Check Point DDoS Protector vs. F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)

This Check Point DDoS Protector software is ideal to guarantee the protection of companies in the presence of DDoS attacks, regardless of whether they are known or unknown, it has an immediate detection and response to the presence of them, so it has the ability to stop attacks before they cause damage to the business infrastructure. Also even under attack provides high network performance and legitimate traffic, which is why it is ideal for mitigating threats at the network level as well as applications.

Incentivized

F5 BIG-IP [Advanced Firewall Manager] is a one box solution for all three of our needs, firewalls, load balancers, and WAF. This is a great tool for [the] security of the servers and services.

Incentivized

• Most accurate DDoS Attack detection
• Network Behavioral Analysis
• Intrusion Prevention
• SSL-attack protection

• Central management.
• Strong security.

Incentivized

• Sometimes it takes time to update device software.
• It offers scalable payment licenses, however it is important to have a good knowledge of how to handle this type of device.
• It does not allow the handling of several IP addresses, in addition it lacks a black and white list of data.
• Its configuration can be complex for a first time user, so it is important to have adequate knowledge for the proper functioning of the devices.

Incentivized

• The GUI icons are very small and Overall UI can use some refreshing
• The training on the tool is not easily available and mostly involves a high cost
• The support or third party implementation teams could use some improvement

Incentivized

F5 Advanced Firewall Manager has been a solid, strong solution to both keep our systems safe and being seamless for our end users. Most of the time, the end-user is not impacted and does not even know F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is running which is exactly what we are looking for.

Incentivized

As the existing environment is mainly equipped with Checkpoint products and since the product has all leading features, we moved with Checkpoint DDoS protector.

Both F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager] and Radware require training as they are not easy to use. But Radware uses some configuration that needs deep learning and proper labs. From an admin's perspective, Configuration and management for F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager are] less. Also, the cost of implementing F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager] is lesser than that of Radware Alteon.

Incentivized

• It helps us to effectively minimize the presence of attacks in the environment of our organization.
• It allows us to maintain the continuity of legitimate traffic.
• It allows us to keep a really low level of false positives.
• It allows us a great saving of time and money due to the fact that it automatically blocks unusual behaviors.

Incentivized

• Easy maintenance reduces support hours.
• Consistent experience reduces user learning curve.

Incentivized