F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) vs Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service comparison

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We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) and Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service 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 F5 BIG-IP AFM is all of my workers enjoy using it.""The decryption is great.""The solution is very straightforward. The usability is great.""It excels in preventing downtime and maintaining application performance, which is crucial for our clients' security and operational continuity.""This product excells in every aspect from installation and the interface to providing superior network security.""The solution is easily deployable and has great functionality.""CGNAT is one of its strong areas.""We use the solution for load balancing and WAF (web application firewall)."

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"DDoS Protection Service provides excellent defense in the cloud, and the implementation and migration are very straightforward.""The most valuable feature is the controller that determines when and how traffic can be moved to the cloud.""Provides good monitoring and has a user-friendly dashboard.""The most important part is that Radware DDoS integrates seamlessly and provides anomaly identification, real-time notifications, and security against DDoS attacks. It also helps us with multi-layer volumetric attacks. It shields us from global botnet threats."

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Cons
"We needed to protect the database but the solution didn't offer a certain feature to do so.""It doesn't compare to next generation firewalls""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.""There is room for improvement in Advanced Firewall Manager's dashboard statistics, especially during attacks.""There should be simplified and better integration with BIG-IQ.""The solution doesn't really meet our requirements for an edge firewall.""The web gateway feature could improve in F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM).""Some spam can go by the firewall."

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"Customization could be improved.""There is room for improvement in the pricing; the product could be more affordable.""Radware's management is very proactive, but Radware's lower-level staff is not proactive. You need to do a lot of follow-ups.""We heavily relied on Radware's technical team to ensure the proper setup and configuration of VPN tunnels for cloud mitigation."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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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  • "When compared with other solutions, my end user is satisfied with the costs and believes that Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service is worth the price paid."
  • "Radware Cloud DDoS is very expensive."
  • "Its pricing is competitive. The licensing model is also very competitive. It is customizable, so there is no issue at all. They have given us whatever we have asked in terms of the pricing model and SLA."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:If you're looking for a plain vanilla firewall or IPS, then this is a good tool. If you compare it with the next-generation firewalls, then definitely this tool is not comparable. The next generation… more »
    Top Answer:DDoS Protection Service provides excellent defense in the cloud, and the implementation and migration are very straightforward.
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in the pricing; the product could be more affordable. Improvements to the support and protection are always welcome, though they are in a good place.
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    Also Known As
    F5 AFM, F5 Advanced Firewall Manager
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    Overview

    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.

    Provides a unique range of deployment options including always-on, on-demand or fully managed hybrid DDoS services that provide customers optimal cloud DDoS protection to meet the needs of their networks and applications.

    Sample Customers
    City Bank, Ricacorp Properties, Miele, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office
    Myntex, APAC retailers
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm50%
    Media Company21%
    Educational Organization14%
    Computer Software Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Insurance Company8%
    Government7%
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    Educational Organization67%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Retailer4%
    Comms Service Provider3%
    Company Size
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise73%
    Large Enterprise18%
    Buyer's Guide
    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) vs. Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) vs. Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is ranked 8th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 21 reviews while Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service is ranked 19th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 4 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is rated 8.4, while Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) writes "Straightforward setup with very good granularity and performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service writes "Fast mitigation, competitive pricing, and guaranteed SLA". F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is most compared with Arbor DDoS, AWS Shield and Radware DefensePro, whereas Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service is most compared with Corero and NSFOCUS ADS. See our F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) vs. Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service report.

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