F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition vs F5 Distributed Cloud Services comparison

F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition and F5 Distributed Cloud Services are both solutions in the AWS Marketplace category. F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.4, while F5 Distributed Cloud Services is ranked #27 with an average rating of 10.0. F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition holds a 0.5% mindshare in AWSM, compared to F5 Distributed Cloud Services’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of F5 Distributed Cloud Services users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition

Ranking in AWS Marketplace

13th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

F5 Distributed Cloud Services

Ranking in AWS Marketplace

27th

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CDN (11th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (22nd), API Security (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the AWS Marketplace category, the mindshare of F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is 0.5%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 Distributed Cloud Services is 0.2%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Kodanda Ramji C.S

Manager | Engineering | Cloud Managed Services at Sify Technologies

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.

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reviewer2586870

Senior Network Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

Enhancing security with multi-cloud networking and effective DevOps integration

F5 Distributed Cloud Services is valued for multi-cloud networking and easy integration with DevOps tools and Kubernetes. It offers comprehensive security, including DDoS protection, API protection, and application protection through a unified console. Multi-cloud networking and API Protection and Discovery are unique features. F5 is known for being the best load balancer in the market. Customers with an existing module can easily adopt additional modules without investing in new hardware.

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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 integration capabilities of the product are easy to use, and there is no complexity involved in it."

"The tool's investment is less than a physical device."

"It has DoS layer 7 protection, which not many vendors have."

"The features that I like include LTM and Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."

"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."

"It's easy to use, and they have good support."

"The main benefit is Web App Security, offering a complete security package from DDoS to web application firewall, API protection, and bot mitigation."

"F5 is known for being the best load balancer in the market. Customers with an existing module can easily adopt additional modules without investing in new hardware."

"In a multi-cloud or distributed cloud, there are many protection possibilities from data to web application or API protection, including bot mitigation."

Cons

"It's expensive and could be cheaper."

"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is a heavy system that needs a lot of CPU, memory, and hard disk."

"The tool has limitations with respect to code and RAM."

"BIG-IP could improve in supporting microservices, for example, in Docker and Kubernetes environments."

"On-the-go upgrades are an option that the tool currently lacks, making it an area where improvements are required."

"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 main issue is integration with other parts or products of F5, like on-premise WAF. There are some problems, mainly from the perspective of implementation and customer expectations, which sometimes differ from reality."

"The pricing could be adjusted to better meet the needs of typical customers in regions like Poland, where the product is considered too expensive."

"The main issue is integration with other parts or products of F5, like on-premise WAF."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

Energy/Utilities Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

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Questions from the Community

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.

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What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?

On-the-go upgrades are an option that the tool currently lacks, making it an area where improvements are required. If you have an instance where you have a specific configuration of CPU memory when...

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What advice do you have for others considering F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?

Speaking about the impact of the tool on the application delivery process, I can say that static routes are limited. For every vCMP, there are some limitations of VLAN IDs and static routes, like t...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Distributed Cloud Services?

I am not involved in sales, so I do not deal with the pricing aspect directly. I give the cost of the solution a four out of ten since it is not a cheap product.

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What needs improvement with F5 Distributed Cloud Services?

The pricing could be adjusted to better meet the needs of typical customers in regions like Poland, where the product is considered too expensive.

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What is your primary use case for F5 Distributed Cloud Services?

A common use case is multi-cloud networking. If a global customer has applications on different clouds that come together as one application, F5 can be a good entry point for that application with ...

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Overview

When you need to move faster than hardware allows, BIG-IP Virtual Editions (VEs) deliver the application services you need in a more agile and flexible form factor. Get the scalability, security, and automatability BIG-IP products are known for—all in software designed for use in single-, hybrid-, or multi-cloud architectures.

F5 Distributed Cloud Services excel in enhancing security, optimizing web application delivery, and ensuring robust network performance. Users value its integrated Web Application Firewall, DDoS protection, global server load balancing, and intuitive management interface. It boosts organizational efficiency, reduces operational costs, and scales seamlessly, making it essential for businesses operating in distributed environments.

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