F5 BIG-IP DNS vs. FortiDDoS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 BIG-IP DNS
Score 9.3 out of 10
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F5 BIG-IP DNS (formerly BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager) secures DNS infrastructure.N/A
FortiDDoS
Score 6.0 out of 10
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FortiDDoS is a DDoS prevention product available as a hardware appliance or a hybrid on-premise/cloud software solution. Scope of Protection The FortiDDoS product offered by Fortinet differentiates itself from other products in the industry by providing comprehensive protection at multiple layers of the OSI model. It offers integrated protection at layer 3 (network layer), layer 4 (transport layer), and layer 7 (application layer) to defend against a wide range of…N/A
Pricing
F5 BIG-IP DNSFortiDDoS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
F5 BIG-IP DNSFortiDDoS
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
F5 BIG-IP DNSFortiDDoS
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
F5 BIG-IP DNSFortiDDoS
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(17 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 BIG-IP DNSFortiDDoS
Likelihood to Recommend
F5
It's well suited. Like I said, it provides us, it provides the clients and the business environments throughout an Internal Revenue Service. The network visibility needed for them to provide their application and the use of their applications throughout the Internal Revenue Service and the enterprise, as far as IRS.
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Fortinet
It is suitable for use in the transaction service environment on the Internet, such as Web Service, Mobile App, Cloud Micro Service, blockchain trading platform, VDI for Work at Home. Not suitable for use in the company's internal decentralized trading system.
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Pros
F5
  • The easy of importing DNS records into the BIG-IP
  • The ease of searching and locating records
  • The speed of creating multiple records when you need to duplicate effort.
  • The DNS dashboards to see requests and data points.
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Fortinet
  • FortiDDos solves the loss of business money caused by previous attacks that we have faced. Our company's business is mainly to provide Internet APP manufacturers with their client-side cash transaction services.
  • Can react quickly when it is subjected to a malicious attack. Can quickly assist us in the follow-up response processing.
  • It can be integrated with our existing NOC management platform. Has played complete monitoring and management capabilities.
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Cons
F5
  • I'd like to see better reporting capabilities on the decision-making process for DNS resolutions. Currently there are plenty of log messages for that, but I'd like to see tighter integration into the GUI.
  • It could be an improvement to better discriminate features intended for AA vs LDNS functionality within the GUI.
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Fortinet
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Likelihood to Renew
F5
We use this heavily and it is one of the best products out there for this type of use case. We already have LTMs and to leverage GTM on top of that is just a piece of cake. Everything is so well integrated its amazing
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Fortinet
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Usability
F5
I think the interface that you guys have, it is pretty user friendly. I personally find it easy to work with.
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Fortinet
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Alternatives Considered
F5
As I mentioned, the GSLB capability, being able to do intelligent DNS by having access to monitor specific endpoints associated to my current BIG-IP infrastructure, I believe that brings a huge value, then combine fast responses and security.
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Fortinet
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Return on Investment
F5
  • Protection against security threats using DNS as a vector.
  • Protection against security threats targeting DNS itself.
  • Provide top user experience to application clients, by directing their requests to where they will be treated with the best performance.
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Fortinet
  • Provide our business area grows 60% year by year
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