Ant Media vs F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition comparison

The compared Ant Media and F5 solutions aren't in the same category. Ant Media is ranked #1 in LSP , with an average rating of 9.5, and holds a 12.4% mindshare in the category. F5 is ranked #9 in ADC , with an average rating of 8.9, and holds a 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Ant Media users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of F5 users who would recommend it.

Ant Media

Read 4 Ant Media reviews

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100% willing to recommend

F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition

Read 18 F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition reviews

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100% willing to recommend

Ant Media

F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Ant Media

Average Rating

9.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Live Streaming Platforms (1st)

F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (9th)

Mindshare comparison

Ant Media and F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Ant Media is designed for Live Streaming Platforms and holds a mindshare of 12.4%, down 29.0% compared to last year.
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition, on the other hand, focuses on Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), holds 0.7% mindshare.

Live Streaming Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Ant Media	12.4%
Brightcove	15.0%
Kaltura	14.1%
Other	58.5%

Live Streaming Platforms

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition	0.7%
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)	14.9%
NetScaler	13.0%
Other	71.4%

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

Featured Reviews

reviewer2799663

CEO at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

Secure video workflows have transformed remote financial inspections and digital verifications

Ultra-low latency WebRTC is essential for the real-time interaction nature of our products. The flexibility and integration of Ant Media were impressive, as it integrated smoothly with our existing services. The AWS Marketplace deployment option removed the heavy lifting of infrastructure setup and maintenance, allowing our team to focus on product development.

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reviewer2800392

Network Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Cloud deployment has simplified traffic distribution and now supports flexible multi-zone DR

Regarding F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition's improvement areas, the current dashboard is very useful, but I believe the registration process should be simplified in the virtual edition. Especially in the Azure environment, many features are not currently aligned and working with Azure. We need to make efforts to ensure it is well integrated with Azure. Currently, if we want to integrate route tables with the virtual F5 edition, we need to deploy scripting inside the virtual F5 instances, and then that script performs the virtual IP route table changes in the Azure environment. This feature should be auto-configured, and efforts are needed to ensure the virtual edition is very much aligned with the Azure environment. I am expecting this improvement in the next edition. The failover capability is also not as good as it should be. We have tested the failover functionality, and sometimes we have observed that failover fails. F5 does not successfully fail over to other instances perfectly, so that also needs to be improved. Security should also be enhanced, as in the past I have seen some security loopholes. Tightening of security should be included in the new software. These improvements should be present in near future editions.

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ant Media?

The pricing of the product itself is more than fair. The total costs depend more on the AWS configuration. AMS does not require much in terms of the machine it runs on.

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What needs improvement with Ant Media?

For our use case, it is pretty good in its current form. However, the update process on AWS could be a little more streamlined. Even so, it is always done quickly, has never failed, and includes go...

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What is your primary use case for Ant Media?

I use the solution for video conferencing in a medical setting.

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What do you like most about F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?

The integration capabilities of the product are easy to use, and there is no complexity involved in it.

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What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?

I believe F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition could be improved in terms of pricing and licensing transparency. However, customers who purchase through authorized partners may receive better pricing and lice...

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What advice do you have for others considering F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?

I would rate F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition 9/10 overall. Advice: Plan the sizing and licensing properly, deploy it in HA (Active/Standby) for high availability, and monitor license validity (especially...

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Overview

Real-time streaming engine delivers content to millions in 0.5 seconds latency. Ant Media Server supports WebRTC, CMAF, HLS, RTMP, RTSP, SRT and more for your critical business streaming needs.
It provides quick integration with RESTful API and Open Source SDKs.

Ant Media

When you need to move faster than hardware allows, BIG-IP Virtual Editions (VEs) deliver the application services you need in a more agile and flexible form factor. Get the scalability, security, and automatability BIG-IP products are known for—all in software designed for use in single-, hybrid-, or multi-cloud architectures.

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