F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs Oracle Access Manager comparison

F5 and Oracle are both solutions in the Access Management category. F5 is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.1, while Oracle is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.5. F5 holds a 2.0% mindshare in AM, compared to Oracle’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 11, 2024

Oracle Access Manager and F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) compete in the access management category. F5 BIG-IP APM holds the upper hand due to its advanced features which users find worth the investment.

Features: Oracle Access Manager is valued for seamless integration with existing infrastructure, robust authentication options, and scalability. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is appreciated for its dynamic access controls, granular policy management, and flexible deployment options.

Room for Improvement: Oracle Access Manager users mention the need for enhanced documentation, simplified configuration steps, and better ecosystem integration. F5 BIG-IP APM users suggest improvements in the complexity of initial setup, better troubleshooting guidance, and enhanced ecosystem integration.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Access Manager has straightforward deployment in familiar Oracle environments but mixed reviews in customer service responsiveness. F5 BIG-IP APM, despite slightly more complex deployment, receives higher marks for its dedicated support team and detailed onboarding assistance.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Access Manager offers competitive initial pricing appealing to budget-conscious buyers. F5 BIG-IP APM, though more costly upfront, is perceived to deliver superior ROI due to its extensive feature set and robust performance.

To learn more, read our detailed F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. Oracle Access Manager Report (Updated: January 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Man...

Ranking in Access Management

10th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (19th), Network Access Control (NAC) (8th), SSL VPN (5th), Remote Access (11th)

Oracle Access Manager

Ranking in Access Management

13th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Access Management category, the mindshare of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is 2.0%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Access Manager is 2.3%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ashish Kumar Rai

Associate Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Offers remote access control, good GUI and easy to configure

I'd suggest improved documentation integration directly within the GUI. Right now, finding comprehensive documentation often requires going to external websites like the community portal. In the APM interface itself, they could add direct hyperlinks to relevant online documentation. This would provide easy access to admin guides and other resources when working within the GUI.

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Upendar G

Senior Consultant at Wipro Limited

Efficiently manage applications with secure single sign-on and streamlined operations

Access Manager allows us to efficiently manage a broad spectrum of applications while ensuring secure, single-page application access. Its ability to consolidate applications on a single interface streamlines operations significantly. The product is highly secure and reliable, especially in managing user access across various platforms. Multi-factor authentication enhances security by requiring additional verification steps.

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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 organization is small - a college with about 3,500 students. We use F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager to protect our site, especially from the Iranian attacks we faced last year. We restrict access to only inside the country."

"The portal access was very good."

"In my opinion, the GUI is perfect with the configuration options provided. F5 BIG-IP has given customization options and policy configuration tools in the GUI. It's good and good enough to work."

"Stickiness is the most valuable feature of the product."

"This is a product that is easy to install and integrate, and it is simple to use."

"The tool is reliable and easy to configure."

"A lot of features are useful to me, including mostly the authentication, SAML, or SSO, with no sign-on."

"Our customers have never complained about the stability"

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"My company has used most features of Oracle Access Manager for various implementations, but the most helpful feature of the solution for the business and customers is single sign-on."

"The product supports customization."

"In general, the customization that is offered is very good. The company that I am working with currently is using this feature quite extensively."

"The most important functions of Oracle Access Manager are single sign-on and its integration capability with different applications."

"Excellent SSO solution for Oracle products."

"Access Manager allows us to efficiently manage a broad spectrum of applications while ensuring secure, single-page application access."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

"I would tell others that this solution is reliable. If they are looking for a solution that is reliable and that is scalable, then this is a good one."

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Cons

"F5 BIG-IP APM disconnects when you leave it for long enough, but that is natural for IT solutions to do. That's a little bit frustrating."

"We do not have knowledgeable support teams locally."

"The price of this product can be improved."

"F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products."

"In my opinion, the GUI side needs some improvement based on my usage. Sometimes, it doesn't work as efficiently as the CLI side."

"I'd suggest improved documentation integration directly within the GUI. Right now, finding comprehensive documentation often requires going to external websites like the community portal."

"I have had a lot of issues in the past few months with the agents, which was disappointing."

"The solution is quite costly."

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"Although Oracle Access Manager is generally stable, we experienced issues with multi-domain configurations and web agent settings."

"In other products, we can customize on the GUI end, whereas in Oracle, we need to take a backup of the JAR file and then customize it...and during this process, sometimes the WebLogic admin console will go down, which will impact the process."

"There are problems with stability."

"The mobile access to the solution isn't ideal. They should work to improve its functionality."

"The user interface is a bit complicated and could be made more lightweight. Simplifying the installation process, perhaps through a VDAR-based installation, would also be beneficial."

"Multi-factor authentication requires a lot of processes and technicalities."

"The technical support is not very good at all."

"To improve Oracle Access Manager, they should consider integrating more policies and enhancing automation, especially in managing server load and cache cleanup."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is a little bit expensive."

"The product is very expensive."

"Recently, they have simplified the licensing"

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The product is a little expensive."

"The tool is affordable."

"The price is really good and it is flexible because they have CPU licenses. The license is a one-time-only purchase."

"On a scale where one is a high price, and ten is a low price, I rate the solution a one. Purchasing a license for the solution is very expensive now."

"Can be expensive as a solution."

"I cannot comment on the exact pricing because Oracle has different licensing models for other clients, making it flexible."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)?

In my opinion, the GUI is perfect with the configuration options provided. F5 BIG-IP has given customization options and policy configuration tools in the GUI. It's good and good enough to work.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)?

I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)?

Sometimes, if I erase or add a new agent in the policy, I can't go backwards, even if I haven't saved the access policy. I want the option to delete it, however, there's no option. I need to create...

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What do you like most about Oracle Access Manager?

The product supports customization.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Access Manager?

Oracle Access Manager is more expensive than alternatives like Okta and CyberArk. Although it offers robust security, the cost might not justify its features for organizations with fewer applications.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Access Manager?

To improve Oracle Access Manager, they should consider integrating more policies and enhancing automation, especially in managing server load and cache cleanup. Enhancements in automation would eas...

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Overview

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is an access management proxy solution for managing global access to the enterprise networks, cloud providers, applications, and application programming interfaces (APIs). Through a single management interface, BIG-IP APM consolidates remote, mobile, network, virtual, and web access.

BIG-IP APM can also serve as a bridge between modern and classic authentication and authorization protocols and methods. For applications which are unable to support modern authentication and authorization protocols, like SAML and OAuth with OIDC, but which do support classic authentication methods, BIG-IP APM converts user credentials to the appropriate authentication standard supported by the application.

BIG-IP APM Benefits:

Ease of use
Flexibility
Ability to integrate with other systems
Security features
Granular access control
Responsive and helpful support team

BIG-IP APM Features:

Support for Identity Aware Proxy (IAP) enabling Zero Trust application access
Context-based authorization with dynamic L4/L7 ACLs
Integration with third-party MFA solutions
DTLS 2.0 mode for delivering and securing applications
SAML 2.0 identity federation support
Support for OAuth 2.0 authorization protocol
SSO support for classic authentication (Kerberos, header- based, etc.), credential caching, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, and FIDO2 (U2F)
AAA server authentication and high-availability
Integration with leading IAM vendor products (Microsoft, Okta, Ping Identity)
BIG IP Edge Client and F5 Access integrate with VMware Horizon ONE (AirWatch), Microsoft Intune and IBM MaaS360
Risk-based access leveraging third-party UEBA and risk engines (HTTP Connector)

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by BIG-IP APM users.

Mahmmoud Rabie, Senior Site Reliability Engineer, writes that BIG-IP APM is "A highly stable solution for load balancing, but the initial setup is complex."

Clyde Livingston, Senior Process Specialist at Telstra, says that BIG-IP APM is "Easy to use, useful access remotely, but lacking stability."

Chris Lam, Senior Solution Consultant at Macroview Telecom Limited, states that BIG-IP APM is "Useful for remote access VPN and VPI integration with VMware.

Oracle Access Manager delivers risk-aware end-to-end user authentication, single sign-on, and authorization protection, enabling enterprises to secure access from mobile devices and seamlessly integrate social identities with applications.

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Sample Customers

City Bank, Ricacorp Properties, Miele, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office

SekerBank, University of Melbourne

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