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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AF5 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

    Rublon

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Rublon enables workforces to securely access an organization's networks, servers and applications. With it, users can protect data via multi-factor authentication, and comply with data protection regulations like GDPR. The vendor says Rublon can be deployed organization-wide, enabling MFA for all cloud apps, VPNs, servers, workstations, internal as well as on-premise apps.

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    Pricing
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Rublon
    Editions & Modules
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    Free
    $0
    up to 1 user
    Business
    $1
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Rublon
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—The minimum number of user licenses that can be purchased for Rublon Business is 30.
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    Community Pulse
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Rublon
    Considered Both Products
    F5
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    Rublon
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Rublon
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    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and Rublon
    Feature
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
    7.4
    13 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Rublon
    -
    Ratings
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    Multi-Platform Support7.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Split Tunneling7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    IP Address Masking6.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy5.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations7.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections7.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Support Services7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Rublon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (25 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Rublon
    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.
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    Rublon
    The risk of interception or manipulation by hackers is reduced. It manages to be combined with other means of authentication, they allow the developer's software to be completed with the AMF software. The application tests the user's rights and links him to its services and data. The authentication of the interested party is one of the many keys to this process.
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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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    Rublon
    • It is recommended to introduce authentication software using a phased approach.
    • This authentication software can also be used via the risk-based authentication approach.
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    Cons
    F5
    • There's some more advanced configurations within OAuth that I think could be fleshed out and easier to approach.
    • There's a lot of things in F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager policies that I find myself recreating every policy. An easier way to copy objects from one to policy to another.
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    Rublon
    • This mechanism certainly allows to protect a work site, but it can be expensive from an application point of view.
    • It is unavoidable to precisely verify the user at the launch of the workstation and/or at the connection to its application using the measures of the security policy and also to show that the authentication procedure is correctly applied.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    Integration with F5 BIG-IP systems that we plan to keep using for a while.
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    Rublon
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    F5
    Once things are set up, it is nice and easy to get the Edge Client running on user's PCs. However, that setup process can be a bit daunting at first using the Policy Manager, and reviewing session logs can be difficult at first if you aren't 100% sure of what you're looking for.
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    Rublon
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Rublon
    A user communications neighbor serves as an immediate access gate to all applications to which the appropriate permission has been provided. The end user will simply have to have a single effectively secure signal. we get the authentication required to be able to verify a user. This provides greater fixity, speed and also efficiency of the connection.
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • Single sign on is great for students and faculty and staff
    • Users don't have to log in multiple times
    • Users don't need to remember multiple login IDs and passwords
    • Multi Domain SSO support bridges many internal and external facing products with single sign on
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    Rublon
    • Consequently, with an OTP system, the user has an expert forecaster who provides him with a password upon request.
    • This password is valid for a limited duration, and for a single use.
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    Screenshot of Rublon MFA for Windows Logon with Mobile Push