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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. WSO2 Identity Server

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
WSO2 Identity Server
Score 8.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
WSO2 Identity Server provides security and identity management of enterprise web applications, services, and APIs. The most recent version of Identity Server acts as an Enterprise Identity Bus (EIB) — a central backbone to connect and manage multiple identities regardless of the standards on which they are based.N/A
Pricing
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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)WSO2 Identity Server
Free Trial
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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)WSO2 Identity Server
Top Pros
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User Ratings
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)WSO2 Identity Server
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(10 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)WSO2 Identity Server
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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WSO2
If your systems are using standard authentication models then it is well suited. OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0 etc are all supported.
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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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WSO2
  • It's open source so is highly configurable
  • WSO2 provides their own paid support which is an essential add-on
  • Implementation is straightforward and conforms to all major standards
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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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WSO2
  • Overall, the product works well but does take time and effort to implement in highly complex environments. However, I do not believe this is unique to WS02.
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Anonymous
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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.
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Anonymous
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WSO2
It's Oracle. Highly expensive and limited options
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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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WSO2
  • WSO2 works well when you need specific user sign-up information and allows you to then tailor the access, for example, to the job role or area of discipline. We use this to tailor the learning offered to a user upon initial login.
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