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F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) pros and cons

Vendor: F5
4.2 out of 5
 

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) Pros review quotes

it_user989274 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 2, 2019
This product excells in every aspect from installation and the interface to providing superior network security.
DejanBlagojevic - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 14, 2022
The protection is very useful.
SC
Mar 23, 2020
The decryption is great.
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Nabil Magdy - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 29, 2022
The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP AFM is the iRules where I can customize the configuration.
Richard Polyak - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 24, 2022
Its performance and ease of use are valuable.
MH
Dec 4, 2019
We use three main features. The first one is access control. The second feature we use is called IP intelligence. Finally, we have a DDoS safety feature.
JM
May 8, 2022
The most valuable features of F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) are the web gateway, load balancing, services, and applications available.
William Gonzalez - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 12, 2023
It excels in preventing downtime and maintaining application performance, which is crucial for our clients' security and operational continuity.
John Bayangos - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 11, 2023
It is stable.
Richard Polyak - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 21, 2022
The setup and functionality are fairly straightforward.
 

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) Cons review quotes

it_user989274 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 2, 2019
This would be absolutely the best network security solution if the price were not so high.
DejanBlagojevic - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 14, 2022
For configuring the firewall, every single vendor on the planet has pretty much the same logic when it comes to firewalls, and F5 has a completely different approach and completely different behavior.
SC
Mar 23, 2020
Deployment times vary according to the customer. It needs to be heavily configured. You need to look and you need to observe the behavior of the traffic before you can start configuring everything. It can take time.
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Nabil Magdy - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 29, 2022
F5 BIG-IP AFM can improve the reporting interface in relation to advanced troubleshooting depending on CLI. They should have enhanced troubleshooting with the use of GUI.
Richard Polyak - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 24, 2022
There should be simplified and better integration with BIG-IQ.
MH
Dec 4, 2019
Firstly, geolocation currently relies on manual updates. It has to move to automatic updates. There are no automatic updates for this feature. If some IPs, countries, or service providers move to another country, now you will be allow IPs that you previously denied. This is because you depend on the database, which doesn't update automatically. This is really a very important area that they need to improve.
JM
May 8, 2022
The web gateway feature could improve in F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM).
William Gonzalez - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 12, 2023
There is room for improvement in Advanced Firewall Manager's dashboard statistics, especially during attacks.
John Bayangos - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 11, 2023
Some spam can go by the firewall.
Richard Polyak - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 21, 2022
The solution doesn't really meet our requirements for an edge firewall.