F5 Silverline Managed Services vs Imperva Web Application Firewall comparison

F5 Silverline Managed Services vs. Imperva Web Application Firewall

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Categories and Ranking

F5 Silverline Managed Services

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

20th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (11th)

Imperva Web Application Fir...

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of F5 Silverline Managed Services is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Imperva Web Application Firewall is 7.0%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Unique Categories:

Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection

1.9%

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Featured Reviews

Rifqi Pratama Nugraha

Assistant Manager Application Security Team at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Feb 13, 2023

Good security and protection but needs better pricing

We primarily use the solution for config or application security policies on web application firewalls. It's to protect applications that are internet-facing. There's port protection as well. The initial setup is very straightforward. The security and protection on offer are pretty good. We'd…

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Mitesh D Patel

Senior Technical Consultant- Cyber Security at Ivalue Infosolution

Apr 18, 2024

Effectively defends against threats like cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and others

It does bring value. For example, consider a BFSI customer. Their application is critical and represents their brand. Without a WAF, an attack could take their application down, harming their reputation. It leads to hampering the customer's workflow. With an Imperva WAF, they protect against attacks like DDoS or SQL injection, ensuring their application remains available and customers are happy. That's the main benefit for both the customer and the organization. The impact depends on the customer's use case. If their business primarily operates online, a CDN is beneficial for traffic optimization. Moreover, the integration options depend on the specific use case of our customers. Generally, integration capabilities are good with SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) parts.

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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

"The most valuable feature of F5 Silverline Managed Services is the benchmark performance."

"The initial setup is very straightforward."

"The most valuable feature of F5 Silverline Managed Services is it becomes similar to a distributed architecture."

"The most valuable feature of F5 Silverline Managed Services is its cloud-native functionality and the high level of protection it provides."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"The most important feature is that they have seven firewall protection, to protect our web servers."

"Most vendors fulfill the requirements for standard DDoS protection, but F5 Silverline Managed Services has a better understanding of defending web applications like HTTP and can mitigate more bot activity than any other vendor."

"It's a good front end for public infrastructure"

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"The most valuable features of Imperva Web Application Firewall are the monitoring of databases and the dashboards are easy to understand."

"The solution integrates seamlessly with other tools and has a good alert mechanism."

"Learning mode and custom policies are helpful features."

"The most valuable features of the Imperva Web Application Firewall are performance and flexibility. We can extend or customize the box itself."

"Imperva WAF's strongest features are the detection of web application threats and vulnerabilities in the source code."

"There are a number of features that are valuable such as the account takeover and various antivirus features."

"The solution is very scalable. It is one of the most important features. You can also expand resources and features as well."

"Imperva is a Gartner leader, so its scalability, performance, and features are excellent."

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Cons

"F5 Silverline Managed Services can improve by reducing the price."

"We'd like more AI to be used. Right now, they don't use it enough."

"The navigation is difficult to use."

"The price of F5 Silverline Managed Services could be better."

"The price is high in comparison to other products."

"In terms of the scalability, this part is always so confusing because they are checking for packet count. Also, after an attack, they said that the throughput must be from gigabits but then I check my bandwidth and it is already done in gigabits. So it is a little bit confusing."

"I just hope the price can be cheaper."

"F5 Silverline Web Application Firewall, being a new product in the market or comparatively related to a new product, currently supports less number of PoPs. They should introduce more PoPs. The current number of PoPs that they have is around 10 or 12, which is still relatively less as compared to 2,400 plus PoPs that Akamai offers. The user latency or the number of hops a user needs before reaching the actual web application is less in Akamai because it has its internal fabric to route the traffic. They need to spin up more data to increase its traffic handling capability. They can also include the bot detection capability, though it is a pretty advanced functionality. If they could include DataDome like functionality, that is, bot prediction, then F5 Silverline Web Application Firewall will be top-notch in the market."

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"The reporting is missing some features, such as: only two export formats, and the time period does not include the last day, week, year."

"The initial setup could be simplified. Every time you have to install the solution you have to get in touch with support or somebody that can to do that for you."

"Imperva Web Application Firewall could improve the API integration. It was complex for us. Additionally, The onboarding could be better."

"The UI interface needs improvement."

"It would be helpful to have a "recommended deployment", or even a list of basic features that should either be used or turned on by default."

"The solution works for particular zones but isn't always the best solution for all zones."

"An improvement for Imperva WAF would be to reduce the number of false positives and create more strong use cases based on AI/ML or behavioral analytics."

"Their portal is very limited and needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of F5 Silverline Managed Services could be better, they are not very flexible. The price of the solution is based on the requirements of the enterprise."

"The price of F5 Silverline Managed Services could be reduced."

"The product’s pricing is reasonable."

"F5 Silverline Web Application Firewall works based on your bandwidth. They look at the clean bandwidth and do the pricing. 20% of a total pipe would be a clean bandwidth. The list price or a non-negotiated price for F5 Silverline Web Application Firewall would be around $2,200 per application per year for everything that you need. When you get into an enterprise kind of a setup, they negotiate this to the last bit. I would easily take 20% on that, which would be the cost, but it should cover all your Advance WAF features, bot protection, tech campaign, etc. It is built as a package and gives you most of the capability. You don't get the mobile SDK, which is an additional license. Mobile SDK is required only if you're buying or if you have a mobile application, and you are going to instrument F5 or Imperva into your mobile appliance. This anyways would be an additional module. It doesn't come within the WAF, but it is a WAF feature."

"There are some licenses that you have to buy to use some features. Its price could be better. Price is always important because, at the end of the day, customers have a budget. If you can meet the budget, you can sell, and if you don't, you cannot sell."

"Licensing can range from one to twenty thousand dollars annually. Additionally, some features, including software support, require an annual subscription as well."

"The price of Imperva Web Application Firewalls is expensive compared to others."

"Imperva Web Application Firewall price is higher compared to other solutions. However, everything is included in the price."

"Imperva Web Application Firewall's pricing is expensive."

"Imperva Web Application Firewall is expensive."

"The cost of this solution depends on the platform."

"Imperva’s pricing is a bit higher in the market since it offers a full-blown WAF."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

12%

Insurance Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Is Citrix ADC (formerly Netscaler) the best ADC to use and if not why?

For ADC, any ADC can do a good job. But in case if you want to add WAF functionality to the same ADC hardware you have to look for other ADC's like F5, Imperva, Radware, Fortinet, etc.

What do you like most about F5 Silverline Managed Services?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Silverline Managed Services?

The product’s pricing is reasonable.

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?

My recommendation is Imperva.

DDoS solutions: Any other solutions to consider aside from Radware DefensePro and F5 Silverline DDoS Protection?

You can have a look to Imperva Cloud WAF, the anti-DDoS mitigation is under 1s and works very well. I observed a lot of DDoS attacks that were well managed (even not seen by the customer) by Imperv...

Which Web Application Firewall (WAF) would you recommend? R&S or Imperva?

Imperva is a strong choice, given their security focus and ongoing R&D into the product in areas such as bot management.

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Also Known As

F5 Silverline Web Application Firewall, F5 Silverline DDoS Protection

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Overview

F5's Silverline Managed Services is a SaaS solution delivering DDoS protection, managed Web Application Firewall (WAF) services, and managed Shape Security Fraud and Anti-bot solutions.

Silverline services include 24x7 access to F5's Security Operations Center (SOC). F5's expert security professionals use F5 products with state-of-the-art security tools to ensure the best protection possible. As an add-on to Silverline DDoS or WAF services, Silverline Threat Intelligence integrates dynamic lists of threatening IP addresses to give context for policy decisions.

Imperva Web Application Firewall is a versatile solution that protects web applications and databases from various attacks, including DDoS, cross-site scripting, and SQL injection attacks. It offers data security, availability, and access control and can be deployed on-premises or on the cloud.

The solution has good security against web attacks and offers advanced bot protection, API security, and mitigation features. Imperva WAF is easy to configure and deploy; it has good customer service and an excellent user interface.

Sample Customers

City Bank, Ricacorp Properties, Miele, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office

BlueCross BlueShield, eHarmony, EMF Broadcasting, GE Healthcare, Metro Bank, The Motley Fool, Siemens

F5 Silverline Managed Services vs. Imperva Web Application Firewall