Apigee Sense vs. F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apigee Sense
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Apigee Sense from Google (acquired in late 2016) protects APIs from unwanted request traffic, including attacks from malicious clients. Apigee Sense analyzes API request traffic, identifying patterns that might represent unwanted requests.N/A
F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
F5's Distributed Cloud API Security provides discovery and deep insights from use of AI/ML. It can be used to block API attacks in real time and eliminate vulnerabilities at their source. The SaaS-based portal enables users to manage and go deep for threat analytics, forensics, and troubleshooting of modern applications.N/A
Pricing
Apigee SenseF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
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Offerings
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Apigee SenseF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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API Security
Comparison of API Security features of Product A and Product B
Apigee Sense
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Ratings
F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
8.3
24 Ratings
0% below category average
Data Protection00 Ratings8.924 Ratings
Audit Logging00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
Input Validation00 Ratings7.921 Ratings
Content Filtering00 Ratings7.622 Ratings
Denial of Service (DoS) Protection00 Ratings8.423 Ratings
Security Notification and Alerts00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
API Key Management00 Ratings8.722 Ratings
Cross-origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Protection00 Ratings8.620 Ratings
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User Ratings
Apigee SenseF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.8
(28 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(26 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(3 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(22 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apigee SenseF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Deployment is very easy and the configuration is excellent and the Apigee Sense is ready to go. The platform has an effective centralized Cloud monitoring capabilities and the data visual analytics that are generated are useful to the business production. Excellent portals and the features are easy to custom when starting with the platform and the project documentation tools are reliable.
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F5
I believe it covers everything related to the applications' security aspects, but there are a lot of improvements that need to be made. For example, better granular controls like bot categories listed on the distributed console and a granular URL-based control for the rate-limiting option are needed.
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Pros
Google
  • Great documentation and Automation solution.
  • Effective Proxy management.
  • Data visual analytics easy generation.
  • Simple reporting functionalities.
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F5
  • It auto-discovers APIs, even the ones engineers forget to document. Then profiles them without needing changes to our codebase.
  • Shadow API exposure.
  • It's pretty decent at abnormal behavior detection.
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Cons
Google
  • The Apigee Sense deployment to the new users is not an easy operation.
  • Visualization analytics for complex project data.
  • Cloud multiple services management.
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F5
  • More accurate detection of advanced persistent threats (APTs) targeting APIs.
  • A greater emphasis on checking APIs' schema and contract may prevent them from accepting misconfigurations or malicious input.
  • More customized, dynamic, and targeted protection for high-value APIs or high-risk user groups.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
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F5
F5 Distributed Cloud API Security provides robust API protection with solid threat detection, excellent visibility, and seamless integration into our architecture
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Usability
Google
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F5
Great product. Working with F5 for many years, we found the products F5 provided are all cutting edge technology. Although in F5 Distributed Cloud API Security we still have a lot to find out, but we believe this experience will be very good. Especially on the security side. Trust in F5.
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Reliability and Availability
Google
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F5
Always available
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Performance
Google
No answers on this topic
F5
The UI is cloud-native and generally responsive. Report generation is easy Integrates with cloud providers
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Support Rating
Google
No answers on this topic
F5
Lo hacemos mediante un partner We did it through a partner
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Implementation Rating
Google
No answers on this topic
F5
F5 Distributed Cloud API Security is our company looking forward product. With more and more API is using in both on prem, private cloud, public cloud and multi cloud environment, we as a financial institution, we are keep into the security settings to protect the information. That's the main reason we want to use this product.
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Alternatives Considered
Google
No answers on this topic
F5
We ran a short POC with Salt. Its data classification and attack replay features were impressive. What held us back was the limited support for hybrid deployments and poor integration into our CI/CD pipelines, as F5 did.
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Scalability
Google
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F5
Centralized policy management: You can manage API security policies consistently across locations without duplicating effort, which supports scaling.


API discovery and monitoring at scale: It automatically discovers APIs and monitors them in real time across large and complex environments.
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Return on Investment
Google
  • The Cloud different services easy Automation using Apigee Sense is incredible.
  • Functional Proxy management tools.
  • Data analytics capability is the best.
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F5
  • F5 Distributed Cloud API Security mitigates many API-related security threats, including bot attacks, DDoS, data breaches, and unauthorized access attempts.
  • F5 Distributed Cloud API Security uses robust threat detection, machine learning, and real-time monitoring for speedier identification.
  • Reductions in security events result in fewer breaches, reduced downtime, and lower attack remediation costs.
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