F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs OneLogin comparison

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. OneLogin

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

6.8

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager offers cost savings, quick ROI, and enhances security by ensuring crucial access and reducing costs.

Sentiment score

5.7

OneLogin boosts ROI with reduced IT tickets, enhanced security, streamlined onboarding, and decreased costs through automation and integrated management.

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Teams spend far less time on password issues, access requests, and onboarding, often cutting IT tickets by 30 to 50 percent.

Vaibhav Patil

Digital Marketer at DigiLiterate

We have been able to save 50% of our cost and time.

Daksh Yamal

Senior Software Engineer at Infosys

Through the simplification of the login process for our end users, we have seen a large amount of time saved and increased productivity of users, which indirectly helps us achieve higher profit goals.

Michael Otieno

Human Resources Manager at Shell

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.8

F5 BIG-IP APM customer service receives mixed reviews, with some praising responsiveness and others citing delays and communication issues.

Sentiment score

6.7

OneLogin's support is praised for availability and guidance, though some users experience slow responses and inconsistent service.

Even if they respond, they don't update me with the process or what's going on.

Professional Services Specialist at a security firm with 51-200 employees

Most of the technical support is managed in-house due to our extensive experience with F5 products.

Business Development Manager at Pylones

F5 technical support is responsive and helpful.

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Solutions Manager at Macroview Telecom Limited

I would rate the customer support a 10.

reviewer2798823

Senior MSC Engineer Manager at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

I have contacted support on a few occasions, mainly for advanced configuration guidance, troubleshooting provisioning issues, and clarifying documentation for complex integrations.

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Business Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

They were helpful and responsive.

Vaibhav Patil

Digital Marketer at DigiLiterate

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.3

F5 BIG-IP APM scales for diverse deployments, offering flexibility and effective tools, though hardware limitations might challenge scalability.

Sentiment score

7.6

OneLogin provides scalable SaaS solutions, supporting growth and stability, though some challenges exist for larger enterprises.

The product's flexibility and company culture contribute to resolving these challenges.

Business Development Manager at Pylones

I would rate the scalability of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) between seven and eight.

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Solutions Manager at Macroview Telecom Limited

Role-based access controls, automated provisioning, and directory integration scale smoothly, allowing me to maintain consistent policies and workflows even as complexity increases.

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Business Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

We have not faced any major issues trying to scale it for different organizations and a bigger client base.

reviewer2789601

Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

It does not have the functionality to add multiple enterprise-level applications.

Huzaifa Abbas

Information Technology Support Engineer at Motive

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.9

F5 BIG-IP APM is praised for reliability, performance, and minimal bugs, with minor suggestions for log clarity improvement.

Sentiment score

7.9

OneLogin is generally reliable with rare but impactful outages, appreciated for consistent performance and trusted by most users.

On a scale from one to ten for stability, I would rate F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) a ten.

Solutions Manager at Macroview Telecom Limited

Sometimes, the logs are not quite informational or easy to understand.

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Professional Services Specialist at a security firm with 51-200 employees

Overall, OneLogin's stability gives me confidence that it can support my organization's current needs and scale as we grow.

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Business Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

During the trial period, which was for thirty days, I never faced any downtime.

Huzaifa Abbas

Information Technology Support Engineer at Motive

Regarding stability, I would not say there are downtime, bugs, or glitches.

Tanyanika Lewis

IT Support Technician at Interlaced

Room For Improvement

F5 BIG-IP APM requires improvements in pricing, cloud integration, user interface, documentation, support, and additional features for enhanced performance.

OneLogin's interface complexity, performance issues, and limited customization require improved UI, API, integration, documentation, and support.

If I could copy and paste objects instead of picking and configuring them from scratch each time, it would be great.

Professional Services Specialist at a security firm with 51-200 employees

The main improvement needed for F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is to integrate into the cloud-delivered services from F5.

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Business Development Manager at Pylones

The ability to run the Anycast feature would be valuable, as the current solution only operates on-premises.

SalihUcpinar

Senior Cyber Security Consultant at KoçSistem

More real-time alerts, such as when access fails or MFA is triggered, would help users understand issues faster.

Vaibhav Patil

Digital Marketer at DigiLiterate

Step-by-step tutorials and troubleshooting guides would help users resolve issues faster without needing to contact support.

Vaibhav-Vaibhav

Founder's Office at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees

It is easy to implement and incorporate in any enterprise, and you can define the ROI pretty fast.

HatemAly

Presales Manager at 1D Consulting

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Setup Cost

F5 BIG-IP APM is costly but valued for high performance, with unpredictable cloud pricing and additional fees for features.

OneLogin offers flexible, competitive pricing, making it an affordable, user-friendly choice compared to competitors like Okta.

F5 products are more expensive than other solutions but are valued for their quality and reliability.

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Business Development Manager at Pylones

The cost is less compared to Okta and Entra ID.

Amit Rathod

Senior Analyst - IDAM at Toll Holdings Limited

Overall, the pricing, setup, and licensing structure are transparent and deliver a good return on investment, especially when considering the operational efficiency and security improvements gained from using OneLogin.

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Business Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I consider the pricing of OneLogin to be competitive since it is cheaper than other products I used, such as Okta, which is beneficial for mid-size organizations.

Yash Deshmukh

Senior Cloud Engineer at Applied Cloud Computing

Valuable Features

F5 BIG-IP APM offers secure remote access with SSL VPN, multi-factor authentication, and comprehensive integration and security features.

OneLogin enhances security and productivity with SSO, MFA, and easy integration, simplifying user access and reducing password fatigue.

APM is quite flexible for customers to use, providing secure remote access through various host-checking conditions for both machines and users.

Solutions Manager at Macroview Telecom Limited

It provides robust security and offers integration with multi-factor authentication systems, which is crucial for an organization's security policy.

Business Development Manager at Pylones

A lot of features are useful to me, including mostly the authentication, SAML, or SSO, with no sign-on.

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Professional Services Specialist at a security firm with 51-200 employees

Multi-Factor Authentication is generally useful for adding an extra layer of security, which is crucial, especially for the sensitive nature of the data we handle.

Aryan Priyanish D.

Developer Intern at Stealth

With SmartFactor Authentication, I can balance between them. I can give users an easy and smooth user experience as long as the risk indices are low, but I can implement pretty rigid authentication workflows if the risk gets higher.

HatemAly

Presales Manager at 1D Consulting

OneLogin's best features are its MFA capabilities as well as making it easier to access different applications depending on the user.

reviewer2789601

Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

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Categories and Ranking

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Man...

Ranking in Access Management

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (13th), Network Access Control (NAC) (8th), SSL VPN (5th), Remote Access (11th)

OneLogin

Ranking in Access Management

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Single Sign-On (SSO) (6th), User Provisioning Software (5th), Identity Management (IM) (6th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Access Management category, the mindshare of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is 2.2%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OneLogin is 3.7%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Access Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
OneLogin	3.7%
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)	2.2%
Other	94.1%

Access Management

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SalihUcpinar

Senior Cyber Security Consultant at KoçSistem

Has provided reliable policy controls and secure web access for large enterprises

I consider Cloudflare when evaluating centralized access control features; Cloudflare utilizes multi-factor authentication and full API support, while F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) needs to enhance its API support. I recommend F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) for large companies such as Tüpraş and Ford. Tüpraş is one of the biggest companies in Turkey, along with other customers such as Tofaş, Euroko, Koç Holding, and more. For on-premises deployment, I would rate it a 10. For cloud deployment, I would rate it a seven. I primarily use it on-premises. I rate F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) eight out of ten.

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Amit Rathod

Senior Analyst - IDAM at Toll Holdings Limited

Unified sign-in has simplified access control and has supported end-to-end identity lifecycle

The authentication process is good, but sometimes the responsiveness to requests for enhancement is very slow. I sometimes face issues with platform stability, flexibility in configuration, and limited API availability. I experience downtimes two to three times per year. OneLogin's support team is sometimes very slow to respond. There is a feature limitation with mapping, as OneLogin does not provide one-to-all mapping. For client deployment, we need to create separate mappings for each request, and we cannot use the same mapping for multiple requests. Other areas that have room for improvement are related to API limitations. If a client requires more APIs, such as 5,000 or 6,000, OneLogin charges more. The API rate limits by default or the standard limit should provide more than 5,000. Additionally, OneLogin could provide more flexibility in configuration. These are the main limitations I have identified with OneLogin.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

University

13%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	33
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	32

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)?

In my opinion, the GUI is perfect with the configuration options provided. F5 BIG-IP has given customization options and policy configuration tools in the GUI. It's good and good enough to work.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)?

F5 products are more expensive than other solutions but are valued for their quality and reliability, akin to purchasing a Bentley as opposed to an Audi.

What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)?

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is not user-friendly and operates slowly. Additional features for architecture such as Anycast would be beneficial. The ability to run the Anycast feature woul...

What needs improvement with OneLogin by One Identity?

The areas of OneLogin that have room for improvement include that AI is not for me. There are tools where AI does not belong, in my opinion, and this is one of them. I don't see any benefits of hav...

What is your primary use case for OneLogin by One Identity?

OneLogin's use case in my organization is for the entire infrastructure because it was very outdated, not secure, and it was built Windows heavy despite us being a Mac environment. I decided to go ...

What advice do you have for others considering OneLogin by One Identity?

The advice I would give others looking to implement OneLogin is that there are a lot of tools out there. If this is something where the basic package fits for people or they need all those extra be...

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Also Known As

F5 Access Policy Manager

OneLogin Workforce Identity

Overview

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is an access management proxy solution for managing global access to the enterprise networks, cloud providers, applications, and application programming interfaces (APIs). Through a single management interface, BIG-IP APM consolidates remote, mobile, network, virtual, and web access.

BIG-IP APM can also serve as a bridge between modern and classic authentication and authorization protocols and methods. For applications which are unable to support modern authentication and authorization protocols, like SAML and OAuth with OIDC, but which do support classic authentication methods, BIG-IP APM converts user credentials to the appropriate authentication standard supported by the application.

BIG-IP APM Benefits:

Ease of use
Flexibility
Ability to integrate with other systems
Security features
Granular access control
Responsive and helpful support team

BIG-IP APM Features:

Support for Identity Aware Proxy (IAP) enabling Zero Trust application access
Context-based authorization with dynamic L4/L7 ACLs
Integration with third-party MFA solutions
DTLS 2.0 mode for delivering and securing applications
SAML 2.0 identity federation support
Support for OAuth 2.0 authorization protocol
SSO support for classic authentication (Kerberos, header- based, etc.), credential caching, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, and FIDO2 (U2F)
AAA server authentication and high-availability
Integration with leading IAM vendor products (Microsoft, Okta, Ping Identity)
BIG IP Edge Client and F5 Access integrate with VMware Horizon ONE (AirWatch), Microsoft Intune and IBM MaaS360
Risk-based access leveraging third-party UEBA and risk engines (HTTP Connector)

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by BIG-IP APM users.

Mahmmoud Rabie, Senior Site Reliability Engineer, writes that BIG-IP APM is "A highly stable solution for load balancing, but the initial setup is complex."

Clyde Livingston, Senior Process Specialist at Telstra, says that BIG-IP APM is "Easy to use, useful access remotely, but lacking stability."

Chris Lam, Senior Solution Consultant at Macroview Telecom Limited, states that BIG-IP APM is "Useful for remote access VPN and VPI integration with VMware.

OneLogin offers organizations a user-friendly platform for single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and seamless access management. It enhances security and streamlines processes, making it vital for application management.

Designed for ease of integration, OneLogin helps organizations efficiently manage access and improve cybersecurity through centralized application management. It simplifies onboarding and offboarding, enhancing remote work capabilities and offering robust user mapping. Users appreciate seamless integration and reliable logs. However, it could improve with enhanced technical support, more out-of-box connectors, and better customization options. Challenges with device management and system integrations have been noted, with legacy application support and infrastructure stability needing attention.

What are the key features of OneLogin?

Single Sign-On: Provides centralized access to applications.
Multifactor Authentication: Enhances security with multiple verification steps.
Self-Service Password Resets: Empowers users to manage their passwords.
Ease of Integration: Connects seamlessly with cloud and on-premises systems.

What benefits can users expect?

Improved Time Management: Streamlines user access processes.
Reduced Security Incidents: Strengthens authentication measures.
Efficient Interface: Facilitates smooth user navigation.
Enhanced Remote Work: Supports flexible workforce needs.

Organizations employ OneLogin for single sign-on and identity management, connecting users to applications like CRM and Slack. It supports role-based access control and seamless cloud transition, integrating with Active Directory to enhance user management in industries demanding strong security and efficiency.

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Sample Customers

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

OneLogin has thousands of customers across multiple industries and from around the globe such as Uber, Airbnb, Noom, Petco, Sony, Lucky Brand, Tesco, Airbus, Japan Airlines, Aetna, Compass, Kaplan, Susan G. Komen, AAA and PennyMac.

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. OneLogin