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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AF5's BIG-IQ provides centralized management of app services and security policies.N/A

    Perforce P4

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/APerforce P4 (formerly Helix Core) is the company's version control and peer code review solution. Perforce offers add-on products for code review for free, and Git support products.N/A
    Pricing
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementPerforce P4
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    Pricing Offerings
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementPerforce P4
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    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-IQ Centralized ManagementPerforce P4
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    F5
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    33%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    40%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    20%
    Happy with the feature set
    3 Answers
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    1 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    55%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    Features
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementPerforce P4
    Version Control Software Features
    Comparison of Version Control Software Features features of F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management and Perforce P4
    Feature
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management
    -
    Ratings
    Perforce P4
    7.9
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Branching and Merging00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Version History00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Version Control Collaboration Tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Pull Requests00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Code Review Tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Project Access Control00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Automated Testing Integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Issue Tracking Integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Branch Protection00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementPerforce P4
    Small Businesses
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    GitHub
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Git
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Git
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementPerforce P4
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.1
    (15 ratings)
    6.5
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    6.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    4.3
    (12 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementPerforce P4
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management works perfectly in Software upgrades and simple daily changes. We are successfully using it to create and or delete objects. It doesn`t works well when we need reports. I usually have to create custom scripts to get a list of objects, for example. Performance is also something that could be improved in Big-IQ
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    Perforce Software
    While Perforce Helix is the best version control software out there, it can also be used to track your documentation, training videos and materials, and requirements. If you have strict compliance requirements, it can be used to ensure that those requirements are satisfied. Perforce Helix is incredibly flexible and can meet the needs of individual users as well as companies with thousands of users.
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    Pros
    F5
    • Common system level changes like cipher suite customization, ssh protocol settings etc can be pushed to all F5 gear through one click of a button
    • Enterprise standard templates for profiles/protocols etc., can be efficiently managed across F5 gear through a single interface
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    Perforce Software
    • The branching mechanisms in Perforce allow for an enormous codebase to be duplicated into release versions weekly with little impact upon things such as the speed of queries against the version control.
    • Action triggers permit such things as automated builds of software versions, dynamic messaging when issues are identified either within or prior to a build process, and much more.
    • Locking provides the ability to prevent modifications of stable, tested versions in order to ensure validity when they are released.
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    Cons
    F5
    • There a lack of the going forward to next
    • The second site product does not do what we need and we are forced to write our own scripts
    • Many of the alerting that was in enterprise management is no longer in F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management
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    Perforce Software
    • Perforce tends to feel backwards in how it approaches certain tasks, like branching and integrating - even once you figure out how it wants you to perform these tasks, you will likely forget when it comes around to the next time you need to do them again.
    • Perforce has a higher price tag, comparatively.
    • Perforce make some tasks very easy, and yet other tasks very difficult - it doesn't always seem to have found its target user's proficiency.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    There is some room for improvement around RBAC. The access to certain features, options and menus is not straightforward and not that granular.
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    Perforce Software
    We are fully committed to our use of Perforce. It works well within our organization and our desire to share our code base with our customers. Their support staff are responsive, inquisitive, and eager to improve their software. I feel like we have a direct line to their design/feature team as they often solicit our feedback.
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    Usability
    F5
    I feel pinning policies are killing you guys when it comes to being able to add multiple LTMs that have different naming conventions.
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    Perforce Software
    With Perforce Helix, you can use it via the command line, via P4V, or any of the other APIs included with the product. It is extremely easy for new users to get up and running. Users of Perforce Helix only have to pull in the files of interest to them. Also, Perforce is very easy to script and integrate into your CI/CD pipeline. Streams allows you to have pinpoint control of your workflow, and P4Search is the absolute best--I wish Perforce (the company) would talk more about this. It is absolutely fabulous!
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    Reliability and Availability
    F5
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    Perforce Software
    In our large environment, Perforce is rarely "down". We have regular maintenance windows and from time to time Perforce can feel a little slow, but its always available. Tech support has always worked with our engineers and IT department to make sure that any real performance or stability issues are addressed quickly.
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    Support Rating
    F5
    The support is a bit complex and not straightforward. It seems there aren't many engineers supporting this platform. There are many components in the solution that makes it complex for troubleshooting. Documentation needs to be more in depth, and I have opened a few cases around cluster sync issues and objects stalled. In the end I was able to find and fix the problem.
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    Perforce Software
    I had two representatives from Perforce contact me after downloading it but never responded when I had questions. I also had a difficult time finding good training material for getting started. There is a lot of available support material when running into issues, though, because of how many large companies use it.
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    Implementation Rating
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    Perforce Software
    This rating is related to setting up an environment from an existing Perforce repository. Initial setup of Perforce as the repository for the company was done by a separate team long prior to my inception.
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    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    Of all the centralized Management platforms I have ever used, BIG-IQ is the worst. It constantly breaks and requires fixing in some way or another.
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    Perforce Software
    Git is great, I love Git. But it's not great for dealing with binary assets, even when using Git LFS. Locking is not as simple as on perforce. Git presents some problems on using for non-tech people it can get overwhelming and tech people have to come by and help.
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • Cut costs by requiring less manual hours to manage F5 OS installations
    • Great monitoring and alerting tool for general F5 gear health
    • Provides critical information for capacity planning of the F5 resources
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    Perforce Software
    • Decreased our implementation costs by allowing versioning and back out of customizations made in the field.
    • saves developers time through automation of changes between branches - they think less of the plumbing and have more time to write code.
    • Downside is training/managing expectations of new developers who come in assuming they will use Git.
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