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Ansible on CentOS 10 vs F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] comparison

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Ansible on CentOS 10
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
361st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
159th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Rahul Kakarla - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Automation has streamlined server setup and has ensured consistent configurations
One of the best features Ansible on CentOS 10 offers is agentless automation. I particularly appreciate playbooks, which is one of my favorite features, along with configuration management and reusable roles. Agentless automation and playbooks stand out for me because they enable me to manage remote servers over SSH without requiring an Ansible agent on each machine. Playbooks use simple YAML files to automate tasks such as installing packages, configuring JINX, and managing services seamlessly. The error handling and reporting in Ansible on CentOS 10 help identify failed tasks and troubleshoot deployment issues more easily. Ansible on CentOS 10 has strong security capabilities for infrastructure automation, including SSH-based access, privilege escalation controls, and Ansible Vault for encrypting sensitive data, which I believe is excellent for AI-assisted automation. Ansible on CentOS 10 integrates well with AWS services, particularly EC2 for server provisioning and configuration.
Dimitrov Nikolay - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Lead and Senior DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Advanced automation and powerful traffic controls have improved application security
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support is something that definitely could be improved in F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]. I mean HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 protocol support, as well as security for them too. For F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] to have better support for them would include load balancing, but also better WAF (Web Application Firewall) support for these two protocols. Improving the mentioned HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support and the GUI would be beneficial. If they improve those things and add machine learning and AI, I want it to have some kind of AI on the box because everyone is going to AI, and they have to add some AI security to be able to check the traffic using AI models. HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 protocol support, AI, the GUI to be changed, and inline AI where the device downloads pre-built AI models from a SaaS cloud to check the traffic for security is something I think is very needed because using AI models as a replacement for signatures will be better. I think WAF signatures are a thing of the past. I would also like to see HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 in the future as additional features, and anything else I would improve would definitely include HTTP/2 and HTTP/3.

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Pros

"The agentless feature of Ansible on CentOS 10 has helped my team save time and avoid specific issues compared to other tools that require agents."
"Event Driven Automation (EDA) is the most valuable feature."
"Ansible on CentOS 10 is a very powerful product for deploying configurations, product installations, or actions on different machines at the same time, and Ansible Tower complements it by adding the ability to create sequential action flows via Ansible on CentOS 10."
"The agentless approach makes things simpler because we do not have to install anything or maintain anything or troubleshoot any agents on every CentOS server."
"After implementing Ansible on CentOS 10, we are able to standardize and simplify many operational processes, particularly in improving security."
"Ansible on CentOS 10 has made that process significantly easier and has completely replaced those previous methods."
"Patching used to be an entire weekend activity before, and now it takes less than an hour to complete."
"Ansible on CentOS 10 has saved a considerable amount of time and effort for me and my team, as a job that used to be done by ten admins can now be done by only one admin."
"The customization that iRule gives is far beyond what is available in the market when comparing to their competitors including Radware, Array, and other vendors."
"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] data plane is very powerful; traffic is processed very quickly."
"The best features for me in the product are that geotagging is very nicely incorporated and rule creation for incoming traffic is very user-friendly."
"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is an application delivery controller that does what it says on the tin, and we use it as a firewall, routing device, WAF, and more, leveraging a full set of its capabilities."
"For performance, reliability, and flexibility, F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is significantly ahead."
"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is the best option on the market without any question."
 

Cons

"One of the main areas that Ansible on CentOS 10 could improve is providing clearer error messages, faster execution across larger environments, and simpler debugging for complex playbooks."
"I gave Ansible on CentOS 10 a rating of seven because I would like to see improvements and latest features incorporated."
"Regarding how Ansible on CentOS 10 can be improved, I think further integration with other tools would be beneficial."
"In my opinion, Ansible on CentOS 10 could be improved in the simulation part."
"Ansible on CentOS 10 can be improved by focusing on enhancing automation, efficiencies, and security for better infrastructure management."
"I have experienced stability issues."
"Community support needs some improvements since not all of the data is available."
"Although Ansible on CentOS 10 is a very robust tool, there are still things I would like to see improved."
"One of the areas for improvement in F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is the licensing part, as the cost is comparatively very high."
"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is expensive; it is very expensive, but they are the leader, so everyone buys F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]."
"I am not sure whether putting all eggs in one basket is a good thing."
"I see a drawback with F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]: pools and nodes are two features that are very similar and shouldn't be divided like that, because they are almost the same thing."
"I would appreciate improvements in the UI because F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]'s traditional UI differs from others that have made their interfaces more user-friendly; F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]'s approach is still traditional, with upgrades that are still manual, while competition has made upgrades easy with one-click processes."
"I think F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] can be improved, particularly on the metric side."
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Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ansible on CentOS 10?
Ansible Core is open-source and does not require a separate software license. The metering and billing experience with Ansible on CentOS 10 is straightforward because Ansible Core is open-source an...
What needs improvement with Ansible on CentOS 10?
One of the main areas that Ansible on CentOS 10 could improve is providing clearer error messages, faster execution across larger environments, and simpler debugging for complex playbooks. For exam...
What is your primary use case for Ansible on CentOS 10?
My main use case for Ansible on CentOS 10 is automating server configuration, software installation, and routine system administration. I use Ansible playbooks to install and configure JINX, manage...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]?
My thoughts on the pricing, setup cost, and licensing part of F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] are that for some markets, F5 prices are not competitive with what the competition is offering; although...
What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]?
I would appreciate improvements in the UI because F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]'s traditional UI differs from others that have made their interfaces more user-friendly; F5 BIG-IP [Private Offe...
What is your primary use case for F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]?
My use cases for F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] include working on F5 ASM, and I feel the differentiator is their iRule and the detection capability, which will be differentiators compared to other...
 

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