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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AF5 Networks offers the Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF) to provide bot defense, advanced application protection, anti-bot SDK, and other features.N/A

    F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AF5 Distributed Cloud WAF leverages F5's Advanced WAF technology, delivering WAF-as-a-Service and combining signature- and behavior-based protection for web applications. It acts as an intermediate proxy to inspect application requests and responses to block and mitigate a broad spectrum of risks stemming from the OW ASP Top 10, persistent and coordinated threat campaigns, bots, and layer 7 DoS.N/A

    Plesk

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/APlesk is a server control panel, providing a solution that enables usres to build and manage multiple sites from a single dashboard. Users can also run updates, monitor performance and onboard new prospects all from the same place. Plesk also boasts a robust toolkit for Wordpress management, and supports other CMS. It is available on the public cloud of the user's choice.

    $12

    per month

    Pricing
    F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFF5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)Plesk
    Editions & Modules
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    Web Admin Edition - Dedicated
    $12
    per month
    Web Admin Edition - VPS
    $12
    per month
    Web Pro Edition - VPS
    $18.50
    per month
    Web Pro Edition - Dedicated
    $18.50
    per month
    Web Host Edition - VPS
    $30.50
    per month
    Web Host Edition - Dedicated
    $54.50
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFF5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)Plesk
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts available for an annual subscription.
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    Community Pulse
    F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFF5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)Plesk
    Considered Multiple Products
    F5
    Chose F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF
    -Stable data path equals to less crashes
    -Almost all the features working as expected
    -Provides more granular controls in allowing false positives
    Incentivized
    F5
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Much simpler to enable and apply. No concerns of resource usage on hardware appliances
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    A lot of companies already use the BIG-IP and this is the most seen combination.
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    F5 Distributed Cloud WAF IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED WITH SOLUTIONS LIKE BIG IP SO IT IS EASIER FOR ANY VENDOR TO PUT THEIR TRUST ON F5 SOLUTIONS
    Incentivized
    Plesk International GmbH
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    129 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    17 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    142 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Medium-sized Companies
    F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
    Score9.2 out of 10
    F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF
    Score9.4 out of 10
    VMware vCenter
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFF5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)Plesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (21 ratings)
    9.2
    (180 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFF5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)Plesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    It is doing its job effectively, and its scalability is superb. So, if you have a mixed environment with cloud and on-premise systems to protect this product, provide a solution to the challenge. However, its management is more suited to DevOps teams rather than to the ones responsible for on-premise systems, making the management a bit more complex.
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    Plesk is well-suited for website creators who have been developing websites on a regular basis. If one is new to website development, Plesk could be a bit confusing and difficult to navigate. However, if one has experience on another type of platform, like CP (Control Panel) which is used by other web hosts out there, then it will be much easier to navigate the Plesk panel. Keep in mind there is definitely a learning curve, as Plesk really is quite different. Overall, new users will learn to love the ability to have more control over their websites.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    • Layer seven attacks are becoming far more common. Traditionally it was always layered three, layer four, where you get an additional firewall, but with the application layer attacks become more frequent, more popular, et cetera. So having the web application firewall protecting us, and then with the recent Log4j, that's the most recent use case when it gave us that instant level of protection whilst we remediated the Log4j that we had that and the F5 Distributed Cloud WAF was protecting us.
    • I have a great relationship with the account manager, my account manager, and I think he drives the best price possible, um, for me, and I'm happy with that price.
    • F5 Distributed Cloud WAF is always innovating and evolving.
    • We run a very competitive proof value where we run numerous competitors against each other, and then we evaluate from that and then make the selection, and F5 Distributed Cloud WAF was the winner.
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    • Automatically update the CMS, plugins, and templates of all your websites, depending on your CMS, all at the same time, with just a few strokes of your keyboard.
    • Enables one to set up a schedule to back up your websites, automatically, and easily download/save the backup files off-site, for safety.
    • Makes it easy for users to use a backup file to reinstall a website, with just a few strokes of the keyboard. Excellent service!
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    • Lack of warnings, currently the console does not provide a warning when deleting key-value entry.
    • The web GUI could use some tweaking, currently no undo option when removing exclusion rules.
    • Configuration complexity, currently menus and options are hidden, making it hard to configure vs on prem.
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    Plesk International GmbH
    • Interface Improvement: It is a bit hard to find specific functions
    • Additional integration with third party services would be great
    • categorization of services to make management easier
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    We just love work with f5
    Incentivized
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    F5
    We gave it an 8 because it protects our web apps well and is reliable. The WAF is flexible and meets most of our needs. It could improve in user interface and make integrations easier, but overall, it’s a solid and effective security tool for us.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Plesk International GmbH
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    I believe is a solution that was designed from the start to be simple and easy to use. Coming from Imperva, it simply eased the burden and complexity of managing and securing our apps on different environments (cloud and on-prem). It easy to scale and very quick to deploy (as a cloud waf should be), provide us with DevOps integrations, visibility and automatic insights from multiple events that guarantee peace of mind for us analysts and opp managers.
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Seems no issue
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Unnoticed slowness
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    I never contacted support for this product.
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Online training saves me lots of time
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Plesk International GmbH
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Just make sure you origin servers have F5 IPs allowed.
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    F5
    The other one that I've used in the past, they're very similar and I haven't used it recently, so I can't do a side-by-side comparison today. But I can say that F5 does everything we want it to do consistent with what this other product did do and it's got enhanced features and of course we have a long history with F5 as a product set in general.
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    Plesk has a much more intuitive platform that allows for customization and scalability within an organization. It has the advantage when it comes to the ability to adapt to the current state of the company and grow with it organically. There are a few limitations that would make me choose a competitor, and there is good value for the price.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Dont see any issue so far
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    F5
    • One impact F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF has on our organization's overall business objectives is that F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF is security sensitive
    • Another impact F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF has on our organization's overall business objectives is the F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF blocking feature
    Incentivized
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    F5
    • The biggest gain for us was speed. Before F5 Distributed Cloud WAF, onboarding a new app to our WAF stack meant manual rule tuning, traffic sampling and regression testing. Right now, we spin up a service, tag it with the right policy and its ready (production ready) within hours
    Incentivized
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    Plesk International GmbH
    • We're spending less on server costs by having Plesk manage multiple clients on one server.
    • We're spending less on support costs as Plesk is doing all the heavy lifting for us.
    Incentivized
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