Airlock vs F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) comparison

The compared Ergon Informatik and F5 solutions aren't in the same category. Ergon Informatik is ranked #20 in WAF , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 0.4% mindshare in the category. F5 is ranked #2 in ADC , with an average rating of 8.4, and holds a 15.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Ergon Informatik users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of F5 users who would recommend it.

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Airlock

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Web Application Firewall (WAF) (20th)

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Man...

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

118

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

Airlock and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Airlock is designed for Web Application Firewall (WAF) and holds a mindshare of 0.4%, up 0.4% compared to last year.
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), on the other hand, focuses on Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), holds 15.2% mindshare, down 16.3% since last year.

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Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

Featured Reviews

Tiodor Jovovic

Chief Business Officer at Sky Express

Feb 28, 2024

Provides endless features and can be adapted to every single application that exists in the world

WAF is the most beneficial feature for security posture. Our customers are more than satisfied with the user experience provided by the product. The level of detail of the configuration is the most significant aspect. We can adapt it to every single application that exists in the world. The product…

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Richard Polyak

Sr. Architect at NBC Universal

Jun 21, 2022

Reduces maintenance downtime and has a strong user community

Our primary use cases for F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager are high availability for applications and SSL offload certificates F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager helps reduce our downtime for maintenance purposes. It also offers us ease of use for the deployment of certificates onto a central…

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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

"Our customers are more than satisfied with the user experience provided by the product."

"F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) improves the resilience and quality of the application itself, the speed and the user experience for the application. The data that the users need from the application is actually acquired faster. So, it provides faster data acquisition."

"Bandwidth optimization and capacity awareness of the bandwidth are valuable features. Its video streaming capabilities are also very useful."

"We are using Application Security Manager (ASM) as a web application firewall, where there is a security signature to avoid a web level breach."

"I've worked a little bit with iRules and it is amazing."

"BIG-IP LTM's most valuable feature is that it allows you to seamlessly add more servers without impacting your application's configuration."

"It is a stable product from a stable company. Recently, they have been more focused on security as well."

"The iRule feature is very useful for inspecting HTTP. Sometimes, we use it for modifying the headers of the HTTP."

"The most valuable feature is being able to manipulate the iRules, so you can send traffic to different avenues."

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Cons

"The tool must be simplified."

"In terms of what could be improved, I would expect more integration with different platforms and more integration with the backend systems. Additionally, in the next release, I would like a more secure version."

"I would like to see better integration."

"To improve the product, they could add more load balancing solutions in Kubernetes."

"They could improve the product's ease of use. There is some confusion how to operate it."

"It reaches a point where scaling is no longer possible."

"For a future release, I would like to see more features in the cloud."

"In the LTM solution, it would be beneficial to have more algorithms for traffic segmentation or the ability to create user-defined algorithms rather than being restricted to predefined ones."

"The initial setup can take a long time."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is cheap."

"If you are planning to use security features, better to go for strong hardware and the best bundle license, which is great for web security."

"The tool is a bit expensive."

"When we purchased additional licenses for our other locations, we received a discount of between 20% and 25%."

"This solution comes with a standard license, and there are also extra licenses that can be obtained. The licenses are purchasable for durations of one, two, three, and five years. The hardware is something to consider when purchasing"

"We are on an annual license to use the solution."

"The licensing pricing seems relatively easy enough to get your head around. I would advise anyone to ensure that you have a conversation with an F5 consultant before purchasing, as you would with most products."

"There are additional costs depending on what modules or what functionality is required."

"It is a bit expensive product. Kemp Loadmaster is much cheaper than F5. Its licensing is on a yearly basis. It can be for one year or three years."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Airlock?

Our customers are more than satisfied with the user experience provided by the product.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Airlock?

The tool is cheap. We are protecting very sensitive portals. We didn't have a single incident for the last 15 years.

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What needs improvement with Airlock?

The tool must be simplified. However, if it is simplified, it will lose its competitive edge. The solution requires advanced administrators. However, it has endless features. It would be good if it...

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What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP?

Price is an area of the tool where improvements are required. I want to see CDN capabilities in the product.

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What is your primary use case for F5 BIG-IP?

I use the solution for load balancing.

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What do you like most about F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)?

The solution is robust and reliable.

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Also Known As

Airlock Suite

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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Ergon Informatik

Overview

The problem of internet security is almost as old as the internet itself. But there is a reliable solution: Airlock Suite from Ergon. Airlock Suite is underpinned by superb Swiss engineering expertise, many years of experience and well thought-out concepts that master the most complex challenges. Airlock Suite deals with the issues of filtering and authentication in one complete and coordinated solution - setting new standards for usability and services.

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.

Sample Customers

Raiffeisen, SGKB, Generali, Visana

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

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