F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) vs Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange comparison

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96% willing to recommend
 

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Categories and Ranking

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Man...
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
117
Ranking in other categories
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (1st)
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
ZTNA as a Service (1st), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category, the mindshare of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is 13.1%, down from 16.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is 0.2%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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ZTNA as a Service
17.5%
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
10.8%
 

Featured Reviews

KO
Jun 20, 2022
Reasonably priced, performs well, with responsive, and helpful technical support
It depends on the use case. However, if you are not interested in the application side, F5 would be useful. If you just want a load balancer that balances multiple servers, that's all you need. Not basic, but basic to intermediate material. F5 takes first place with no one even close to matching it. However, if you want to go deeper and more advanced, you should look into NGINX or any other vendor that has more options or more features. As a network engineer, I am totally happy with the product. I would rate F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) a nine out of ten.
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KK
May 30, 2023
Provides increased security with endpoint protection along several features on a single platform
As IT integrators, we are using the solution for application control, URL filtering, sandboxing, and antivirus. We have modules with data leak prevention and cloud browser isolation, device posture checking, related to the access because we are also using it for the ZTNA services, but it's not…
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I was able to simply and quickly set up the WAF rules and security, and also set up easily complex policies and rules which gave me some great features to redirect."
"The support from F5 BIG-IP LTM is good."
"F5 has many capabilities for load balancing and web application firewall features."
"The solution is easy to install. It's a straightforward process."
"This is a solution that does what it's supposed to do at the price point."
"It is stable."
"It has so many features. ​First of all, it has a full proxy architecture, it has multiple modules. The best feature is the WAF, the web application firewall module. It also has cashing type capabilities. It has all kinds of load-balancing algorithms based on your IT requirements."
"I think F5's tech support may be better than Citrix's because they mainly focus on the ADC product, but Citrix support covers Hypervisor, XenMobile, FAS, and ADC. And from my experience, sometimes, we face some issues that Citrix cannot handle."
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"The solution offers a simplified network infrastructure and security functions and it enables secure remote access for the users"
"The most valuable features of Zscaler Private Access are reliability, scalability, and availability."
"The scalability is pretty good."
"SASE's most valuable features are proxy and content filtering."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to establish connectivity for remote users and remote endpoints. It offers a high level of granularity compared to typical VPNs, which also encapsulate a lot of I/O."
"The VPN is great for the stability on offer and for the cloud updates and insights you can get."
"The most valuable feature of Zscaler Private Access is we do not have to connect to a VPN, it is seamless. It is more convenient for us because we use one agent to cover the internet and VPN access."
"It has some good data security and WIP features, providing secure Internet access."
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Cons

"The synchronization does works fairly well. However, if I were to make changes, I would make it easier to start the sync process."
"Initial setup is tricky, if you do not understand the design of this product."
"F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager could improve by having an FNI feature for a single source to multi-domain load balancing."
"The product is expensive."
"It requires a particular skill or training before being able to manage it."
"The logging features are too limited and do not give us a solid understanding of what's happening."
"The solution could improve the documentation."
"Certificate management needs improvement. I would like automated deployment of new certificates without manual intervention to be in the next release of this product."
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"The interface needs a bit of work."
"Setup is a bit complex because there are many steps that need to be taken before onboarding and activating the solution."
"It would be better if the Zscaler Private Access team made it easier for people to find subscriptions on the portal, mainly information on what my customers subscribed to or the type of licenses purchased."
"There is some issue while accessing the portal. It takes too long."
"Zscaler Private Access needs to improve its collaboration with applications without compromising security."
"Conflicts arise if you do not have the same management teams on the product."
"To enhance their offering, it is advisable for them to focus on strengthening the foundation of their architecture. Additionally, they should consider integrating a broader range of services that go beyond what managed service providers typically offer independently."
"While Zscaler supports client-initiated connections, it does not support server-initiated connections. This is a feature that Zscaler may consider adding in the future."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"This product is costly from a licensing perspective considering its competitors."
"If your IT budget is good, go for it."
"The licensing strategy for F5 is good."
"Great product for the money. But they can get really expensive, so get what meets your needs."
"Compared to using open-source products, the prices are not cheap."
"The pricing is inclusive of many features."
"The price of the solution is sometimes expensive."
"It's not a cheap product, but there are no other replacements for what we do with it."
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"The solution is expensive."
"The price is competitive."
"Pricing for Zscaler Private Access is moderate. It's acceptable, though I can't give you the exact price currently. It's not too expensive, and on a scale of one to five, I would rate it a four out of five in terms of pricing."
"It has been relatively reasonable for what it does. Some of the additional license costs based on the advanced next-generation firewall functions are quite high, and they should have certain features ready and available as a baseline rather than having to purchase additional licenses for it. Overall, the cost seems reasonable."
"My company is a Zscaler Private Access partner, so the customers pay for the license fees."
"The pricing is quite high, especially when it comes to the gateway."
"The pricing is expensive and on the higher end. Honestly, in my opinion, it is not worth the price."
"Zscaler SASE software is quite expensive compared to other solutions"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about F5 BIG-IP?
The support from F5 BIG-IP LTM is good.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 BIG-IP?
There are a few licensing options available for F5 BIG-IP LTM. You can have a perpetual license which is a lifetime license. You then only need to renew the support, if you choose to open a ticket ...
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What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP?
The pricing must be more flexible. We get billed for firewalls based on the usage. It will be helpful if the solution provides such flexibility.
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What is the better solution - Prisma Access or Zscaler Private Access?
We looked into Prisma Access before choosing Zscaler Private Access (ZPA). Palo Alto’s Prisma Access is a secure access service edge (SASE) designed to deliver network security in a cloud-deliver...
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What do you like most about Zscaler SASE?
The most valuable features of Zscaler Private Access are reliability, scalability, and availability.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zscaler SASE?
Zscaler SASE is quite expensive compared to other solutions. The price is not fixed and it does not include all of the features, so my advice for organizations would be to evaluate their specific n...
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Compared 6% of the time
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Compared 19% of the time
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Compared 10% of the time
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Compared 8% of the time
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Compared 6% of the time
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Compared 5% of the time
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May 2024
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Also Known As

F5 BIG-IP, BIG-IP LTM, F5 ASM, Viprion, F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition , Crescendo Networks Application Delivery Controller, BIG IP
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Overview

F5 BIG-IP LTM optimizes the speed and reliability of your apps via both network and application layers. Using real-time protocol and traffic management decisions based on app and server and connection management conditions, and TCP and content offloading, BIG-IP LTM dramatically improves application and infrastructure responsiveness. BIG-IP LTM's architecture includes protocol awareness to control traffic for the most important applications. BIG-IP LTM tracks the dynamic performance levels of servers and delivers SSL performance and visibility for inbound and outbound traffic, to protect the user experience by encrypting everything from the client to the server.

BIG-IP LTM provides enterprise-class Application Delivery Controller (ADC). You get granular layer 7 control, SSL offloading and acceleration capabilities, and advanced scaling technologies that deliver performance and reliability on-demand. The highly optimized TCP/IP stack combines TCP/IP techniques and improvements in the latest RFCs with extensions to minimize the effect of congestion and packet loss and recovery. Independent testing tools and customer experiences show LTM's TCP stack delivers up to a 2x performance gain for users and a 4x increase in bandwidth efficiency.

The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange enables fast, secure connections and allows your employees to work from anywhere using the internet as the corporate network. Based on the zero trust principle of least-privileged access, it provides comprehensive security using context-based identity and policy enforcement.

The Zero Trust Exchange operates across 150 data centers worldwide, ensuring that the service is close to your users, co-located with the cloud providers and applications they are accessing, such as Microsoft 365 and AWS. It guarantees the shortest path between your users and their destinations, providing comprehensive security and an amazing user experience.

 

Sample Customers

Riken, TransUnion, Tepco Systems Administration, Daejeon University, G&T Bank, Danamon, CyberAgent Inc.
Siemens, AutoNation, GE, NOV
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