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F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect vs. Lumen Cloud Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Score 9.0 out of 10
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F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is a solution used to more easily and securely network across public clouds, hybrid clouds, and edge sites via an agile SaaS-based service. Users can rapidly connect instances deployed across multiple cloud regions and/or different cloud providers using Distributed Cloud Network Connect and its automated provisioning, integrated service stack, and end-to-end visibility. Cloud instances will be connected in minutes and always visible for rapid troubleshooting.N/A
Lumen Cloud Connect
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Lumen Cloud Connect (replacing the former CenturyLink® Cloud Connect) delivers virtualized networking functionality to public and private clouds — Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and many other leading public and private cloud environments. Its Wavelength, Carrier Ethernet and IP VPN connectivity options meet today’s hybrid cloud business requirements. Available dynamic SDN-based controls can provide a network experience that matches…N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectLumen Cloud Connect
Considered Both Products
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
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Anonymous
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
📈 Centralized Observability
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Anonymous
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Similar, very similar to both. The main difference has been existing relationships with F5 as a partner and future potential for layering on future advanced services on top later. Often a difficult sell initially as both competitors have larger networks, but often can outclass …
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Anonymous
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect provided ease of connectivity compared to other platforms out there in the industry
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Anonymous
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
LTM provides similar analytics but the F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is able to see more at a central level.
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Destry Watson
Sr Solution Architect
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
In my opinion, F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is the Best product on the market and easy to set up for Day 1 Protection
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Andres Gonzalez
Jefe de infraestructura
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), F5 BIG-IP DNS, F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense and F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
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Mariano Perez
Att lab manager
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Acoording to the strategy, Azure is not an option to deploy solutions, that is why F5 was chosen
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Anonymous
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Alibaba Cloud WAF
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Rudra Pandey
Network Security Professional
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
This software as a service (SaaS) links, divides, and protects network traffic over one or more edge sites, data centers, and public clouds. It offers the adaptability needed to operate across many transit choices, such as the F5 Global Network, private corporate networks, and …
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Anonymous
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Global Connect. It is easy to use. Installation is easy.
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Anonymous
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
I am a new user of the product
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Anonymous
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Professional support
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Yegor Devyatovskiy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Yegor Devyatovskiy
Lead Network Engineer
Chose F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
Aviatrix operates like a slightly different version of XC. Mostly it relies on routing, where cloud connect takes a whole stack into consideration. Not sure if XC can fully replace Aviatrix, but after a couple of implementations, it may become apparent. There are similar …
Lumen Cloud Connect

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User Ratings
F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectLumen Cloud Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
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Performance
8.4
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Ease of integration
8.7
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User Testimonials
F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectLumen Cloud Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect Would be incredibly useful when having to juggle multiple cloud providers. Also XC would be fantastic for standardization and consistency of the whole networking stack. It may be less useful for incredibly specialized cases where very specific traffic manipulation is needed. Any use-cases with heavy APM usage would have to be carefully considered as those features didn’t make it into XC yet.
Yegor Devyatovskiy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Yegor Devyatovskiy
Lead Network Engineer
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Pros
  • Centralized Hybrid ingress for our cloud workloads
  • Centralized ingress for our existing on-prem BIG-IP devices
  • Application visibility to address end-to-end visibility into the end-user experience
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Cons
  • The support model needs a quite a bit of work. I personally have experienced an outage on the platform. due to mis-configureation Although the outage was due to engineer error it took over 2 hours before we were able to speak to an engineer
  • Proxy v2 protocol to allow our organization to capture and view the source IP address
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Anonymous
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Likelihood to Renew
Architectural change with a focus on multi-cloud
Diego Apas Ibrahim | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Performance
The SaaS control plane and reporting analytics run on a high-speed cloud backend, so pages load quickly and complex global telemetry reports compile in just a few seconds. Furthermore, the platform acts as a lightweight overlay that offloads processing to F5's private backbone, meaning it won't introduce latency or slow down your integrated applications.
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Alternatives Considered
This software as a service (SaaS) links, divides, and protects network traffic over one or more edge sites, data centers, and public clouds. It offers the adaptability needed to operate across many transit choices, such as the F5 Global Network, private corporate networks, and cloud provider linkages. Additionally, faster time to resolution and more effective issue management are achieved by end-to-end monitoring and troubleshooting.
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Rudra Pandey
Network Security Professional
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Return on Investment
  • Remove VPN
  • Reduction of investment in operational support
  • Uptime availability
  • Access to specialized advice and support
  • Eliminar VPN
  • Reducción de inversión en soporte operativo
  • Disponibilidad uptime
  • Acceso a asesoría y soporte especializado
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andres gonzalez
Jefe de infraestructura
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