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Carasoft Services for Rapid 7 vs F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] comparison

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Carasoft Services for Rapid 7
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
33rd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
471st
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

SA
Security Engineer at CSOC
Automation has improved detection workflows and provides real-time visibility across all logs
Carasoft Services for Rapid 7 could be improved in terms of integration of Windows log sources. Rapid 7 SIEM has a feature whereby I can integrate Active Directory. However, when I want to integrate system logs, application logs, and everything from my event viewer, Rapid 7 does not have a customized feature for that. Most times, I have to leverage NXLog, which is not ideal. It would be better to have a ready-to-go plugin for it. Additionally, for InsightConnect, an orchestrator, sometimes when I am integrating with third-party ticketing solutions, SNMP might give me issues. Finally, the TLS feature of Rapid 7 is a bit unreliable.
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 best feature Carasoft Services for Rapid 7 offers in my experience is the simplicity with which the agent installs on servers."
"Carasoft Services for Rapid 7 is a strong SIEM software as a service offering, and the automation feature has been amazing and provides more visibility."
"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."
"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] data plane is very powerful; traffic is processed very quickly."
"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is the best option on the market without any question."
 

Cons

"Carasoft Services for Rapid 7 could be improved in terms of integration of Windows log sources."
"I am not sure whether putting all eggs in one basket is a good thing."
"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 think F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] can be improved, particularly on the metric side."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Carasoft Services for Rapid 7?
I do not know much about pricing, setup cost, and licensing because I am not on the finance team. I only know that the logs have a retention period of thirteen months.
What needs improvement with Carasoft Services for Rapid 7?
Carasoft Services for Rapid 7 could be improved in terms of integration of Windows log sources. Rapid 7 SIEM has a feature whereby I can integrate Active Directory. However, when I want to integrat...
What is your primary use case for Carasoft Services for Rapid 7?
My main use case for Carasoft Services for Rapid 7 is that we use the Rapid 7 SIEM and InsightConnect.I use Rapid 7 SIEM for day-to-day monitoring of security alerts that are being sent to the SIEM...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]?
F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is the market leader, and I would generally recommend it. I have worked with others such as Citrix NetScaler, which is not a bad product, but the support is awful. F5...
What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]?
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-I...
What is your primary use case for F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]?
I work with F5 and my primary focus at the moment is F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]. I have been a customer of F5 many times, have been a partner, and have even been part of F5 Professional Service...
 

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