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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ExpressVPN

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AExpressVPN headquartered in the British Virgin Islands offers privacy and security apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and routers.

    $12.95

    per month

    F5 BIG-IP

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AF5 BIG-IP software from Seattle-based F5 Networks is a load balancing and application protection solution suite available on cloud or via virtual editions, on a subscription or perpetual licensing basis.N/A
    Pricing
    ExpressVPNF5 BIG-IP
    Editions & Modules
    12 Months
    $8.32
    per month
    6 Months
    $9.99
    per month
    1 Month
    $12.95
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ExpressVPNF5 BIG-IP
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll plans include all ExpressVPN apps, 24/7 customer support, and high-speed unlimited bandwidth. All plans are covered by a 100% money-back guarantee for the first 30 days of service.—
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    Community Pulse
    ExpressVPNF5 BIG-IP
    Considered Both Products
    Kape Technologies
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    F5
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    99%
    Would buy again
    258 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    215 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    255 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    179 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    196 Answers
    Features
    ExpressVPNF5 BIG-IP
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of ExpressVPN and F5 BIG-IP
    Feature
    ExpressVPN
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    F5 BIG-IP
    -
    Ratings
    AES 256-bit Encryption9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Kill Switch8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Split Tunneling7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    IP Address Masking7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections6.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Support Services6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    ExpressVPNF5 BIG-IP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.2
    (265 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.7
    (140 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ExpressVPNF5 BIG-IP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kape Technologies
    a colleague using it in china wrote up a detailed report of how he was unable to get out of china with it. he included screenshots and write-ups on his many trials and tribulations of dealing with tech support, trying to get thru the gfw, and he ultimately ended up using another solution altogether which DID work.
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    F5
    LTM's scope of action goes beyond load balancing. Tools for control, governance, and application enhancement, as well as APIs like iRULE, are very important for day-to-day operations. Furthermore, the F5 BIG-IP WAF offers exceptional security. Advanced firewall and routing functionalities are helpful in more complex environments. O LTM possui um escopo de atuacao que vai alem do balanceamento. Ferramentas para controle, governanca e aprimoramento de aplicacoes e API como iRULE sao muito iportantes para o dia a dia a operacao. Alem disso o WAF do F5 BIG-IP tem uma qualidade de seguranca exceptional. As funcionalidades avancadas de firewall e roteamento ajudam em ambientes mais complexos. This review was originally written in Portuguese and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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    Pros
    Kape Technologies
    • ExpressVPN was easy to install, and simple to connect to a VPN network.
    • ExpressVPN is available for multiple platforms and multiple browsers.
    • The price is reasonable for the added level of security it provides.
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    F5
    • My company is kind of like it's a safe thing if you log in and you provide another second login to get the code to log in, confirm that it's a correct that you are logged into the account and it just provides more for the company
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    Cons
    Kape Technologies
    • A better price point - it's not prohibitively expensive, but I'm not buying it again at that price point without a pressing need.
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    F5
    • I think a couple of challenges. One, I mean the cost, it's not an inexpensive product, but I think it's probably parity with value, maybe a little on the pricey side of things.
    • As far as features and what we'd like to see more cloud native type experiences like where NGINX and F5 kind of come together, we're moving more of the cloud just like everybody else, and it's a little clunky right now.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kape Technologies
    It's efficient and useful at what it does.
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    F5
    Stability of product and easy way to have account manager contact. F5 support team is also always available to help with major issues. Last year during the major OS upgrade F5 team and F5 leadership always shared clear information and F5 team was dedicated to help us to have it closed in record time
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    Usability
    Kape Technologies
    Engineering team members can work from remote locations which helps companies to reduce their operational costs. It is easy to use so team members don't have to spend any extra time to use this. It helps team members access web pages which are otherwise not available due to location restrictions.
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    F5
    It is a good product to use but right now it is lacking the automation of certificates, management of iRules and automation of certain configuration. Also creating an APM policy from scratch with many APM agents take a long time due to slow load times of the GUI and the need to create everything from scratch every time. It's tough to reuse the configuration.
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    Performance
    Kape Technologies
    More or less above average
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    F5
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    Support Rating
    Kape Technologies
    Never used the support
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    F5
    I've supported F5 for three different companies. Our F5 support has been very consistent, regardless who the customer is. F5 technicians are very experienced and provide good support, even when issues are more related to knowledge than they are with the ability of the product to do what you need it to do.
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    In-Person Training
    Kape Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Practical cases and hands on , many hours of training with tipical cases
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    Implementation Rating
    Kape Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    implementation is fine
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kape Technologies
    nord was a player, too, but we buy both nord and expressvpn now. we have tried sort of a hodge-podge of all the typical commercial vendors out there. If I Was to compare them all, they'd all be approximately a rating of "meh", 50-50. I'm not a fan of any. We also tried self-hosting vpn's but that requires local tech staff we don't want to have to focus on having.
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    F5
    We are recently not evaluating, but we have started the deployment for WAF and we're using GTM, LTM, you name it. F5, we are using all of them.
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    Scalability
    Kape Technologies
    Excellently well engineered.
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    F5
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Kape Technologies
    • My customers are happy that I am using every security measure available. Increased sales.
    • Productivity has not decreased, while security level has increased.
    • The initial cost was reasonable.
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    F5
    • The F5 BIG-IP has improved all our load balancing needs, we have over 400 LTM VIPs in our environment this all use to be done with DNS round Robin configurations.
    • we have created unique APM solutions to support our external customer base
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