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We performed a comparison between Corero and F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"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.""The DDoS protection features are valuable.""This is a hybrid solution.""It is a good solution. Its vendor support is the most valuable. It is simple and works well if you have Juniper MX routers.""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."

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"The protection is very useful.""It blocks various attacks and mitigates disasters from occurring.""The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP AFM is the iRules where I can customize the configuration.""The solution is easily deployable and has great functionality.""This product excells in every aspect from installation and the interface to providing superior network security.""I find the signature base is very helpful to see traffic""We use the solution for load balancing and WAF (web application firewall).""It excels in preventing downtime and maintaining application performance, which is crucial for our clients' security and operational continuity."

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Cons
"It could use support in Spanish.""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.""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.""The product must provide more Layer 7 capabilities.""Lacks international presence."

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"We needed to protect the database but the solution didn't offer a certain feature to do so.""The solution doesn't really meet our requirements for an edge firewall.""There is room for improvement in Advanced Firewall Manager's dashboard statistics, especially during attacks.""The web gateway feature could improve in F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM).""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 could provide a distributed cloud version.""The solution's UI could be improved.""We would have preferred to have support when we first started"

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Its price is normal."
  • "The price of Corero is affordable."
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  • "It is somewhat on the expensive side although it is worth the additional cost."
  • "It's very expensive, and you pay extra for the models."
  • "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 AFM is an affordable solution. There were not any additional fees other than the standard licensing."
  • "The solution is slightly on the higher priced side."
  • "The price of F5 BIG-IP AFM is a little more expensive than other firewalls on the market."
  • "F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager is not an expensive solution."
  • "The product is expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The DDoS protection features are valuable.
    Top Answer:The product must provide more Layer 7 capabilities. It must provide deep inspection features.
    Top Answer:We use the solution for DDoS protection in the routers.
    Top Answer:It excels in preventing downtime and maintaining application performance, which is crucial for our clients' security and operational continuity.
    Top Answer:While Advanced Firewall Manager comes with a relatively higher price, it aligns with the platform's benefits, stability, and warranty.
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in Advanced Firewall Manager's dashboard statistics, especially during attacks. Enhancements in graphical representation and more detailed reports would be beneficial for… more »
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    Also Known As
    F5 AFM, F5 Advanced Firewall Manager
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    Overview

    Corero Network Security is dedicated to improving the security and availability of the Internet through the deployment of innovative DDoS & Network Security Solutions. The Corero SmartWall® Threat Defense System (TDS) family of products can be deployed in various topologies, (full edge protection or  scrubbing). the SmartWall Threat Defense System (TDS) family of solutions utilizes modern DDoS mitigation architecture to automatically, and surgically remove DDoS attack traffic, while allowing good user traffic to flow uninterrupted.

    The goal of the Corero automatic DDoS mitigation solution is to protect the customer’s network infrastructure, online services and confidential data from harmful DDoS attacks. The Corero solutions are the highest performing in the industry, while providing the most robust security coverage at unprecedented scale with the lowest total cost of ownership to the customer. These solutions are designed to provide real-time attack mitigation with continuous threat visibility, which allows our customers to also monetize DDoS Protection as-a-Service (DDPaaS) offerings. 

    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is a high-performance, full-proxy network security solution designed to protect networks and data centers against incoming threats that enter the network. Built on F5’s industry-leading BIG-IP hardware and software platforms, BIG-IP AFM provides a scalable platform that delivers the flexible performance and control needed to mitigate aggressive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and protocol attacks before they overwhelm and degrade applications and infrastructure availability.

    For service providers, BIG-IP AFM IPS does even more, protecting the network edge and performing traffic inspection and protocol adherence for prevalent service provider protocols such as SS7, Diameter, HTTP/2, GTP, SCTP and SIP traffic coming into the network over UDP, TCP, and SCTP.

    Sample Customers
    Telesystem, Jagex, Hivelocity, Los Angeles Dedicated, Netrics hosting, Hyve, Zacks Investment Research, Dynamic Business Systems, G4BOX INC., GamersFirst, Fastmetrics, San Miguel County
    City Bank, Ricacorp Properties, Miele, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    University9%
    Comms Service Provider8%
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    Financial Services Firm50%
    Media Company21%
    Educational Organization14%
    Computer Software Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Insurance Company8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise51%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise61%
    Buyer's Guide
    Corero vs. F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    March 2024
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    Corero is ranked 18th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 5 reviews while F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is ranked 7th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 21 reviews. Corero is rated 8.4, while F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Corero writes "Effect local attack handling, intuitive interface, and scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) writes "Straightforward setup with very good granularity and performance". Corero is most compared with Arbor DDoS, Cloudflare, Radware DefensePro, Lumen DDoS Mitigation and Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service, whereas F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is most compared with Arbor DDoS, AWS Shield, Radware DefensePro and Cloudflare. See our Corero vs. F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) report.

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