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Check Point DDoS Protector vs F5 Silverline Managed Services comparison

Check Point Software Technologies and F5 are both solutions in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #20 with an average rating of 9.0, while F5 is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.3. Check Point Software Technologies holds a 1.0% mindshare in DDOS, compared to F5’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Check Point Software Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of F5 users who would recommend it.
Check Point DDoS Protector
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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Check Point DDoS Protector and F5 Silverline Managed Services compete in DDoS protection. Check Point holds an edge in pricing and support, while F5 offers superior features, proving worth for its investment.

Features: Check Point DDoS Protector offers comprehensive threat prevention, real-time protection, and network visibility. F5 Silverline Managed Services delivers cloud-based flexibility, broad mitigation services, and automated threat detection.

Room for Improvement: Check Point could improve its hardware dependence, initial setup complexity, and expand cloud capabilities. F5 could enhance cost-effectiveness, better cater to budget-conscious clients, and provide more customizable features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Check Point needs on-premises installation but provides good support during setup. F5 utilizes a cloud-based model for simpler integration and management, focusing on comprehensive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Check Point offers lower setup costs and a notable ROI due to its threat prevention strength. F5 requires a higher investment, justified by advanced features and scalability benefits.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Check Point DDoS Protector
Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
20th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
F5 Silverline Managed Services
Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
14th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (23rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category, the mindshare of Check Point DDoS Protector is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 Silverline Managed Services is 1.2%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Petr Zemánek - PeerSpot reviewer
Protect from DDoS attacks with good management and easy setup
I have used Fortinet FortiDDoS. Fortinet is a little bit cheaper. Both solution was effective. The management of Check Point solution is a little bit better. It is 50 percent cheaper than Fortinet. It's very modern now to have an AI in the management for fast finding of attacks or investigation. Check Point have these features in a new releases.
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Archana Heeralal - PeerSpot reviewer
A reasonably priced product with a good UI, but the navigation is difficult, and the support team takes a long time to respond
Since we use the solution’s cloud, the product has more control over the back end. The customer will not have control. It is part of the product’s feature. When we get more complex requirements or if we want to write more complex tools, the support team will have the visibility to write them because they have control. The navigation is difficult to use. The navigation should be improved. Other products are quite straightforward. If I try to implement a new application and do an onboarding, it is not very easy. We must go to one feature, inside which there will be more features. It should be simplified, and a menu should be provided.
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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 initial setup takes two hours."
"It can be deployed as a hardware appliance, virtual appliance, or as a cloud service."
"Check Point detects and automatically mitigates attacks, which helps our organization protect our infrastructure."
"From my experience, the best part of this solution is behavioral DDoS protection. The DDoS Protector can monitor the traffic, and based on the behavior, it can decide which traffic is malicious and which traffic is regular. It works dynamically, and it's a very good solution."
"One of its most outstanding functions is the zero-day DDOS."
"Currently, we have fewer incidents with viruses. We improved our IQ operations and security using this solution. Our company's better after using Check Point."
"It uses several layers of security."
"Check Point DDoS Protector is a product that uses machine learning and behavior analysis."
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"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of F5 Silverline Managed Services is it becomes similar to a distributed architecture."
"The most important feature is that they have seven firewall protection, to protect our web servers."
"The most valuable feature is flexibility."
"The product’s UI is easy to understand."
"We have a lot of businesses that we put behind this solution, and it has really helped us in terms of monitoring the logs and incidents."
"F5 technical support is really good."
"The most valuable feature of F5 Silverline Managed Services is its cloud-native functionality and the high level of protection it provides."
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Cons

"The Check Point support language is only in English."
"The mitigation part could be improved."
"Check Point DDoS Protector does not provide the ability to upload data for the blacklist/whitelist in bulk, which is one of the big points that need to be improved to facilitate configurations."
"The public documentation is a detail that must be improved in order to have greater implementations with the best practices in this case of the Check Point manufacturer."
"It is an expensive tool for some companies."
"I would like applications for Android and IOS where we can follow the events, and, if necessary, make changes."
"Monitoring and reporting are the things that can be introduced in the future."
"It does not provide the capability to upload data for blacklisting/whitelisting in bulk."
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"F5 Silverline Managed Services can improve by reducing the price."
"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."
"We'd like more AI to be used. Right now, they don't use it enough."
"Automating processes could enhance F5 Silverline Managed Services."
"The price is high in comparison to other products."
"Sometimes tech support can be slow. They take more time assigning engineers to complex issues, however, they resolve the issues by joining me to fix them."
"You need to have Linux knowledge in order to use the shell."
"The product could be improved on the global load and the integration with the other solution like Cisco and Dell. As a representor of the operation, we prefer to have one platform which can accommodate all type of integration. We are also looking for more improvements in the security policy configuration."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The appliance comes with a loaded hardware license, and additional options such as SSL can be purchased and enabled."
"It's an expensive solution. It's one of the most expensive solutions in the world. It's cheaper than Palo Alto and Cisco but these are expensive solutions. Fortinet is cheaper."
"I don't deal with the pricing, but it seems that you need to get basic support in order to upgrade the DDoS database for new attacks and so on."
"The product’s pricing is reasonable."
"The price of F5 Silverline Managed Services could be reduced."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
32%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
13%
Insurance Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point DDoS Protector?
The product is expensive.
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What needs improvement with Check Point DDoS Protector?
The pricing could be cheaper.
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What is your primary use case for Check Point DDoS Protector?
The main use case is to protect bank from DDoS attacks. We have it as a service device in network and but it's a common installation.
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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.
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What do you like most about F5 Silverline Managed Services?
The initial setup is straightforward.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Silverline Managed Services?
The solution is quite reasonably priced, with costs being lower in comparison to competitors. On a scale where ten is very expensive, I would rate the pricing as three. It offers cost savings and i...
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Also Known As

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F5 Silverline Web Application Firewall, F5 Silverline DDoS Protection
 

Overview

Modern DDoS attacks use new techniques to exploit areas that traditional security solutions are not equipped to protect. These attacks can cause serious network downtime to businesses who rely on networks and Web services to operate. DDoS Protector Security Appliances and Cloud DDoS Protection Services block destructive DDoS attacks before they cause damage
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Check Point Software Technologies

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.

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Sample Customers

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