F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) vs Ivanti Connect Secure comparison

The compared F5 and Ivanti solutions aren't in the same category. F5 is ranked #2 in ADC , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 16.1% mindshare in the category. Ivanti is ranked #3 in SV , with an average rating of 6.7, and holds a 21.5% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 78% of Ivanti users who would recommend it.

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83% willing to recommend

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78% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Man...

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

122

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (2nd)

Ivanti Connect Secure

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SSL VPN (3rd), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (11th)

Mindshare comparison

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Ivanti Connect Secure aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is designed for Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) and holds a mindshare of 16.1%, up 15.2% compared to last year.
Ivanti Connect Secure, on the other hand, focuses on SSL VPN, holds 21.5% mindshare, up 21.1% since last year.

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)	16.1%
NetScaler	14.3%
HAProxy	11.1%
Other	58.5%

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

SSL VPN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Ivanti Connect Secure	21.5%
Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect)	16.7%
Citrix Gateway	13.1%
Other	48.699999999999996%

SSL VPN

Featured Reviews

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

Identifying compromised traffic and securing data has been a significant advantage

One of the most beneficial features of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is its ability to identify compromised traffic and its capabilities in authentication. Additionally, the security aspect of it provides a significant advantage as it helps us secure our data, which is a major investment and benefit for us. Before using this system, we had difficulties in storing our data and managing the traffic that comes in and out.

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Johan Derycke

Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Reliable remote access and tunneling enhance work efficiency, but upgrade processes need improvement

Ivanti needs improvement in its seamless upgrade and migration procedures, particularly with the browser components, which are fragile and sometimes cause issues depending on the Windows version, the browser version, and the different modules being used. On the client side, browser-initiated sessions are complex and require a more robust approach for non-admin users.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Tech support has been very quick to respond to all of the needs that we've had. If you want ad-hoc support. They also provide professional services that you can purchase as well."

"The load balancing function, the monitors that you can create, and iRules programmability are most valuable."

"We have found the consistency of the application always being the way it is supposed to be as its most valuable feature."

"The most valuable feature I found is iRules."

"BIG-IP can do anything. It's like a Swiss Army knife."

"I think F5's tech support may be better than Citrix's because they mainly focus on the ADC product, but Citrix support covers Hypervisor, XenMobile, FAS, and ADC. And from my experience, sometimes, we face some issues that Citrix cannot handle."

"BIG-IP LTM is completely stable, and its performance is good."

"It is the perfect solution when you have high workloads in your IT environment."

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"Ivanti Connect Secure provides the feature to check and ensure that employee devices are compliant before allowing them to access the VPN."

"I like the host checker, which thoroughly checks the security posture of the machine before allowing access. I also like application-based access and its seamless operations."

"The most valuable feature is being able to securely connect and use virtual desktops."

"This is a very secure and stable tool."

"The flexibility in their management is great."

"What I like the most about Pulse Connect Secure is that it's user-friendly. It's easy to use. You just need to connect, and that's it."

"It's a very convenient and user-friendly application."

"The product is easy to use."

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Cons

"There are issues with F5 BIG-IP but they are minor issues not affecting production and services. Sometimes the operations and the facility systems fail. However, there is an alert action from the windows. An ordeal for the manager."

"Security enhancement should be more user friendly."

"Its price can be better. It is a bit expensive."

"Technical support could be improved."

"There are some aspects of F5 BIG-IP that could be improved, the main one being virtual machine support. We have seen that even with the virtual editions, there are some things that we would like to do that are currently not possible with virtual machines."

"Implementing whitepapers with a lot more applications could easily be added."

"The product is expensive."

"We need best-practice information. They have something called DevCentral and a blog. But we want something from F5 itself regarding how to tackle the false-positive configurations. If you go into detail with so many configurations it will find so many false positives from the moment it is enabled that it will quickly impact your applications, and it will not work."

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"Ivanti needs improvement in its seamless upgrade and migration procedures, particularly with the browser components, which are fragile and sometimes cause issues depending on the Windows version, the browser version, and the different modules being used."

"The security mechanisms of Ivanti Connect Secure are very slow to update."

"Pulse Connect Secure could improve the reporting, it is lacking in detail and should take the report automatically."

"Connection-wise, Pulse Connect Secure could be faster, and this is its area for improvement."

"The support team of the product needs improvement. Sometimes we have issues with multiple authentications, but there is no help from the support team."

"Zero test FDP (Fraud Protection and Prevention) should be improved."

"The solution must be more user-friendly."

"Pulse Connect Secure could improve by having better integration with NAC solutions, such as Cisco ClearPass integration with Pulse Connect Secure. Additionally, they need better integration with Microsoft Azure AD and Azure Authenticator."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was very simple. The main reason that we went this way was the simplicity of buying it there. It is maintained and upgraded for us, and this makes it easy to stay current."

"Though functionality is high, its cost can be considered slightly higher than its competitors."

"There are no additional fees to the standard licensing fee; everything is paid once."

"When we purchased additional licenses for our other locations, we received a discount of between 20% and 25%."

"Unless the price difference is large, this is not the primary concern for the product. The performance and product-related issues (secure for VPN, multi-function for network device, etc.) are the keys."

"The price of the solution is sometimes expensive."

"The cost that they have with AWS are almost prohibitive. I'm being forced to use F5 WAF. I would not simply use it based on cost. I agree that they have some great features, but for me, cost is key in terms of AWS."

"The cost is high for this product, so it's not suitable for small customers, e.g. those with small environments."

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"The pricing for Pulse Connect Secure is not low and not high, so it's good. It's a six out of ten for me, price-wise."

"The price of Pulse Connect Secure is expensive."

"I rate the product price a six to seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"Pulse Connect Secure is relatively cost-effective."

"The pricing is quite nominal. We pay on a yearly basis."

"The cost of the product is high, but worth it because of the utility and great product support."

"A license is required for you to use Pulse Connect Secure, but I'm not aware of how much it costs."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	62
Midsize Enterprise	31
Large Enterprise	84

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	18

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP?

The GUI of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) could be improved. It's not something regarding how it processes or blocks, as that's perfect. However, it still feels a bit legacy regarding the GU...

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What is your primary use case for F5 BIG-IP?

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is a perfect product for load balancing and WAF, and I would recommend it far more than any other product. The load balancing capabilities of F5 BIG-IP Local T...

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What do you like most about F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)?

The solution is robust and reliable.

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What do you like most about Pulse Connect Secure?

From an end-user perspective, the setup phase is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pulse Connect Secure?

Ivanti has always been known to be pricey, making it a rather high-cost solution.

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What needs improvement with Pulse Connect Secure?

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HAProxy vs F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)

Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 21% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

F5 BIG-IP, BIG-IP LTM, F5 ASM, Viprion, F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition , Crescendo Networks Application Delivery Controller, BIG IP

Pulse Connect Secure

Overview

F5 BIG-IP LTM optimizes the speed and reliability of your apps via both network and application layers. Using real-time protocol and traffic management decisions based on app and server and connection management conditions, and TCP and content offloading, BIG-IP LTM dramatically improves application and infrastructure responsiveness. BIG-IP LTM's architecture includes protocol awareness to control traffic for the most important applications. BIG-IP LTM tracks the dynamic performance levels of servers and delivers SSL performance and visibility for inbound and outbound traffic, to protect the user experience by encrypting everything from the client to the server.

BIG-IP LTM provides enterprise-class Application Delivery Controller (ADC). You get granular layer 7 control, SSL offloading and acceleration capabilities, and advanced scaling technologies that deliver performance and reliability on-demand. The highly optimized TCP/IP stack combines TCP/IP techniques and improvements in the latest RFCs with extensions to minimize the effect of congestion and packet loss and recovery. Independent testing tools and customer experiences show LTM's TCP stack delivers up to a 2x performance gain for users and a 4x increase in bandwidth efficiency.

Ivanti Connect Secure provides a seamless, cost-effective SSL VPN solution for remote and mobile users from any web-enabled device to corporate resources— anytime, anywhere.

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Sample Customers

Riken, TransUnion, Tepco Systems Administration, Daejeon University, G&T Bank, Danamon, CyberAgent Inc.

Axcient, Baloise Group, Cygate, Catholic University of America, Datec Inc, Revlon, Santa Monica Networks, 7-Eleven

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