F5 BIG-IP DNS vs. FortiDDoS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 BIG-IP DNS
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
F5 BIG-IP DNS (formerly BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager) secures DNS infrastructure.N/A
FortiDDoS
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
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
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
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
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
F5 BIG-IP DNSFortiDDoS
Top Pros

No answers on this topic

Best Alternatives
F5 BIG-IP DNSFortiDDoS
Small Businesses
NGINX
NGINX
Score 9.1 out of 10
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
NGINX
NGINX
Score 9.1 out of 10
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
NGINX
NGINX
Score 9.1 out of 10
BIG-IP
BIG-IP
Score 9.0 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
F5 BIG-IP DNSFortiDDoS
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(9 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 BIG-IP DNSFortiDDoS
Likelihood to Recommend
F5
F5 BIG-IP DNS is well-suited for any organization looking to improve their Authoritative and Local DNS security and performance capabilities.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Cons
F5
  • More support documentation will be a nice to have.
  • I have not automated DNS deployments yet, but it would be nice to have ansible libraries for this module. (I have used ansible for many others).
Read full review
Fortinet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
F5
F5 DNS is like DNS with out training wheels and data that can help you make real changes and improvements
Read full review
Fortinet
No answers on this topic
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.
Read full review
Fortinet
  • Provide our business area grows 60% year by year
Read full review
ScreenShots