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Bugcrowd vs F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 9, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Bugcrowd
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
37th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) (10th), Bug Bounty Platforms (2nd), Penetration Testing Services (3rd), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (10th)
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the AWS Marketplace category, the mindshare of Bugcrowd is 0.1%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is 0.5%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

George Devasia - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient reports simplify tracking and feedback for cybersecurity submissions
I am a developer working in cybersecurity, and I use Bugcrowd to help companies remove vulnerabilities from their websites. I report vulnerabilities found in applications or customer platforms through Bugcrowd's cloud platform. This allows the cloud team to track submissions, and then the client…
Kodanda Ramji C.S - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers easy-to-use integration capabilities
It is a scalable solution. In F5 BIG-IP i5800, if you have assigned a single CPU and memory for a virtual instance and if it increases, you can just add a CPU and memory to the existing vCMP. What you have to do is spin one more virtual instance with the two CPUs and double the memory, like eight GB memory, for example. You can't just increase the existing VirtualBox. You have to create another VirtualBox parallel, download the configurations, and import it. My company provides one banking application to around ten customers. My company has around seven virtual instances and seven applications, each application having around 70 customers running on one F5 BIG-IP i5800. My company has created seven VirtualBox.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Bugcrowd's support team is very active and supportive."
"One of the features I like most about Bugcrowd is the ability to create a report in a very easy way."
"I believe Bugcrowd is highly stable."
"I would rate Bugcrowd a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable aspect of Bugcrowd is that it provides a long list of different websites or web applications where I can report vulnerabilities."
"Bugcrowd has programs that disclose rewards and invite researchers to new programs."
"Working on Bugcrowd has made me a better security engineer since it provides a competitive environment to report successful vulnerabilities."
"I have a specific issue with the network interface connector, the NIC. We're limited to a maximum of two NICs in a virtualized environment. It's a limitation of the tool."
"The features that I like include LTM and Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."
"The tool's investment is less than a physical device."
"It's easy to use, and they have good support."
"It has DoS layer 7 protection, which not many vendors have."
"The integration capabilities of the product are easy to use, and there is no complexity involved in it."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in Bugcrowd's response time when customer input is needed for resolving tickets."
"There is room for improvement in Bugcrowd's response time when customer input is needed for resolving tickets. If this time could be minimized, it would be very helpful."
"The triaging process has slowed down compared to three years ago. It now takes more time to resolve a reported vulnerability and receive the payout."
"The triaging process has slowed down compared to three years ago."
"Bugcrowd should provide more access to the reports, similar to HackerOne, allowing for full disclosure once a bug is resolved, so researchers can learn from them."
"Bugcrowd should provide more access to the reports, similar to HackerOne, allowing for full disclosure once a bug is resolved, so researchers can learn from them. They should improve the responsibility type and response time of their customer support, especially when the issue is urgent."
"The tool has limitations with respect to code and RAM."
"I have a specific issue with the network interface connector, the NIC. We're limited to a maximum of two NICs in a virtualized environment. It's a limitation of the tool."
"On-the-go upgrades are an option that the tool currently lacks, making it an area where improvements are required."
"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is a heavy system that needs a lot of CPU, memory, and hard disk."
"BIG-IP could improve in supporting microservices, for example, in Docker and Kubernetes environments."
"It's expensive and could be cheaper."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is standard."
"My company's customers need to make payments for the licensing charges attached to the product. It is an expensive product."
"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is an expensive solution, but it's worth the price."
"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
University
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Retailer
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bugcrowd?
I understand the pricing, and it involves rewards of at least one thousand dollars.
What needs improvement with Bugcrowd?
The tool itself could be improved. I hope to improve next time and perform better.
What is your primary use case for Bugcrowd?
I use Bugcrowd ( /products/bugcrowd-reviews ) for finding bugs and vulnerabilities. I have been using it for two years. Besides Bugcrowd ( /products/bugcrowd-reviews ), I also use HackerOne ( /prod...
What do you like most about F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?
The integration capabilities of the product are easy to use, and there is no complexity involved in it.
What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?
It's expensive and could be cheaper. At the moment, I can't think of anything to improve.
What advice do you have for others considering F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?
The solution is very good. I would rate the solution maybe ten out of ten.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Zephyr Health, Barracuda Networks, Western Union, Instructure, Aruba Networks, Pinterest, CARD.com, WINK, (ISC)2, StatusPage, WHMCS, Movember
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