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Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform vs F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Datazoom Data-as-a-Service ...
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AWS Marketplace (126th)
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform and F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform is designed for AWS Marketplace and holds a mindshare of 0.2%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition, on the other hand, focuses on Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), holds 2.0% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
AWS Marketplace Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform0.2%
True PACS SaaS0.3%
CTG Cross-Border VPC Connection (Asia Pacific:Seoul-China:Beijing)0.3%
Other99.2%
AWS Marketplace
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition2.0%
NetScaler11.7%
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)11.4%
Other74.9%
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
 

Featured Reviews

Nanthakumar R - PeerSpot reviewer
UI UX Designer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Virtual meetings have become more professional and save time with custom backgrounds and screen sharing
Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform is a great service. The Zoom platform is adding very professional features and is very useful for interviewers, meetings, and everything else. The best features Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform offers include the background and background removing capabilities, which provide a nice background for meetings that is very useful in a professional environment. Whenever we are having a meeting, the background options and the welcome features for meetings help us because we have some presentations, presenting our screens, and sharing our comments and notes, which are very useful. Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform has positively impacted my organization because whenever we are having a small or large meeting, we can conduct it through Zoom, which serves the main purpose. It has helped my team save time during discussions so we can clarify any doubt in a single meeting, and I think it definitely increases productivity.
reviewer2800392 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform is a great service, and the Zoom platform is adding very professional features and is very useful for interviewers, meetings, and everything else."
"In my experience, F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition offers seamless connectivity and a user-friendly interface, which is very good compared to other load balancers where multiple issues arise, and troubleshooting is very useful for big applications such as payments."
"The features that I like include LTM and Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."
"The tool's investment is less than a physical device."
"Compared to our physical environment, with F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition we have saved approximately one hundred thousand dollars, reduced our team from five people to two, and achieved an overall cost reduction of twenty-five to thirty percent, with some areas reaching forty percent."
"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition has positively impacted my organization in all three aspects: saving time, improving security posture, and complementing our appliances on our F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition."
"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition has positively impacted my organization as it is a very stable device."
"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition has positively impacted my organization by simplifying management, as we previously had to manage hardware boxes, and now with the virtual edition it is easy to use and reliable, and we have been working with it for the last three to four years without a single issue reported, making it a very reliable and stable product."
"Organizations, if you are using or if you want an enterprise-level solution, you definitely have to go with F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition."
 

Cons

"Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform could be improved by having a messaging feature."
"The improvement points I can suggest are that F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition tends to be highly resource-intensive, as we often encounter issues with high CPU, RAM, and storage utilization, particularly with ASM and LTM modules."
"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition can be improved in the user interface, which looks very outdated from the version that we use."
"The customer support for F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition has been satisfactory. While getting a trial license, I communicated with the customer support team, and they responded in a timely manner. However, there was a wait time of two or three days, which could be improved."
"The customer support needs to be improved because we have to call them and it goes to support, who will call in their own free time."
"I believe that F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition, whether virtual or hardware, needs improvement in the logging module."
"On-the-go upgrades are an option that the tool currently lacks, making it an area where improvements are required."
"From a pricing perspective, F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is somewhat high compared to others, and the licensing is provided as annual-based licenses rather than perpetual licenses."
"In terms of improvements for F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition, I encountered issues with load management when multiple modules such as AFM, APM, LTM, and GTM are handled together."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"My company's customers need to make payments for the licensing charges attached to the product. It is an expensive product."
"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is an expensive solution, but it's worth the price."
"The pricing is standard."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
47%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Transportation Company
6%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise22
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing experience for Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform is that the pricing is good and nominal, making it affordable. Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform is an af...
What needs improvement with Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform?
Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform could be improved by having a messaging feature. If I have five members and want to instruct a person, I need to message them, so a private chat option would be ...
What is your primary use case for Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform?
I use Datazoom Data-as-a-Service Platform for meetings, interviews, and calls. During a meeting or interview, I conduct the meeting using the Zoom call.
What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?
Sometimes customers assume vulnerability points in F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition represent actual vulnerabilities, but they are false positives in that particular environment. In customer scans where m...
What advice do you have for others considering F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?
I am currently working on different types of projects. I am handling SSL Orchestrator in a bank project and mainly handling load balancing in telecom projects. The value of my experience depends on...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I think it is expensive.
 

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