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Corero vs F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Corero
Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
19th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall...
Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category, the mindshare of Corero is 2.8%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is 1.3%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
 

Featured Reviews

Björn Lindman - PeerSpot reviewer
The product is highly stable and has valuable features, but it must provide more Layer 7 capabilities
We use the solution for DDoS protection in the routers The DDoS protection features are valuable. The product must provide more Layer 7 capabilities. It must provide deep inspection features. I have been using the solution for ten years. The tool has high stability. I rate the stability a nine…
Pawel Augustyn - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides outstanding resource management and application security across multiple geographies
The most valuable features for me are stability, availability, and security, along with the ability to manage multiple features to secure my applications. The solution also monitors and blocks unconventional requests and maintains security efficiently. The scalability feature also allows me to manage and allocate resources dynamically without disrupting production traffic.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"SmartWall devices occupy only one-fourth of the width of a rack unit, making them very easy to install."
"It is an agnostic and transparent inline platform, which means that the maximum visibility of the symmetric and asymmetric traffic is available, even allowing bidirectional detection of the attack."
"The DDoS protection features are valuable."
"It is a good solution. Its vendor support is the most valuable. It is simple and works well if you have Juniper MX routers."
"This is a hybrid solution."
"The most important aspect, in general, is that the price is suitable for most clients."
"The most valuable feature of Corero is its ability to handle smaller attacks in terms of the amount of volume and time. You can handle almost 100 perfect of the attacks locally."
"This product excells in every aspect from installation and the interface to providing superior network security."
"The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP AFM is the iRules where I can customize the configuration."
"It is stable."
"The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP AFM is all of my workers enjoy using it."
"We use three main features. The first one is access control. The second feature we use is called IP intelligence. Finally, we have a DDoS safety feature."
"The solution provides behavioral analysis via AI to detect malicious traffic."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that the blocking of IP's."
"The product’s most valuable features are LTM and WAF."
 

Cons

"It could use support in Spanish."
"Juniper is known in our country, but it is not very popular. There is also not enough information about Corero. Our enterprise and financial sectors don't know about this solution. They need to provide more information and do more marketing for this solution in our country."
"Corero needs to improve its application DDoS prevention capabilities and user behavior detection features."
"Lacks international presence."
"The product must provide more Layer 7 capabilities."
"The approach taken by Corero is to partner with other organizations in order to address volumetric attacks that cannot be handled by the hardware installed in the infrastructure. Corero does not have a solution for these attacks, so they are looking for partners to help them manage them. This approach is supplemented by local hardware, but the main focus is on the partnerships. It would be beneficial to have a more complete solution."
"The solution’s initial setup is not easy."
"We needed to protect the database but the solution didn't offer a certain feature to do so."
"We would have preferred to have support when we first started"
"Currently, we have eighty F5s and we need some kind of management software. It would be very helpful."
"The product is expensive."
"Deployment times vary according to the customer. It needs to be heavily configured. You need to look and you need to observe the behavior of the traffic before you can start configuring everything. It can take time."
"Firstly, geolocation currently relies on manual updates. It has to move to automatic updates. There are no automatic updates for this feature. If some IPs, countries, or service providers move to another country, now you will be allow IPs that you previously denied. This is because you depend on the database, which doesn't update automatically. This is really a very important area that they need to improve."
"F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager's pricing and technical support services need improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is normal."
"The price of Corero is affordable."
"The product is expensive."
"F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is an expensive solution. They are one of the best in the market, but the price could be cheaper."
"F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager is not an expensive solution."
"We need to pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution."
"As per pricing, I would not say cheap, but little higher than cheap, but not very expensive. So you can say kind of value for money solutions."
"It is somewhat on the expensive side although it is worth the additional cost."
"The price of F5 BIG-IP AFM is a little more expensive than other firewalls on the market."
"F5 BIG-IP AFM is an affordable solution. There were not any additional fees other than the standard licensing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
27%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
9%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Corero?
The DDoS protection features are valuable.
What needs improvement with Corero?
Corero needs to improve its application DDoS prevention capabilities and user behavior detection features.
What is your primary use case for Corero?
I use Corero for network DDoS protection projects. It is particularly effective in providing protection against network DDoS attacks.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Advanced Firewall Manager?
The standard license is reasonably priced, but additional features like the WAF can be more expensive. There are plenty of technical documents and a supportive community available, which helps mana...
What needs improvement with F5 Advanced Firewall Manager?
The appliance and features could be enhanced further, especially in terms of security. Some features like the WAF ( /categories/web-application-firewall-waf ) firewall may seem expensive compared t...
 

Also Known As

No data available
F5 AFM, F5 Advanced Firewall Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Telesystem, Jagex, Hivelocity, Los Angeles Dedicated, Netrics hosting, Hyve, Zacks Investment Research, Dynamic Business Systems, G4BOX INC., GamersFirst, Fastmetrics, San Miguel County
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