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    F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/AF5 Networks provides the SSL Orchestrator, a high-performance decryption, analysis, and re-encryption tool for SSL/TLS traffic across the network to locate threats or data exfiltration efforts concealed in encrypted traffic.N/A

    Observium

    Score6.1 out of 10
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    F5 BIG-IP SSL OrchestratorObservium
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    F5 BIG-IP SSL OrchestratorObservium
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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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    User Ratings
    F5 BIG-IP SSL OrchestratorObservium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
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    Usability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
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    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    F5 BIG-IP SSL OrchestratorObservium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    F5 SSL Orchestrator is an ideal software to address the blind spots of the encryption of incoming and outgoing traffic, this is because it provides a high visibility of the traffic. By having a management based on policies allows to carry out a simpler management and obtain a more integration easy with existing infrastructures. It is ideal for reducing costs as it allows the creation of dynamic devices, thereby evaluating whether the traffic should be decrypted or not.
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    Observium
    • If you are on a budget, this is one heck of a tool for the price (including the ~$200/year for the Pro subscription).
    • If you are OK with maintaining and updating open source tools, this is a great tool.
    • If you are afraid of the Linux command line or live in a Windows-centric world, this might not be the tool for you.
    • If you can't stand things occasionally not working, this is probably not a good fit.
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    Pros
    F5
    • its very secure
    • it had 2 step authentication
    • it was cost effective to the company
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    Observium
    • Automatic device discovery.
    • Scalability
    • Real-time monitoring.
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    Cons
    F5
    • It is a software with a somewhat complex documentation so when you are in doubt it is difficult to solve it through its documentation.
    • A good knowledge is required in the management of the software, because although its implementation is flexible, carrying it out in the appropriate way guarantees good operation.
    • Its price can be somewhat high if it is a small company, however considering its high versatility the investment is worth it.
    • Learning curve somewhat steep, but you can count on the support of your support team.
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    Observium
    • Documentation
    • Community support
    • Easy to set up but hard to customise fully
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    Usability
    F5
    its very easy to use and user friendly
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    Observium
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    Support Rating
    F5
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    Observium
    It's open source. Your mileage may vary. Sometimes the provided documentation is beyond frustrating, other times it's right on the mark.
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    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    OpenSSL is a simple software to use, with a complete documentation and an easy installation and ideal for encrypting and decrypting and making certificates, however F5 SSL Orchestrator can be implemented in different ways, it provides a high visibility of the traffic which does not miss any threat It wants to hide in encrypted traffic, but its biggest advantage is that it helps to better manage and does not provide static but dynamic devices so it is possible to decrypt once or encrypt once, it is for all these powerful features that F5 SSL Orchestrator was chosen.
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    Observium
    I haven't used other products that are similar to Observium. Observium is an open tool, with a robust feature set. There are elements of comparable monitoring across other tools, but nothing I've seen that is a complete parallel in terms of feature set and visualizations. If I were asked, I wouldn't have another tool to recommend over Observium.
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • By providing a high vision of inbound and outbound traffic, we manage to avoid the entry of threats and the exposure or loss of data from our business infrastructure.
    • Its policy based management is very helpful, since it is much simpler to manage SSL traffic and to be aware of any attack coming from it and to apply security controls to all business traffic.
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    Observium
    • It is good for DC admin.
    • Only positive impact.
    • Highly recommended.
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