DataDome vs. F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DataDome
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
DataDome protects businesses from cyberfraud and bot attacks in real time, securing digital experiences across websites, mobile apps, ads, and APIs. DataDome's AI analyzes 5 trillion signals daily, with the goal of delivering protection without compromising performance. Its Cyberfraud Protection Platform integrates into any tech stack. Fully automated, it detects and blocks every malicious click, signup, and account login. Backed by a global team of advanced threat researchers and 24/7 SOC…
$3,830
per month
F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
F5 Networks offers the Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF) to provide bot defense, advanced application protection, anti-bot SDK, and other features.N/A
Pricing
DataDomeF5 Big-IP Advanced WAF
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$3,830
per month
Advanced
$8,670
per month
Premium
$10,160
per month
Enterprise
$13,270
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DataDomeF5 Big-IP Advanced WAF
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
DataDomeF5 Big-IP Advanced WAF
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(16 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
DataDome
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F5
I believe that in industrial environments like ours where we have to have bare metal devices near the production environment combined with hybrid cloud, that is a good platform. That's a good use case. It optimizes traffic. It helps us stay more secure in our data centers. Now with regards to that are fully operating in the cloud, I'm not really sure if we would make the same decision considering the option that I said to have something that is self-provision to avoid too much management of virtual machines on the cloud. So that's an area of improvement.
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Pros
DataDome
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F5
  • So the product definitely is helping us for sudden attacks through DDOS, some injection ingestion into UI URLs, and definitely it's capturing those and I definitely see that as an advantage for us. They can stop the hackers from using our endpoints.
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Cons
DataDome
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F5
  • The UI for events. E.g., clicking the "Accept" button does nothing.
  • Traffic learning suggestions are often very incorrect. We were originally suggested to use "Automatic" learning, and had to completely scrap the policy due to the suggestions.
  • "All in one" dashboard for viewing application URL/parameter overrides per policy.
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Likelihood to Renew
DataDome
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F5
We just love work with f5
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Usability
DataDome
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F5
Most* of it is very intuitive and easy to use. The "Help" section is fairly fantastic. See some of my other comments about things like the "Traffic Learning" section being wildly wrong sometimes, and also the event logs with UI buttons that don't do anything. Overall though, it's an excellent product.
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Support Rating
DataDome
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F5
Highly knowledgeable engineers who understand complex networking and application-delivery issues.


Strong escalation paths — once a case reaches senior engineers, resolutions are fast and accurate.


Comprehensive documentation and many self-service resources for troubleshooting.


Clear communication with well-structured updates throughout the ticket lifecycle.


Excellent for critical incidents, with reliable guidance during high-severity outages.


Deep product expertise across BIG-IP, ASM/Advanced WAF, GTM/DNS, and modern F5 services.
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Alternatives Considered
DataDome
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F5
-Stable data path equals to less crashes -Almost all the features working as expected -Provides more granular controls in allowing false positives -Request evaluation is accurate -Irules feature is a plus
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Return on Investment
DataDome
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F5
  • In our case it has been great because the pricing is just right for all the features that we have on the platform and the flexibility. In fact, we acquired another license last year, so that's something that we're interested in. We are currently moving towards the cloud with our ERP systems and eliminating the IBM platform, so we would like to see that F5 virtual option available on Azure.
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ScreenShots

DataDome Screenshots

Screenshot of DataDome’s dashboard, which offers real-time visibility into an organization's threat landscape. It can be used to assess traffic, review actions taken, drill into specific threats, and generate automated reports.Screenshot of where to analyze requests in real time using thousands of machine learning models that process over 5 trillion signals daily.Screenshot of a view of DataDome's invisible CAPTCHA alternative, that users won’t ever notice.