We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and TeamViewer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Remote Access solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The tool is reliable and easy to configure."
"This is a product that is easy to install and integrate, and it is simple to use."
"Our customers have never complained about the stability"
"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."
"Stickiness is the most valuable feature of the product."
"We have seen a return on investment from F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager. It provided access at a time when we didn't have it."
"The load balancing features are valuable."
"The product allows us to create customized portals for your users."
"The most valuable feature has been the ability to give control to others for support purposes."
"From my perspective, the most important is the login."
"The most valuable feature of TeamViewer is the ability to remote into another device."
"I am satisfied with TeamViewer, and its performance."
"I recommend it as a solution for remote disk users."
"Ease of use was the number-one thing. It's an industry leader for ease of use, specifically on the client-side, which is the absolutely critical thing. If I want to connect to somebody, how easily can I — without seeing their computer — walk them through the steps to install it to a point where I can key in the code and help them resolve their situation?... TeamViewer is just a dead-solid, easy answer."
"This is a unique solution that is very easy to install."
"The dashboards they have are good."
"The solution’s GUI looks very old."
"F5 BIG-IP APM disconnects when you leave it for long enough, but that is natural for IT solutions to do. That's a little bit frustrating."
"F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products."
"We do not have knowledgeable support teams locally."
"The technical support’s response time must be improved."
"The operational deployment is not great."
"I'd suggest improved documentation integration directly within the GUI. Right now, finding comprehensive documentation often requires going to external websites like the community portal."
"In my opinion, the GUI side needs some improvement based on my usage. Sometimes, it doesn't work as efficiently as the CLI side."
"They should release features such as Augmented Reality into both plain and standard versions of TeamViewer."
"I can use up to three computers, but sometimes I have four. So, it would be nice to have at least four computers."
"We have a consultant that helps us do the virtual aspects of TeamViewer."
"TeamViewer can improve connectivity. I had some problems connecting to my clients and now I use AnyDesk."
"The installation and the update agent could improve."
"Voice communication and screen communication or face-to-face communication could be improved."
"I have noticed that when I access another person's computer, sometimes the tab is visible, and sometimes it is not, which can be difficult."
"The file transfer functionality crashes sometimes."
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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 12th in Remote Access with 13 reviews while TeamViewer is ranked 1st in Remote Access with 84 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is rated 8.2, while TeamViewer is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) writes " Facilitates packet inspection, modification, and offloading and offers visibility and troubleshooting capabilities, allowing for pre-production server testing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TeamViewer writes "Solid cross-platform remote control, but with kludgy central management and some serious feature issues on macOS". F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is most compared with Citrix Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas TeamViewer is most compared with TeamViewer Tensor, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Parallels Access, ISL Online and LogMeIn Central. See our F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. TeamViewer report.
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