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

 

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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:
 

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 Tunnel
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Ivanti Tunnel 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 15.9%, up 15.3% compared to last year.
Ivanti Tunnel, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Infrastructure VPN, holds 0.6% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)15.9%
NetScaler14.3%
HAProxy11.3%
Other58.5%
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Ivanti Tunnel0.6%
OpenVPN Access Server Enterprise15.3%
Fortinet FortiClient10.5%
Other73.6%
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
 

Featured Reviews

Bonieber  Orofeo - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
AK
Provides efficient data security and good technical support services
We use Ivanti Tunnel to provide and publish access to on-premise applications The product's interface needs improvement. I rate the product's stability a ten out of ten. One of our Ivanti Tunnel's customers manages 300 end users, and another customer manages 200 end users. I rate its…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is very easy to use and easy to understand. It's quite an intuitive system."
"I was able to simply and quickly set up the WAF rules and security, and also set up easily complex policies and rules which gave me some great features to redirect."
"it has TCP LAN and WAN optimization features. It has has caching."
"BIG-IP LTM is completely stable, and its performance is good."
"We have multiple solutions we can deploy through the F5."
"The product is quite flexible."
"I've worked a little bit with iRules and it is amazing."
"The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP LTM is brand image and recognition and the application delivery controller."
"The technical support team provides good services and faster response times."
 

Cons

"It would be good to have better traffic and better data. It would be nice to have more granularity to see packets in terms of the header details, the analytics, etc. It would be nice if that was also part of it and to have analytics added to the traffic."
"To improve the product, they could add more load balancing solutions in Kubernetes."
"The synchronization does works fairly well. However, if I were to make changes, I would make it easier to start the sync process."
"Implementing whitepapers with a lot more applications could easily be added."
"The user interface could be improved in F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager."
"Fixing bugs."
"Performance: Using the product, applications are jittery.​"
"If one virtual portion is unavailable, it can cause issues."
"The product's interface needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is high."
"If your IT budget is good, go for it."
"It is a little pricey. I wish the pricing was cheaper, but I wish the pricing was cheaper for everything."
"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 price should be reduced because it is expensive when compared to the competition."
"The cost is high for this product, so it's not suitable for small customers, e.g. those with small environments."
"We have found the pricing and licensing on AWS to be competitive."
"Try to negotiate all the software features that you require upfront."
"The product has average pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business62
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise84
No data available
 

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...
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...
What do you like most about Ivanti Tunnel?
The technical support team provides good services and faster response times.
What needs improvement with Ivanti Tunnel?
The product's interface needs improvement.
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

Riken, TransUnion, Tepco Systems Administration, Daejeon University, G&T Bank, Danamon, CyberAgent Inc.
Nasdaq, FlixBUS, USDA, The Blackstone Group, J.B Hunt
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