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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. Ivanti Connect Secure

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
F5 Networks provides BIG-IP Access Policy Manager as an identity and access solution which can be deployed as a standalone solution or as an add-on to F5 Networks' flagship BIG-IP TLM or F5 Advanced WAF applications.N/A
Ivanti Connect Secure
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
San Francisco-based Juniper Networks developed Secure Access SSL VPN originally. The product is now offered as Ivanti Connect Secure, first by Pulse Secure (spun off in 2014), and now by Ivanti since their acquisition of Pulse Secure in December, 2020.N/A
Pricing
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Ivanti Connect Secure
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Ivanti Connect Secure
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Ivanti Connect Secure
Considered Both Products
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

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Ivanti Connect Secure
Verified User
Engineer
Chose Ivanti Connect Secure
The F5 product was more complicated to manage and requires more time to get used to. Juniper VPN is simpler. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager may be better if you need other side solutions like load balancing and GSLB. So, it really depends on your requirements.
Top Pros
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User Ratings
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Ivanti Connect Secure
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(10 ratings)
7.6
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Ivanti Connect Secure
Likelihood to Recommend
F5
I think that the platform is well suited to many Remote Access VPN solutions, but I also think there is a lot of room for improvement on the backend. If you are hoping to deploy your APM solution across many different datacenters or colos, it may not be the best choice for the final solution.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Ivanti
Pulse SDP is well suited in an environment where the majority of employees are working remotely or have extensive business travel. In today's environment where cybersecurity is of the utmost importance for all organizations, Pulse SDP provides a solid level of security for those remote employees or those traveling.
JM
Jeff Mullin
Regional Sales Director
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Pros
F5
  • SAML 2.0 identity federation support.
  • Integrates with third-party SSO solutions.
  • Bridging modern authentication and authorization (SAML, OAuth/OIDC) and classic authentication and authorization methods.
  • Policy routing
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Anonymous
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Ivanti
  • Reliable links.
  • Efficient connection timeouts.
John Keenan | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Keenan
Director of Information Security
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Cons
F5
  • UI/UX can be quick and modern.
  • The application hosting is not one-click.
  • You cannot observer the changes done for external users internally.
Mohammed Younus Siddiqui | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mohammed Younus Siddiqui
Load Balancer Administrator
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Ivanti
  • The central management tool is not mature.
  • The option to connect before logging in using Network Connect is EOL, and the alternative is not good enough currently (requires machine authentication).
Verified User
Anonymous
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Support Rating
F5
No answers on this topic
Ivanti
At Adecco, first and foremost, we have Pulse SDP easy to use for our employees. This is a critical factor for us because employees are spending much less time calling into support than engaged in high payoff activities. However, when I have called in for support, Pulse SDP has been responsive and effective.
JM
Jeff Mullin
Regional Sales Director
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Alternatives Considered
F5
It is open platform so support is not good and than F5 and features visibility as not good as F5. F5 Set up and easy to use to admin console. Also have more feature visibility for load balancing, web server accelerator, application server ddos protection and WAF. F5 more efficient to handle concurrent request.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Ivanti
The F5 product was more complicated to manage and requires more time to get used to. Juniper VPN is simpler. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager may be better if you need other side solutions like load balancing and GSLB. So, it really depends on your requirements.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
F5
  • Great VPN Solution during Covid
  • Excellent for remote access related service control and management
  • Reasonable ROI, since it is slightly expensive
Mubeen Akhtar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mubeen Akhtar
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
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Ivanti
  • Potential to implement tight controls on third party risk.
  • Reliable remote access.
John Keenan | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Keenan
Director of Information Security
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