BlueCat Cloud Discovery & Visibility vs. F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BlueCat Cloud Discovery & Visibility
Score 0.0 out of 10
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BlueCat Cloud Discovery & Visibility is an out-of-the-box application that retrieves and imports DNS data from Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud into an IP address manager.N/A
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Score 8.6 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
BlueCat Cloud Discovery & VisibilityF5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BlueCat Cloud Discovery & VisibilityF5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
BlueCat Cloud Discovery & VisibilityF5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Cloud Management
Comparison of Cloud Management features of Product A and Product B
BlueCat Cloud Discovery & Visibility
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Ratings
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
7.7
29 Ratings
13% below category average
Cloud Management Security00 Ratings7.227 Ratings
Automation and Orchestration00 Ratings7.420 Ratings
Cost Management00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
Cloud Management Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.023 Ratings
Governance and Compliance00 Ratings8.120 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings8.423 Ratings
Systems Integration00 Ratings7.724 Ratings
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User Ratings
BlueCat Cloud Discovery & VisibilityF5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
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(0 ratings)
8.5
(30 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Performance
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(0 ratings)
7.7
(29 ratings)
Ease of integration
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(0 ratings)
7.7
(19 ratings)
User Testimonials
BlueCat Cloud Discovery & VisibilityF5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
BlueCat
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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
BlueCat
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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
BlueCat
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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
BlueCat
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F5
Architectural change with a focus on multi-cloud
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Performance
BlueCat
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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
BlueCat
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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
BlueCat
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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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