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F5 Shape Security vs Radware DDoS comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

F5 Shape Security
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Fraud Detection and Prevention (21st)
Radware DDoS
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

F5 Shape Security and Radware DDoS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. F5 Shape Security is designed for Fraud Detection and Prevention and holds a mindshare of 1.6%, down 2.1% compared to last year.
Radware DDoS, on the other hand, focuses on Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection, holds 6.8% mindshare, down 8.0% since last year.
Fraud Detection and Prevention Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
F5 Shape Security1.6%
ThreatMetrix4.9%
Riskified3.4%
Other90.1%
Fraud Detection and Prevention
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Radware DDoS6.8%
Cloudflare13.2%
Imperva Application Security Platform8.1%
Other71.9%
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
 

Featured Reviews

Nikolay Dimitrov - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at Paysafe / IBM
Easy to configure and blocks bot attacks for web users
The solution is deployed on the F5 cloud. The solution's real-time analytics help you see what has been blocked. It helps to see whether the attack category was an automation attack or a fake browser. F5 Shape Security has a normal dashboard. We are doing F5 Shape Security migrations for 30 customers. F5 Shape Security uses Javascript. For a lot of competitors, the Javascript can be reverse-engineered by attackers to bypass the protection. F5 Shape Security has machine learning authentication of the Java script. If you had hacked it, the encryption would have been changed. It's really hard for attackers to reverse engineer the F5 Shape Security JavaScript. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
reviewer2663061 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Advanced protection has optimized web and API performance while reducing infrastructure costs
From the features perspective and functionality-wise, there are areas of Radware DDoS that I would like to see improved or enhanced in the future. Version upgrades are being provided, but they should communicate with clients about these new features being available so clients can test them and deploy them on the disaster recovery system before moving to the live segment. There should be a test report that will provide confidence that the version is stable and everything will work properly. Last time we faced an issue with a version upgrade, and we faced extensive troubleshooting with littile bit more time in the troubleshooting process. It turned out to be a small issue that was resolved by the engineering team. I would like to see improved support from Radware DDoS. Sometimes in support, we have to log the call with their support partners rather than Radware. After ten years of experience, we know exactly what the issue is, and we understand that it cannot be handled by their support channel or partner level. Radware team always asks us to go through the partners, but sometimes we have found that the issue cannot be handled by the partners. After the partners fail to resolve the issue, it goes to the Radware team. At that time, one to two days of required timeline gets increased by one to two days. If Radware came into immediate action and resolved the issue rather than relying on their service partners, it would be better. After ten years, we have the knowledge of troubleshooting, and we understand that the issues we are facing with Radware can only be resolved by their team. However, due to their policy, they insist we move through the partner first, and only after the partner fails do they escalate to Radware. During that troubleshooting period of twenty-four to forty-eight hours, we remain in an unresolved state with the reported issue.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"F5 Shape Security's most valuable feature is performance."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of configuration."
"Its functionality is very good."
"Radware DefensePro's most valuable feature lies in its ability to mitigate non-traffic attacks."
"The product integrates well with Cisco."
"It has not gone down for a quite long time. It's working fine."
"During high-volume attacks, such as those during the Christmas and New Year periods, the solution protected our network perfectly, without any disturbance to our real-time users."
"It is very easy to deploy and I did it myself."
"It ensures both security and performance. It achieves this by learning behavior patterns and providing protection without blocking normal traffic."
"Radware DDoS has positively impacted my organization by giving us greater visibility into all the traffic that hits our applications and faster decision-making when it comes to mitigating any attack and determining whether it is a false positive or a real attack."
 

Cons

"I want the solution's custom exclusion rules to be more granular."
"The tool's price is high."
"Radware should focus on customization and integration, allowing routers and firewalls from other parties to integrate with the DDoS solution, enhancing security."
"They didn't listen to what we were asking for and what we needed."
"The dashboard could be updated."
"In terms of the defense devices, I would like to see an improvement within the implementation and upgrade phases."
"I think Radware DDoS Protection Service could be improved by enhancing the network analytics features."
"The solution needs a bit more functionality. It would be good if DefensePro could have anti-bot functionalities in order to stop bots like web scrapers from getting onto our customers’ network."
"Pricing has room for improvement. It is somewhat inconvenient for us because the new features that are introduced are pricey and are just add-ons to the original or baseline license."
"There are no issues on the hardware front, but on the management front, the APSolute Vision needs to be more granular so that it's possible to get real-time information."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is moderately priced."
"The price was well over six figures."
"It is sort of middle-of-the-road for this type of solution."
"The licensing cost is about $50,000."
"Its pricing is competitive. The licensing model is also very competitive. It is customizable, so there is no issue at all. They have given us whatever we have asked in terms of the pricing model and SLA."
"The NetFlow security could be improved too."
"The pricing is based on the amount of network traffic and the number of packets being inspected."
"I rate Radware DefenseFlow's pricing an eight out of ten."
"Radware DefensePro is a bit on the expensive side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
28%
Healthcare Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Retailer
5%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service?
For Radware Cloud DDoS Protection, the pricing model can vary based on a number of factors such as the scale of the business, the specific level of protection required, the geographical regions cov...
What needs improvement with Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service?
The time it takes to upload a site to the cloud is critical when under attack. If a site is down, a quick response to migrate the site to the cloud is essential. It currently takes about 15 to 20 m...
What is your primary use case for Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service?
We use Radware's Cloud DDoS Protection Service to safeguard Cloud Graph with Layer Seven protection. To mitigate Layer Seven DDoS attacks on our servers, we implemented Radware Cloud DDoS Protectio...
 

Also Known As

Shape Security
Radware DDoS Protection Service, Radware DefensePro, Radware DefenseFlow
 

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Sample Customers

Wells Fargo, Loblaw, JetBlue, Zoosk
Myntex, APAC retailers
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