AppFog (discontinued) vs. F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AppFog (discontinued)
Score 6.6 out of 10
N/A
AppFog was a cloud-agnostic application and infrastructure management platform used to manage workloads across on-premises and third-party cloud environments. It has been discontinued.
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F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is a solution used to more easily and securely network across public clouds, hybrid clouds, and edge sites via an agile SaaS-based service. Users can rapidly connect instances deployed across multiple cloud regions and/or different cloud providers using Distributed Cloud Network Connect and its automated provisioning, integrated service stack, and end-to-end visibility. Cloud instances will be connected in minutes and always visible for rapid troubleshooting.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Platform-as-a-Service
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AppFog (discontinued)
6.5
2 Ratings
19% below category average
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
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Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability5.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration6.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Management
Comparison of Cloud Management features of Product A and Product B
AppFog (discontinued)
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Ratings
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
7.7
29 Ratings
13% below category average
Cloud Management Security00 Ratings7.127 Ratings
Automation and Orchestration00 Ratings7.320 Ratings
Cost Management00 Ratings6.918 Ratings
Cloud Management Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.023 Ratings
Governance and Compliance00 Ratings8.120 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings8.423 Ratings
Systems Integration00 Ratings7.824 Ratings
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User Ratings
AppFog (discontinued)F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
6.6
(2 ratings)
8.1
(26 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(27 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(18 ratings)
User Testimonials
AppFog (discontinued)F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
It was very good to use in small scale projects. Considering the high end projects with many instances and multi-platform architectures, it is better to test before the application is deployed. I think few of the questions can be general - who are the system users and what size is the application focussing on? How much resources are required? Will the application require any additional services?
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F5
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect provides Intent-Based Policies and Unified Operations which is equal for all customers . Complexity is eliminated and common services and rules are provided across clouds and on-premises settings with the help of an integrated service stack and automated deployment. There is nothing specific scenario where we found that it is not suitable for current environment.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Quick deployment of pre-built virtual machines
  • Some of the virtual machines also are readily available with a pack of softwares
  • Good Stability. Using it as a student, I have never experienced any downtime issues with the projects deployed on AppFog.
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F5
  • Centralized Hybrid ingress for our cloud workloads
  • Centralized ingress for our existing on-prem BIG-IP devices
  • Application visibility to address end-to-end visibility into the end-user experience
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Though it is good and easy for developers, it lacks operational activities and monitoring tools.
  • It is easy to deploy WAR on AppFog with its console but sometimes it can lack on the performance and feasibility.
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F5
  • The support model needs a quite a bit of work. I personally have experienced an outage on the platform. due to mis-configureation Although the outage was due to engineer error it took over 2 hours before we were able to speak to an engineer
  • Proxy v2 protocol to allow our organization to capture and view the source IP address
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
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F5
Architectural change with a focus on multi-cloud
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Performance
Discontinued Products
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F5
Overall, F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is responsive and has many features. There is minor clunkiness in how certain scroll bars are layered. This may cause some adverse experience when trying to manage this product through a zoomed browser. Page loading and refresh timers were all very much responsive. There is a good amount of feedback from the interface as well.
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
Primarily because it used to have a good free tier earlier, which it does not anymore. It's simple, and things are available to use. Compared to it's competitors, it does has less features, but that kind of acts in its favor. That adds to the simplicity, and ease of use for a new user.
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F5
This software as a service (SaaS) links, divides, and protects network traffic over one or more edge sites, data centers, and public clouds. It offers the adaptability needed to operate across many transit choices, such as the F5 Global Network, private corporate networks, and cloud provider linkages. Additionally, faster time to resolution and more effective issue management are achieved by end-to-end monitoring and troubleshooting.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Our project was deployed with good efficiency and easily accessible.
  • The platform was much recommeded across the groups and peers.
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F5
  • Improved Network Performance and Reduced Latency
  • Enhanced Security and Cost Savings on DDoS Mitigation
  • Automated Cloud Network Provisioning and Increased DevOps Efficiency
  • Better Network Visibility and Performance Analytics
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