F5 BIG-IP vs. Imperva Application Firewall

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BIG-IP
Score 8.8 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. The BIG-IP suite of products supports a wide range of security and application performance needs. The suite includes BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) traffic management and optimization, BIG-IP DNS, BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) identity and password protection, BIG-IP Application…N/A
Imperva Application Firewall
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) stops attacks with near-zero false positives and a global SOC to ensure organizations are protected from the latest attacks minutes after they are discovered in the wild.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BIG-IPImperva Application Firewall
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
F5 BIG-IPImperva Application Firewall
Considered Both Products
BIG-IP
Chose F5 BIG-IP
F5 interface is better and more user friendly and the technology is just better. F5 WAF is better and easier to integrate than Imperva WAF which I have seen introduce latency.
Chose F5 BIG-IP
More capabilities in the F5 BIG-IP platform.
Imperva Application Firewall

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Top Pros

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Features
F5 BIG-IPImperva Application Firewall
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
F5 BIG-IP
7.1
10 Ratings
15% below category average
Imperva Application Firewall
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Ratings
AES 256-bit Encryption7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Kill Switch6.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support6.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Split Tunneling6.84 Ratings00 Ratings
IP Address Masking7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Wi-Fi Protection5.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections7.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Support Services8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
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F5 BIG-IPImperva Application Firewall
Small Businesses
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Score 9.2 out of 10
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Score 9.2 out of 10
F5 Advanced WAF
F5 Advanced WAF
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
F5 BIG-IPImperva Application Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(116 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.3
(6 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 BIG-IPImperva Application Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
F5
I really do think it's well suited for any placement on the edge, especially with the WAF portion. APM is a whole different module unto itself that allows for VPN Connect connectivity, web top access. So it really is for these modules anyway, an edge appliance for us and not really usable in the interior of the network.
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Imperva
Incapsula as a Web Application Firewall is fantastic and very well priced compared to other products in the market. Load balancing supports management of multiple development and live environments, rewrite rules and behaviour rules to migrate traffic between sites and allow switching between different endpoints. The reporting features allow you too see the level of traffic instantly
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Pros
F5
  • Easy connection: you can connect to your corporate network with two clicks.
  • IP restriction: F5 has a list of possible insecure IP numbers, if someone tries to connect using one of these numbers, F5 BIG-IP won't connect.
  • Always on feature: Very handy feature, if you install always on, you won't need to click connect.
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Imperva
  • Security
  • Reporting
  • Oversight
  • Redirections
  • Rules
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Cons
F5
  • I think the policy configuration that had some improvements on the ASM word things, improvements may be on the signatures that would be good because it's a little bit confusing on the ASL, how they are updated and deployed, and this staging. So that's something that could be.
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Imperva
  • The portal has recently been redesigned, finding previous sections will take time to familarise
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Likelihood to Renew
F5
Only way to to this type of tasks
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Imperva
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Usability
F5
Great customization and easy to use help reference menus
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Imperva
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Support Rating
F5
On the occasions when we've had to engage f5 support, they have been great. They have always resolved our issues quickly and been easy to work with and professional. The reason I give them a 10 out of 10, however, is because when we've had issues that have crossed over between the f5 BIG-IP, our Cisco switches, and our Microsoft IIS server the f5 support representatives have been extremely knowledgeable about every product and device involved and have been able to troubleshoot end-to-end without having to engage other vendors.
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Imperva
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Implementation Rating
F5
implementation is fine
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Imperva
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Alternatives Considered
F5
F5 BIG-IP is my first F5 product that I have stared to work, and it brings me more experience doing a lot of migration upgrades from old code version to new code. The way F5 has all configuration help us to develop scrips to improve our process.
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Imperva
When going out to market we reviewed several products to compare. What we discovered was that Incapsula offered the best value and everything that we needed for a business of our size. We are able to "bolt on" bandwidth and functionality as the requirement grows, or scale down if no longer required.
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Return on Investment
F5
  • Having a load balancer of F5 helps to address large traffic limit on organisation's application
  • This means that organisation gets a lot of revenue due to the usage of their application
  • Hence provide a very positive impact onthe inverment or ROl of the organisation
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Imperva
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