Airlock Suite deals with the issues of filtering and authentication in one complete and coordinated solution - setting new standards for usability and services.

F5 BIG-IP LTM optimizes the speed and reliability of your apps via both network and application layers. Using real-time protocol and traffic management decisions based on app and server and connection management conditions, and TCP and content offloading, BIG-IP LTM dramatically improves application and infrastructure responsiveness. BIG-IP LTM's architecture includes protocol awareness to control traffic for the most important applications. BIG-IP LTM tracks the dynamic performance levels of servers and delivers SSL performance and visibility for inbound and outbound traffic, to protect the user experience by encrypting everything from the client to the server.

BIG-IP LTM provides enterprise-class Application Delivery Controller (ADC). You get granular layer 7 control, SSL offloading and acceleration capabilities, and advanced scaling technologies that deliver performance and reliability on-demand. The highly optimized TCP/IP stack combines TCP/IP techniques and improvements in the latest RFCs with extensions to minimize the effect of congestion and packet loss and recovery. Independent testing tools and customer experiences show LTM's TCP stack delivers up to a 2x performance gain for users and a 4x increase in bandwidth efficiency.

Sample Customers

Raiffeisen, SGKB, Generali, Visana

Riken, TransUnion, Tepco Systems Administration, Daejeon University, G&T Bank, Danamon, CyberAgent Inc.

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