Cisco Cloud Web Security vs. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
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Cisco CWS | Score9.3 out of 10 | N/A | Cisco 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/A | F5 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 |
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No answers on this topic | 96% Would buy again 24 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 96% Delivers good value for the price 24 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 100% Happy with the feature set 25 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 95% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 18 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 91% Implementation went as expected 20 Answers | |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 7.0 | 9.4 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 7.3 |
| Usability | - | 8.2 |
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