F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF vs. Gcore Security

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF
Score 9.4 out of 10
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F5 Networks offers the Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF) to provide bot defense, advanced application protection, anti-bot SDK, and other features.N/A
Gcore Security
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Gcore Security is a cloud-native platform that provides multi-layer DDoS protection across L3, L4, and L7 and a fully featured WAAP (Web Application and API Protection) solution. Built on globally distributed infrastructure and powered by real-time threat intelligence, it detects and mitigates attacks instantly, maintaining stable application performance even under extreme traffic loads. Key Features - Multi-Layer DDoS Mitigation:…
$25
per month requests
Pricing
F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFGcore Security
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFGcore Security
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsContact us for more pricing info. We also offer L3/L4 DDoS protection for organizations operating their own ASN and infrastructure.
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Community Pulse
F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFGcore Security
User Ratings
F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFGcore Security
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(20 ratings)
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(9 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 Big-IP Advanced WAFGcore Security
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.
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Gcore
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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.
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Gcore
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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.
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Gcore
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Likelihood to Renew
F5
We just love work with f5
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Gcore
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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.
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Gcore
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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.
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Gcore
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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
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Gcore
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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
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Gcore
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