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    F5 Distributed Cloud DNS

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMore than 75% of enterprises today operate in multiple clouds, according to the 2022 F5 State of Application Strategy Report. But a much smaller percentage are known to have implemented a cloud-based DNS (Domain Name System), which offers considerable speed and performance benefits for publishing applications. Why? It is because extending traditional DNS to all their applications across different environments, especially those running in the cloud, can be time-consuming and…N/A

    Fastly Edge Cloud Platform

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFastly, headquartered in San Francisco, offers the Fastly Edge Cloud Computing, Content Delivery Network (CDN) (formerly Fastly Deliver@Edge). Priced by bandwidth in gigabytes and number of file requests, Fastly supports image optimization, video and streaming, load balancing, and cloud security via web application firewall (WAF) and DDoS protection. Additionally, Fastly is available as a managed CDN.

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    F5 Distributed Cloud DNSFastly Edge Cloud Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Requests
    $0
    per 10,000 requests
    Next 10TB
    $0.08
    per GB/per reigon
    First 10TB
    $0.12
    per GB/per reigon
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 Distributed Cloud DNSFastly Edge Cloud Platform
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    F5 Distributed Cloud DNSFastly Edge Cloud Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
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    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    F5 Distributed Cloud DNSFastly Edge Cloud Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    Probably less appropriate for smaller, very small IT departments, but more suited like when you're doing migrations to the cloud. If it is going to be doing setups for DNS within the cloud, this will let you help you set it up so there's no loss of communication between the two.
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    Fastly
    The service is really well-suited for pretty much any site that is primarily display-driven (that is, mostly GET requests). The network is able to handle massive volumes of traffic and their POPs have spread out pretty much anywhere that it's easy to get them (so basically everywhere but China and Russia). My team witnessed several large-scale attack attempts on some high-profile websites (attacks in the 10s of millions of requests per second) that were mitigated before ever coming back to the actual application; in one case we didn't realize the attack had happened until we looked at the logs the next day. Because it's a cache store option, the default configuration does not cache POST responses, and it can be difficult to set up things like authenticated paywalls as a result.
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    Pros
    F5
    • I think probably the UI, it's very easily you could scan through and select what you're going to do, and it's kind of similar of the functionality when you compare it to say the Oracle Cloud. So you can go side by side with the windows and then just go through these level when you're going to sell like a new DNS or a new opening on that.
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    Fastly
    • Very performant and fast -- major companies have drastically reduced page load times with Fastly's edge technology.
    • Support for many types of media, including video.
    • Image add-on makes serving and manipulating images very simple.
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    Cons
    F5
    • Probably more like AI suggested customizations, like when you do something and then have something like in the background of the AI. When you start doing something, it'll show you what you previously have done and then you could select, you wouldn't have to go through the whole steps over again. It'll say this is what you've done before, do you want to do a copy? And then just modify a couple of things so you don't have to go through the whole process.
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    Fastly
    • WAF is hard to configure.
    • No comprehensive rate limiting without a pricey upgrade.
    • Account access controls are extremely limited.
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    Usability
    F5
    Very user friendly.
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    Fastly
    Fastly Edge Cloud Platform is a powerful tool with robust capabilities, but it requires deep technical knowledge to integrate effectively into existing applications. While its performance and features are excellent, the lack of a user-friendly interface and the need for advanced configuration can make it challenging for teams without experienced developers.
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    F5
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    Fastly
    It’s the fastest and most configurable.
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • I guess positive because we know when we're going to open up, say a DNS or anything, or we're going to have to set something up. We can do it quick and fast instead of having to wait longer for the different steps of how we used to do it before.
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    Fastly
    • Fastly dramatically reduces load times for clients all over the world thanks to their global system of POPs.
    • Fastly is a cost-effective choice when a highly-performant CDN is required and makes it simple to support data that is quickly invalidated.
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