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

The compared F5 and Fortinet solutions aren't in the same category. F5 is ranked #2 in ADC , with an average rating of 8.4, and holds a 15.0% mindshare in the category. Fortinet is ranked #17 in DDOS , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Fortinet users who would recommend it.

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83% willing to recommend

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Man...

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

118

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (2nd)

Fortinet FortiDDoS

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (17th)

Mindshare comparison

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Fortinet FortiDDoS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is designed for Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) and holds a mindshare of 15.0%, down 16.1% compared to last year.
Fortinet FortiDDoS, on the other hand, focuses on Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection, holds 3.2% mindshare, up 3.0% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Richard Polyak

Sr. Architect at NBC Universal

Jun 21, 2022

Reduces maintenance downtime and has a strong user community

Our primary use cases for F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager are high availability for applications and SSL offload certificates F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager helps reduce our downtime for maintenance purposes. It also offers us ease of use for the deployment of certificates onto a central…

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Yazan Omar

Systems Engineer at aic²

Jan 3, 2024

An easy-to-use tool with great GUI

My company's clients use Fortinet FortiDDoS since it is a very good tool that is easy to use. The tool's GUI is really good. When it comes to the troubleshooting part, the tool functions very smoothly My company's clients want to manage their high-end server requirements with high throughput. The…

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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

"The most valuable features of the solution are in the area of DDoS and WAF."

"The BIG-IP’s interface is more intuitive than other GUIs. It is well structured, not overloaded, and does not have too many gimmicks."

"Users can see a remarkable performance difference from a qualitative sense."

"The solution's stability is pretty good."

"It is a very good, flexible solution. It helps us to catch up on flaws in our partner solutions on top of its load balancing feature."

"The solution is easy to install. It's a straightforward process."

"We plan to create packages of services from which it will be possible to build comprehensive tailor-made solutions."

"It also has an AVR feature: application, visibility, and recording. It's good for customers looking for what is actually happening in their network and where the latency is."

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"This solution can protect Layer 3, Layer 4 and Layer 7 attacks of applications for us."

"The solution already has security profiles and it can protect from DDoS attacks and other kinds of attacks."

"Among its key features: Detects and mitigates DDoS attacks at L3 to L7; negligible to zero false-positives; Generates and sends reports without the need for an expensive third-party solution."

"I find the interface easy to use."

"It is a user-friendly product in terms of monitoring and updating policies."

"We have researched them all, and it's a good solution all around."

"The protection resources and the support are valuable features of the solution."

"The product's initial setup phase was really easy."

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Cons

"Certificate management needs improvement. I would like automated deployment of new certificates without manual intervention to be in the next release of this product."

"We would like to see load balancing between the cloud and the on-premise, a straightforward deployment feature."

"We would like to have integration into encryption and PKI integration with SafeNet. That is probably the key component in using External PKIs, letting people bring their PKIs with them."

"I would like there to be more device security. I would like the tool to support SSL links, along with SSL and TLS."

"The price for F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is very high. This aspect could be improved."

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

"LTM's cloud capabilities could be improved. Cloud providers all offer load balancing, but you can't get the same level of security. F5's cloud service is still not on par with its on-prem service."

"In the LTM solution, it would be beneficial to have more algorithms for traffic segmentation or the ability to create user-defined algorithms rather than being restricted to predefined ones."

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"The primary area for improvement is the on-premises capacity limit, currently fixed at 10 GB."

"I find that there have been issues in the past year with the solution hanging. It freezes often."

"The tool needs to focus more on the area of application traffic management, where it currently has some shortcomings."

"The solution can be a little more user-friendly and it can be more affordable."

"There aren't really any aspects of the solution we are unhappy with. It's been a positive experience overall."

"The web interface could be much better."

"All the thresholds that need to be configured should be included in the default so that user will not forget or misconfigure."

"The challenge lies within the customer environment, particularly in Brazil, where companies have stringent security requirements for implementing solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing model of F5 BIG-IP LTM is highly complex. The operation cost of the solution is high. The overall cost is high."

"It's fair, it's not too expensive. Maybe just a little high."

"Take a look at the modules that you are going to use. Look into the best bundles for them."

"The price is high."

"The price of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is too high."

"I would recommend that the cost be lowered."

"F5 is expensive."

"F5 BIG-IP can be expensive, although there are trial versions available which are helpful to find out if the solution is right for your company."

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"It's quite pricey."

"The product’s pricing needs improvement."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

University

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Questions from the Community

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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Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?

Arbor would be the best bid, apart from Arbor, Palo Alto and Fortinet have good solutions. As this is an ISP, I would prefer Arbor.

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What do you like most about Fortinet FortiDDoS?

The product's initial setup phase was really easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiDDoS?

The product's pricing is comparable to other products.

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Comparisons

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Compared 27% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

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

Fortinet DDoS, FortiDDos

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Overview

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.

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are ever-evolving and use a variety of technologies. To successfully combat these attacks, you need a dynamic, multi-layered security solution. FortiDDoS protects from both known and zero day attacks with very low latency. It’s easy to deploy and manage, and includes comprehensive reporting and analysis tools.

Sample Customers

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

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data

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