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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)

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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Score 9.2 out of 10
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F5 states that the "brain" of the BIG-IP platform, Local Traffic Manager (LTM) intelligently manages network traffic so applications are always fast, available, and secure.N/A
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
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Chose F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
We use both products and performed well.
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Vice-President
Chose F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
We are using both of them for load balancing and our web apps firewall.
Verified User
Engineer
Chose F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
We combine the AWAF and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager to not only deliver high performance apps but also secure the apps against so many kinds of threats.
Verified User
Engineer
Chose F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
The F5 LTMs integrate great with the F5 DNS appliances and makes on the fly decisions using iquery. We have two HA data centers that the F5 LTMs are used in and integrate great with teh F5 DNS servers.
Verified User
Engineer
Chose F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) was the most robust and highest performing ADC product.
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Consultant
Chose F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) has more features, cost is higher in some scenarios, lower in others
Mohammed Younus Siddiqui | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mohammed Younus Siddiqui
Network Security Engineer
Chose F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
As far as I know, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) from F5 is the best and the number of features is unmatched compared to its competitors. The first-time setup is also quick and easy and the product behaves as a full proxy which is rarely seen. The support is good and …
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User Ratings
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(20 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Likelihood to Recommend
F5
There was a need to have the DR environment to be available actively but not to send the traffic unless the production is down The F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) priority feature helped achieving it. It was well suited in handling the HTTP headers using polices and iRules. It was less appropriate from the application security perspective in the current version. But after attending the AppWorld 2024, I see a lot of ways to protect the network and the application with several features.
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Anonymous
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Pros
F5
  • Does web traffic management very well.
  • To allow API's to work with our in house services
  • To make intelligent load balancing decisions.
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Anonymous
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Cons
F5
  • Time investment in creating Virtual Servers across many LTMs
  • Ability to change object names after creation
  • Support ability to troublshoot iRUles
CW
Chris Woods
Senior Network Designer
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F5
As far as I know, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) from F5 is the best and the number of features is unmatched compared to its competitors. The first-time setup is also quick and easy and the product behaves as a full proxy which is rarely seen. The support is good and also the help articles are numerous.
Mohammed Younus Siddiqui | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mohammed Younus Siddiqui
Network Security Engineer
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Return on Investment
F5
  • Negative impact in that it makes it very easy for applications to be spun up but cleanup of old/ unused deployments do not happen causing resources to be consumed unnecessarily
  • When used in a multiblade viprion guest, issues with backplane and blade replication causing impact
  • Ability to deploy multiple instances helped with network segmentation
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Anonymous
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