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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) pros and cons

Vendor: F5
4.1 out of 5
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Pros & Cons summary

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is praised for stability, reliability, and ease of use, offering valuable features like load balancing and virtual IP creation. Despite its complex initial setup and idle disconnection issue, it enhances security infrastructure and shows a return on investment. However, improvement is needed in its integration with other products, identity providers, single sign-on solutions, and its direction for SaaS integration and cloud services.

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PROS

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is easy to install and integrate, making it user-friendly.
The stability and reliability of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) are highly rated, scoring ten out of ten for stability.
Customers have experienced a return on investment with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), notably providing access when needed.
The authentication features, including SAML and SSO, along with customization options, are considered valuable by users.
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is recommended for its critical role in security infrastructure and effective access restriction capabilities.

CONS

Cloud services and integration with other products need improvement in F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM).
Price is considered high and a source of concern for F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM).
Initial setup of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is complex.
Technical support response time for F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) requires enhancement.
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) lacks direction for SaaS and cloud-delivered services.
 

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) Pros review quotes

IS
Feb 12, 2024
The most valuable feature is the virtual IP creation. It's our most frequently used feature.
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Ashish Kumar Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 18, 2024
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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reviewer1401780 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 19, 2020
Our customers have never complained about the stability
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SG
Mar 13, 2025
I recommend F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) to others due to its reliability, and it is perceived as critical to security infrastructure.
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CL
Feb 28, 2025
On a scale from one to ten for stability, I would rate F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) a ten.
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Richard Polyak - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 21, 2022
We have seen a return on investment from F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager. It provided access at a time when we didn't have it.
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reviewer1245708 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 27, 2022
The portal access was very good.
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reviewer2644098 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 22, 2025
A lot of features are useful to me, including mostly the authentication, SAML, or SSO, with no sign-on.
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AR
Sep 10, 2024
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.
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reviewer1659684 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 6, 2021
The solution is stable and reliable.
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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) Cons review quotes

IS
Feb 12, 2024
In my opinion, the GUI side needs some improvement based on my usage. Sometimes, it doesn't work as efficiently as the CLI side.
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Ashish Kumar Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 18, 2024
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.
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reviewer1401780 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 19, 2020
Cloud services are something that F5 Access Policy Manager could do better
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SG
Mar 13, 2025
The main improvement needed for F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is to integrate into the cloud-delivered services from F5.
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CL
Feb 28, 2025
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) does not have a direction for SaaS.
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Richard Polyak - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 21, 2022
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products.
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reviewer1245708 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 27, 2022
The initial setup was complex.
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reviewer2644098 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 22, 2025
If I could copy and paste objects instead of picking and configuring them from scratch each time, it would be great.
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AR
Sep 10, 2024
Regarding price, I'm not directly involved in purchasing, but our CIO thinks the product is very expensive. He's considering moving from the tool to Citrix NetScaler WAF because it's cheaper, and we already have Citrix for VDI. We got NetScaler almost free as part of our VDI deal. Three years ago, I convinced him to use the solution because it's better, but now, with budget constraints, he may want to switch.
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reviewer1659684 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 6, 2021
The solution is quite costly.
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