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Cisco Cloud Web Security vs. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco CWS

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ACisco offers Cloud Web Security (a, internet security platform / web security gateway), based on technology acquired from ScanSafe.N/A

    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AF5 Networks provides BIG-IP Access Policy Manager as an identity and access solution which can be deployed as a standalone solution or as an add-on to F5 Networks' flagship BIG-IP TLM or F5 Advanced WAF applications.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco CWSF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
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    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco CWSF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco CWSF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
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    Cisco
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    F5
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    Features
    Cisco CWSF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco Cloud Web Security and F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
    Feature
    Cisco Cloud Web Security
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    Ratings
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
    7.4
    13 Ratings
    18% below category average
    AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Kill Switch00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings7.59 Ratings
    Split Tunneling00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    IP Address Masking00 Ratings6.97 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy00 Ratings5.77 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings7.28 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings7.211 Ratings
    Customer Support Services00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco CWSF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (14 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco CWSF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Remote and telework but not for onsite filtering.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    I think that the platform is well suited to many Remote Access VPN solutions, but I also think there is a lot of room for improvement on the backend. If you are hoping to deploy your APM solution across many different datacenters or colos, it may not be the best choice for the final solution.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Flexibility
    • Scalable
    • Ease of administration
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    F5
    • SAML 2.0 identity federation support.
    • Integrates with third-party SSO solutions.
    • Bridging modern authentication and authorization (SAML, OAuth/OIDC) and classic authentication and authorization methods.
    • Policy routing
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Intuitiveness of the UI
    • Real time reporting
    • Report detail
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    F5
    • There's some more advanced configurations within OAuth that I think could be fleshed out and easier to approach.
    • There's a lot of things in F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager policies that I find myself recreating every policy. An easier way to copy objects from one to policy to another.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Integration with F5 BIG-IP systems that we plan to keep using for a while.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Once things are set up, it is nice and easy to get the Edge Client running on user's PCs. However, that setup process can be a bit daunting at first using the Policy Manager, and reviewing session logs can be difficult at first if you aren't 100% sure of what you're looking for.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    CWS is on par with Forcepoint cloud web security. It offers flexibility and scalability.
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    F5
    It is open platform so support is not good and than F5 and features visibility as not good as F5. F5 Set up and easy to use to admin console. Also have more feature visibility for load balancing, web server accelerator, application server ddos protection and WAF. F5 more efficient to handle concurrent request.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Increased security
    • Decrease in number of infections
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    F5
    • Single sign on is great for students and faculty and staff
    • Users don't have to log in multiple times
    • Users don't need to remember multiple login IDs and passwords
    • Multi Domain SSO support bridges many internal and external facing products with single sign on
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