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F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) vs. Gcore CDN

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AF5 Networks offers the F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, a firewall software combining a number of features including DDoS, DNS security, and other protections.N/A

    Gcore CDN

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AG-Core Labs provides a range of international services for companies that develop their business online. The company's services include managed hosting, content delivery network (CDN), etc.N/A
    Pricing
    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)Gcore CDN
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)Gcore CDN
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)Gcore CDN
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) and Gcore CDN
    Feature
    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Gcore CDN
    -
    Ratings
    Identification Technologies2.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools1.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection5.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console2.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability3.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection2.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)Gcore CDN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)Gcore CDN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    We were able to eliminate a firewall from our network architecture by integrating the module into our existing F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM). This allowed us to save on tech refresh costs, since the F5 was able to handle the module without much additional strain on the device. However, if a firewall had features that the AFM lacked, then using that firewall in tandem with an F5 would be preferable.
    Incentivized
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    Gcore
    [G-Core Labs] provides a very good service and the price is a lot lower than in other companies! During the whole time of our work with them, no problems arose. I am especially pleased with the efficiency and professionalism of their support. Very user-friendly and intuitive interface. No intrusive ads or pushing for additional services. We stopped receiving complaints from our clients and we believe this was the main problem that we managed to solve with the help of G-Core!
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    Pros
    F5
    • Load balancing using pools
    • SSL offloading
    • iRules for threat handling
    Incentivized
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    Gcore
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    F5
    • The GUI icons are very small and Overall UI can use some refreshing
    • The training on the tool is not easily available and mostly involves a high cost
    • The support or third party implementation teams could use some improvement
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    Gcore
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    F5
    While parent policies help simplify the deployment, the UI definitely could be more straight forward and simplified for troubleshooting and tuning
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    Gcore
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    F5
    F5 Advanced Firewall Manager has been a solid, strong solution to both keep our systems safe and being seamless for our end users. Most of the time, the end-user is not impacted and does not even know F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is running which is exactly what we are looking for.
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    Gcore
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is a bit easier to initially set up than F5 Advanced Firewall Manager but not as robust in its ability to manage different devices with different profiles. Different machines need different access and F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is better at allowing flexibility in identifying different devices and managing what they can access.
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    Gcore
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    F5
    • When we had to decide on whether to buy different hardware our team were all in support of renewal for F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager]
    • F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager] requires proper training on tools and clear concepts of packets, headers, and content to create WAF policies
    • Overall, we are satisfied by the ROI provided by our F5 AFM and GTMs
    Incentivized
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    Gcore
    • With their plans we've had huge cost savings. I used to use Cloudfare and they don't compare to G-Core Labs
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