AWS VPN vs. F5 BIG-IP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AWS VPN
Score 9.6 out of 10
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AWS Virtual Private Network solutions establish secure connections between on-premises networks, remote offices, client devices, and the AWS global network. AWS VPN is comprised of two services: AWS Site-to-Site VPN and AWS Client VPN. Together, they deliver what the vendor describes as a highly-available, managed, and elastic cloud VPN solution to protect network traffic.N/A
BIG-IP
Score 9.0 out of 10
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F5 BIG-IP software from Seattle-based F5 Networks is a load balancing and application protection solution suite available on cloud or via virtual editions, on a subscription or perpetual licensing basis. The BIG-IP suite of products supports a wide range of security and application performance needs. The suite includes BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) traffic management and optimization, BIG-IP DNS, BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) identity and password protection, BIG-IP Application…N/A
Pricing
AWS VPNF5 BIG-IP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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AWS VPNBIG-IP
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Features
AWS VPNF5 BIG-IP
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
AWS VPN
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Ratings
F5 BIG-IP
7.8
20 Ratings
9% below category average
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Kill Switch00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings7.210 Ratings
Split Tunneling00 Ratings7.411 Ratings
IP Address Masking00 Ratings8.514 Ratings
No-Logs Policy00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings6.77 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings8.417 Ratings
Customer Support Services00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
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User Ratings
AWS VPNF5 BIG-IP
Likelihood to Recommend
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9.1
(127 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
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10.0
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Support Rating
-
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6.9
(6 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
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10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AWS VPNF5 BIG-IP
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
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F5
The scale, performance, and configuration for various scenarios have already been mentioned. The versatility, reliability, etc., are dependable and well-known. Being the industry leader, it is almost a standard, and no one can get fired for recommending F5 compared to some of the new offerings, which are not battle-tested.
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Pros
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F5
  • Easy connection: you can connect to your corporate network with two clicks.
  • IP restriction: F5 has a list of possible insecure IP numbers, if someone tries to connect using one of these numbers, F5 BIG-IP won't connect.
  • Always on feature: Very handy feature, if you install always on, you won't need to click connect.
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Cons
Amazon AWS
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F5
  • I think the policy configuration that had some improvements on the ASM word things, improvements may be on the signatures that would be good because it's a little bit confusing on the ASL, how they are updated and deployed, and this staging. So that's something that could be.
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Likelihood to Renew
Amazon AWS
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F5
Only way to to this type of tasks
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Usability
Amazon AWS
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F5
Great customization and easy to use help reference menus
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
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F5
On the occasions when we've had to engage f5 support, they have been great. They have always resolved our issues quickly and been easy to work with and professional. The reason I give them a 10 out of 10, however, is because when we've had issues that have crossed over between the f5 BIG-IP, our Cisco switches, and our Microsoft IIS server the f5 support representatives have been extremely knowledgeable about every product and device involved and have been able to troubleshoot end-to-end without having to engage other vendors.
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Implementation Rating
Amazon AWS
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F5
implementation is fine
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
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F5
So the cloud versions, and admittedly we did not do the Imperva on-prem solution. We only went with cloud. There's a lot of idiosyncrasies, like you can't use real IP addresses, you must snap. And that caused us problems with DNS and DNS routing. So we had to turn on some features with F5 that did remediate the issue, like using the one connect profiles, but that did cause some other problems identifying traffic and we had to make some eye roll changes to use the exported four headers.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
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F5
  • F5 BIG-IP has a highly positive impact on the customers. The main impact is on the security of the web applications.
  • F5 BIG-IP provides an easy and safe way to connect employees to assets and applications that reside in an on-premises environment.
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