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Comodo Firewall vs. F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Comodo Firewall

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AComodo Cybersecurity headquartered in New Jersey offers the Comodo Firewall to deliver security controls to moderate size businesses.

    $29.99

    per year per user

    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AF5 Networks offers the F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, a firewall software combining a number of features including DDoS, DNS security, and other protections.N/A
    Pricing
    Comodo FirewallF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Comodo FirewallF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Comodo FirewallF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Comodo Firewall and F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Feature
    Comodo Firewall
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Identification Technologies7.01 Ratings2.73 Ratings
    Visualization Tools6.01 Ratings1.83 Ratings
    Content Inspection7.01 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls10.01 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console6.01 Ratings2.73 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging5.01 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Proxy Server8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    VPN00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    High Availability00 Ratings3.63 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection00 Ratings2.73 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Comodo FirewallF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Comodo FirewallF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Comodo
    In an enterprise, where there is a threshold of many new users with whom there is a need to share the internet, Comodo Firewall can really ease the burden. Security of network and infrastructure increases with less cost compared to other alternatives. Allows advanced users to create advanced scenarios and deal with them.
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    F5
    We were able to eliminate a firewall from our network architecture by integrating the module into our existing F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM). This allowed us to save on tech refresh costs, since the F5 was able to handle the module without much additional strain on the device. However, if a firewall had features that the AFM lacked, then using that firewall in tandem with an F5 would be preferable.
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    Pros
    Comodo
    • Beginner friendly UI
    • Extensibility for pro users
    • Very low on system resources
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    F5
    • Load balancing using pools
    • SSL offloading
    • iRules for threat handling
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    Cons
    Comodo
    • Provide package for Linux systems as well.
    • Pricing is still not friendly for casual users.
    • Allow API integration with web application.
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    F5
    • 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
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    Usability
    Comodo
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    While parent policies help simplify the deployment, the UI definitely could be more straight forward and simplified for troubleshooting and tuning
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    Support Rating
    Comodo
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    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.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Comodo
    Although AWS WAF is really nice and convenient, it only runs on a web application level, no doubt it has no match in that particular segment, and it is prone to vendor locking. Comodo on the other hand provides better service on the system and network level. if you have to choose a better UI, Comodo is the best solution
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    F5
    SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is a bit easier to initially set up than F5 Advanced Firewall Manager but not as robust in its ability to manage different devices with different profiles. Different machines need different access and F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is better at allowing flexibility in identifying different devices and managing what they can access.
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    Return on Investment
    Comodo
    • For enterprise level company, it has really great ROI.
    • Not perfect fit for individual use or for small company.
    • We streamlined the process of managing network security.
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    F5
    • When we had to decide on whether to buy different hardware our team were all in support of renewal for F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager]
    • F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager] requires proper training on tools and clear concepts of packets, headers, and content to create WAF policies
    • Overall, we are satisfied by the ROI provided by our F5 AFM and GTMs
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