F5 BIG-IP DNS vs. Loadbalancer Enterprise ADC

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 BIG-IP DNS
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
F5 BIG-IP DNS (formerly BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager) secures DNS infrastructure.N/A
Loadbalancer Enterprise ADC
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) built on open source technology, available as hardware or virtual solutions.
$3,995
Pricing
F5 BIG-IP DNSLoadbalancer Enterprise ADC
Editions & Modules
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Enterprise AWS
$3995
Enterprise Prime
$4,995
Enterprise Flex
$9,995
Enterprise Max
$20,995
Enterprise VA Prime Site License
$23,970 perpetual license or $1,080 per month
Enterprise VA Max
$39,570 perpetual license or $1,790 per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
F5 BIG-IP DNSLoadbalancer Enterprise ADC
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Small Businesses
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
F5 BIG-IP DNSLoadbalancer Enterprise ADC
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 BIG-IP DNSLoadbalancer Enterprise ADC
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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Loadbalancer, Inc
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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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Loadbalancer, Inc
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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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Loadbalancer, Inc
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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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Loadbalancer, Inc
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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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Loadbalancer, Inc
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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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Loadbalancer, Inc
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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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Loadbalancer, Inc
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