F5 Advanced WAF vs Sucuri comparison

F5 and Sucuri Security are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. F5 is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.6, while Sucuri Security is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.5. F5 holds a 12.0% mindshare in WAF, compared to Sucuri Security’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Sucuri Security users who would recommend it.

F5 Advanced WAF

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98% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between F5 Advanced WAF and Sucuri based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed F5 Advanced WAF vs. Sucuri Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

F5 Advanced WAF

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Sucuri

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

22nd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (18th), Domain Name System (DNS) Security (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of F5 Advanced WAF is 12.0%, up from 10.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sucuri is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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YUSUF TAIWO

Founder roverupgrades.com.ng at 22 TEAM RESOURCES LIMITED

Oct 26, 2023

Ensures a robust and unified security approach for our clients

My clients often seek a comprehensive security solution for their hybrid environments, with both cloud and on-premise web applications. To address this, I recommend combining F5 Advanced WAF for web application security with Fortinet solutions, including FortiGate, FortiSign, and FortiAnalyzer, for…

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David Shlingbaum

IT Development Manager, Architect, Developer at Miltel Communications LTD

May 3, 2023

Simple solution and good WAF

I use it as a WAF, which is basically a web firewall to monitor and block traffic to our web server. We wanted to have improved security for our not-so-new web server and also for newer technologies. If they can block using geolocation, it can analyze the URLs, and you can basically define folders…

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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

"My favorite feature of F5 is the ability to play around with the ciphers. I also like the ability to have an immediate display of the support IDs when a real blockage occurs. The protection offered is great."

"Customers find the load balancer feature as the most valuable."

"The most valuable features of F5 Advanced WAF are SSL uploading, signature, and anomaly detection. It is overall a high-quality solution."

"It's a fairly easy-to-use and user-friendly tool. My administrators and team also like its ability to customize the rules per the requirements."

"The most valuable feature is that it is secure."

"F5's user-friendly interface and seamless integration stand out as the most valuable features for us."

"I appreciate the way F5 Advanced WAF builds policies by configuring a basic policy and queuing it in learning mode."

"It can scale."

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"The initial setup was very easy."

"The initial setup was straightforward. Straight forward because the plugin can simply be installed and then it does its job. It's not complex, there is no learning curve. The online scan is simple, you put in the website address and the scan gives us a report on the browser itself. It's simple to use."

"I use it as a WAF, which is basically a web firewall to monitor and block traffic to our web server."

"Domain name scanning since it allows us to scan all our domain names and determine whether it has malware or if is reported as phishing."

"The most valuable part is the analytics and visualization."

"It significantly eases the workload and streamlines the initial setup required to protect a website."

Cons

"F5 Advanced needs to improve its bot protection. The solution needs to have machine learning to learn the behavior of the customer to recognize the human versus the bot. This is a difficult feature to explain to our customers. I would like documentation about the bot feature to make it easier for the customer to understand."

"The reporting could be clearer and embedded to include our movement data."

"I would like to see a better interface and better documentation compatibility with other products. It's more complicated with OWASP."

"People who want to work with the device have to be pro in Linux"

"The pricing could be more flexible."

"They could provide better pricing."

"The GUI interface can be confusing due to similar-looking tabs for policy building, traffic learning, and event logs."

"The deployment side is quite complex."

More F5 Advanced WAF cons

"In terms of improvement, the cost factor is always there."

"The main improvement I would like to see is support for .NET applications. If they could include this feature, I would include more sites in the protection."

"It would greatly benefit customers if they implemented an online chat or messaging system for quicker assistance."

"Sucuri could provide help for specific security alerts in-line instead of requiring users to search for it in the help section."

"Confident score: Currently it does not have one and there are cases that most websites flagged are false-positives."

"I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. The reason is that we have found sometimes customers or Google saying that there is something wrong with the website but Sucuri says that the site is clean so we do have to look at the site manually which means that the Sucuri scan does not pick up anything and everything."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of F5 Advanced WAF could improve it is expensive."

"Licensing fees for this solution are paid on a yearly basis."

"It's more expensive than other solutions and depending on the modules, there can be additional fees."

"As far as the pricing of F5 Advanced WAF I would rate it a four out of five depending on what features I am looking for. Imperva is more expensive."

"The solution is very expensive so should only be used in the right environment."

"There is an annual subscription for this solution."

"The pricing is too high."

"F5 Advanced WAF pricing structure should be adjusted to meet the need of small to medium-sized companies."

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"Sucuri offers different plans, both the standard plan and an advanced plan. So there are different plans to choose from."

"It stands out as a more cost-effective option compared to other cloud-based security services like Cloudflare or JetPass."

"The ROI has been very good. Because of the solution, I have a tax break. The site developers were not always experienced people. We used to pay more for cleaning up the site when it was infected. Now, we have peace of mind knowing that the solution will clean up the site and that we won't have to go through the unnecessary process of restoring it from a backup. The protection on the WAF and the measures for backups have also prevented our site from going down."

"I’d simply say it’s really worth it."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

45%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about F5 Advanced WAF?

It's a fairly easy-to-use and user-friendly tool. My administrators and team also like its ability to customize the rules per the requirements.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Advanced WAF?

I would rate the pricing as seven out of ten. Sometimes, for specific models, additional licenses over the standard one need to be purchased. F5 Advanced WAF doesn't offer a single license that fit...

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What needs improvement with F5 Advanced WAF?

More legacy protocols should be added to the solution. The aforementioned protocols are generally less used and might have been phased out from multiple solutions. But some of the large corporation...

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What do you like most about Sucuri?

The initial setup was very easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sucuri?

The pricing is very reasonable. Sucuri offer other features as an add-on, such as backup, but these have an additional cost. We host the sites ourselves, so I don't take it because it was redundant.

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What needs improvement with Sucuri?

The main improvement I would like to see is support for .NET applications. If they could include this feature, I would include more sites in the protection. In future releases, perhaps Sucuri could...

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Overview

F5 Advanced WAF is a web application security solution for financial and government sectors, e-commerce, and public-facing websites. It offers protection against various attacks, including botnets, web scraping, and foreign entities. The solution can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud and is often used with other security tools. Its most valuable features include DDoS and DNS attack protection, SSL uploading, anomaly detection, and the ability to input custom rules.

F5 Advanced WAF has helped organizations to expose more services to the public while providing an extra layer of protection, preventing revenue loss, and securing connectivity.

Sucuri gives website owners peace of mind with solutions that prevent hackers from abusing websites, and professional response services to those compromised. Sucuri is dedicated to researching the latest and emerging threats affecting websites like yours. Website security should be attainable for all website owners; we focus on making that a reality. Get back to running awesome WordPress websites. Our services are built around three principles – People. Process. Technology.

Sample Customers

MAXIMUS, Vivo, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office, City Bank

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