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F5 Advanced WAF pros and cons

Vendor: F5
4.2 out of 5
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PROS

F5 Advanced WAF offers comprehensive application protection capabilities, including DDoS prevention and bot defense.
The artificial intelligence and advanced security features enhance its protection against cyber threats.
F5 stands out with its excellent scalability and stability, outperforming competitors.
Initial setup is straightforward, and the system allows for extensive customization of security policies to suit different environments.
F5 provides reliable technical support, ensuring timely responses and effective solutions to issues.

CONS

F5 Advanced WAF needs better integration within the application and improved compatibility with multiple cloud environments.
F5 Advanced WAF requires additional investment in marketing as a security company to avoid being perceived primarily as a load balancing solution.
Customers have reported difficulties with the stability and scalability of F5 Advanced WAF, emphasizing the need for enhancement.
Many users have expressed concerns over the high pricing of F5 Advanced WAF compared to other vendors.
F5 Advanced WAF's reporting capabilities need improvement to provide clearer and more comprehensive data insights.
 

F5 Advanced WAF Pros review quotes

reviewer898881 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Jul 4, 2019
The most valuable feature is artificial intelligence and to get extra internal access.
RT
Senior Network Engineer at PECCO
Jun 26, 2019
The initial setup was was easy to install.
GS
Security Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 26, 2019
I like them because I like the security solution. They get extra marks compared to other solutions or competitors. There are more features than any other product I can think of. They're always monitoring, and the security features offer more than other, lesser products.
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it_user1057971 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 26, 2019
With F5 Advanced WAF, it was protection for online publications and for our customers that caused us to choose the platform.
it_user1066509 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber & Security Application Delivery Expert at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jun 27, 2019
The best solution for WAF.
reviewer1046964 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Sep 2, 2019
I definitely recommend this solution because of the time you save on analysis.
it_user820011 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head IT Infrasrtucture at ActivEdge
Sep 5, 2019
The solution isn't too expensive. The license allows you to license what you need and leave out what you don't need.
GD
Works at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Sep 19, 2019
This solution inspects your traffic and based on that, automatically create distinct qualities for you, so you can add this to the policy already created. That's what I like most.
it_user1066509 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber & Security Application Delivery Expert at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Sep 23, 2019
The anti-bot protection is the solution's most valuable feature. Safe-guard or credential staffing are also useful features.
reviewer1139526 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Team Leader at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Sep 24, 2019
This solution is an enterprise-class firewall that provides both load-balancing and security.
 

F5 Advanced WAF Cons review quotes

reviewer898881 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Jul 4, 2019
The administrator's user interface and some of the settings can sometimes be very complicated to understand.
RT
Senior Network Engineer at PECCO
Jun 26, 2019
People who want to work with the device have to be pro in Linux
GS
Security Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 26, 2019
You have to buy another module with an extra license, to have the authentication feature.
Learn what your peers think about F5 Advanced WAF. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
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it_user1057971 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 26, 2019
F5 Advanced WAF needs better integration within the application, like remote dashboards.
it_user1066509 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber & Security Application Delivery Expert at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jun 27, 2019
I think the deployment templates can be better.
reviewer1046964 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Sep 2, 2019
One thing that can be improved, is to increase the quantity over predefine policy.
it_user820011 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head IT Infrasrtucture at ActivEdge
Sep 5, 2019
The solution is tedious. It takes a lot of discrete settings so one needs to get detailed and granular when they use the solution. It takes you a whole lot of energy and concentration to configure. It needs to be much more straight-forward, like other web solutions.
GD
Works at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Sep 19, 2019
I would not expect traffic details to pass through the web application firewall across the length of the whole application. I think that there is a web application where it can let the application function without traffic going in into the WAF.
it_user1066509 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber & Security Application Delivery Expert at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Sep 23, 2019
The solution's dashboard could be improved. When you're moving from policy to policy, the logs and the integration of the logs in other systems aren't straightforward.
reviewer1139526 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Team Leader at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Sep 24, 2019
This solution can be made more user-friendly.