F5 BIG-IP vs. FortiDDoS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 BIG-IP
Score 9.2 out of 10
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F5 BIG-IP software from Seattle-based F5 Networks is a load balancing and application protection solution suite available on cloud or via virtual editions, on a subscription or perpetual licensing basis.N/A
FortiDDoS
Score 6.0 out of 10
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FortiDDoS is a DDoS prevention product available as a hardware appliance or a hybrid on-premise/cloud software solution. Scope of Protection The FortiDDoS product offered by Fortinet differentiates itself from other products in the industry by providing comprehensive protection at multiple layers of the OSI model. It offers integrated protection at layer 3 (network layer), layer 4 (transport layer), and layer 7 (application layer) to defend against a wide range of…N/A
Pricing
F5 BIG-IPFortiDDoS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
F5 BIG-IPFortiDDoS
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
F5 BIG-IPFortiDDoS
Best Alternatives
F5 BIG-IPFortiDDoS
Small Businesses
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
NGINX
NGINX
Score 9.1 out of 10
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
NGINX
NGINX
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
F5 BIG-IPFortiDDoS
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(265 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(140 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.6
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 BIG-IPFortiDDoS
Likelihood to Recommend
F5
LTM's scope of action goes beyond load balancing. Tools for control, governance, and application enhancement, as well as APIs like iRULE, are very important for day-to-day operations. Furthermore, the F5 BIG-IP WAF offers exceptional security. Advanced firewall and routing functionalities are helpful in more complex environments. O LTM possui um escopo de atuacao que vai alem do balanceamento. Ferramentas para controle, governanca e aprimoramento de aplicacoes e API como iRULE sao muito iportantes para o dia a dia a operacao. Alem disso o WAF do F5 BIG-IP tem uma qualidade de seguranca exceptional. As funcionalidades avancadas de firewall e roteamento ajudam em ambientes mais complexos. This review was originally written in Portuguese and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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Fortinet
It is suitable for use in the transaction service environment on the Internet, such as Web Service, Mobile App, Cloud Micro Service, blockchain trading platform, VDI for Work at Home. Not suitable for use in the company's internal decentralized trading system.
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Pros
F5
  • My company is kind of like it's a safe thing if you log in and you provide another second login to get the code to log in, confirm that it's a correct that you are logged into the account and it just provides more for the company
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Fortinet
  • FortiDDos solves the loss of business money caused by previous attacks that we have faced. Our company's business is mainly to provide Internet APP manufacturers with their client-side cash transaction services.
  • Can react quickly when it is subjected to a malicious attack. Can quickly assist us in the follow-up response processing.
  • It can be integrated with our existing NOC management platform. Has played complete monitoring and management capabilities.
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Cons
F5
  • I think a couple of challenges. One, I mean the cost, it's not an inexpensive product, but I think it's probably parity with value, maybe a little on the pricey side of things.
  • As far as features and what we'd like to see more cloud native type experiences like where NGINX and F5 kind of come together, we're moving more of the cloud just like everybody else, and it's a little clunky right now.
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Fortinet
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Likelihood to Renew
F5
Stability of product and easy way to have account manager contact. F5 support team is also always available to help with major issues. Last year during the major OS upgrade F5 team and F5 leadership always shared clear information and F5 team was dedicated to help us to have it closed in record time
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Fortinet
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Usability
F5
It is a good product to use but right now it is lacking the automation of certificates, management of iRules and automation of certain configuration. Also creating an APM policy from scratch with many APM agents take a long time due to slow load times of the GUI and the need to create everything from scratch every time. It's tough to reuse the configuration.
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Fortinet
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Support Rating
F5
I've supported F5 for three different companies. Our F5 support has been very consistent, regardless who the customer is. F5 technicians are very experienced and provide good support, even when issues are more related to knowledge than they are with the ability of the product to do what you need it to do.
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Fortinet
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In-Person Training
F5
Practical cases and hands on , many hours of training with tipical cases
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Fortinet
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Implementation Rating
F5
implementation is fine
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Fortinet
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Alternatives Considered
F5
We are recently not evaluating, but we have started the deployment for WAF and we're using GTM, LTM, you name it. F5, we are using all of them.
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Fortinet
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Return on Investment
F5
  • The F5 BIG-IP has improved all our load balancing needs, we have over 400 LTM VIPs in our environment this all use to be done with DNS round Robin configurations.
  • we have created unique APM solutions to support our external customer base
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Fortinet
  • Provide our business area grows 60% year by year
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