F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. NordVPN

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

NordVPN

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)	Score 8.6 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
NordVPN	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	NordVPN by Nord Security is a virtual private network (VPN) solution for individuals or small businesses with a limited number of devices. With 5100 servers across the globe, NordVPN aims to bring users both security and speed.	$11.95 per month

Pricing

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

NordVPN

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)	NordVPN
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Price includes VPN for up to 6 devices per account. Price is discounted for annual or bi-annual subscriptions. The subscription comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. NordVPN offers discounts for students.

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Community Pulse
	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)	NordVPN
Top Pros	Pro Factor authentication Pro Two factor authentication Pro Remote access	Pro Simple and fast Pro Upload and download Pro Download speed
Top Cons	Minus Ui ux Minus One click Minus External users	Minus Difficult to configure Minus Time to connect

Features

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

NordVPN

Virtual Private Network

Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 9.2 2 Ratings 4% above category average	NordVPN - Ratings
AES 256-bit Encryption	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Kill Switch	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Customer Support Services	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings

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	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)	NordVPN
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User Ratings
	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)	NordVPN
Likelihood to Recommend	8.5 (12 ratings)	8.0 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)	NordVPN
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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Nord Security NordVPN is easier to use and deploy in your system and this work for all devices and operating system. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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 Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Nord Security Maintain your privacy even in connection failures Good upload and download speed in most locations Very intuitive and easy to use Very simple and fast installation Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	F5 CCU Licenses are limited by device and are not shared between APM devices User sessions are not stored globally, so persistence can be an issue with users all over the world Configuration can get complicated when split up between multiple sites Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Nord Security Sometimes connecting to a server takes a very long time. Occasionally, I get slow speed. need to make this better. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Nord Security ExpressVPN provides more country options in their VPN otherwise NordVPN is great overall all other expectations. NordVPN is much faster and more secured than ExpressVPN and it's easy to deploy and install. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	F5 This is really a tough question and I believe F5 should look into the price tags of these products which would help the SMB segments to use this product. As for our industry and the kind of business the ROI is a bit high. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Nord Security Better SEO content quality Zero DDoS attacks It is very economical, the investment is recovered instantly Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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