F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) vs Ivanti Virtual Web Application Firewall comparison

F5 and Ivanti are both solutions in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category. F5 is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.8, while Ivanti is ranked #16. F5 holds a 15.3% mindshare in ADC, compared to Ivanti’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Ivanti users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Man...

Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

121

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Ivanti Virtual Web Applicat...

Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

16th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Web Application Firewall (WAF) (49th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category, the mindshare of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is 15.3%, down from 15.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ivanti Virtual Web Application Firewall is 0.6%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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) ( /products/f5-big-ip-local-traffic-manager-ltm-reviews ) 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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reviewer890211

Consultant at a consultancy

Good feature set and is simple to deploy

In terms of what needs improvement, the price could be lowered. We've tried to deploy more of them but our purchasing department has said that they're way too expensive and they would prefer to use something else. We sort of stopped deploying them because of that. There are additional costs to the standard licensing. There are bandwidth prices. The feature set is quite good. We've been told to stop using them because of the price. If they can do something to address that I believe it would be better. On the latest version they've got a community edition, which is quite a good bandwidth, but in essence, it's to address the entry-level price. When you get to 10 gig bandwidth, it's way too expensive.

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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

"Users can see a remarkable performance difference from a qualitative sense."

"The most valuable feature I found is iRules."

"It is stable."

"It is a stable product from a stable company. Recently, they have been more focused on security as well."

"Initial setup is easy and pretty standard."

"The solution is robust and reliable."

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

"The product is very stable. We put a decent amount of stress on it given our load."

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"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that it is simple to deploy. The deployment took us ten minutes."

Cons

"If we decide to migrate to the cloud, I don't think that BIG-IP is a good solution and we probably won't use it."

"Bugs are the part of program and they are fixed with every release, as with any vendor."

"Reporting could be improved and configuration made easier."

"There is room for improvement in the user interface."

"The price needs improvement as it is quite costly."

"Needs to provide a visual interface to follow a customer's activity (from client to BIG-IP to SNAT IP to the chosen server, then back). Today, we are still performing packet captures."

"The analytics should provide insight into latency across various traffic routes and virtual servers."

"I wouldn't recommend the tool to small companies, considering its high price and the infrastructure needs of small businesses."

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"In terms of what needs improvement, the price could be lowered. We've tried to deploy more of them but our purchasing department has said that they're way too expensive and they would prefer to use something else."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"F5 pricing is too high, compared to Citrix."

"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."

"You can buy it on a yearly basis, or you can go for a subscription. For on-premise boxes, it is just the RMA."

"Compared to using open-source products, the prices are not cheap."

"There are additional costs depending on what modules or what functionality is required."

"Great product for the money. But they can get really expensive, so get what meets your needs."

"The licensing model of F5 BIG-IP LTM is highly complex. The operation cost of the solution is high. The overall cost is high."

"I use a yearly subscription, which is the most expensive one now compared to its competitors."

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP?

The price needs improvement as it is quite costly.

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

We're using F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) ( /products/f5-big-ip-local-traffic-manager-ltm-reviews ) for our applications and for managing our incoming and outgoing traffic.

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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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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 vWAF, Pulse Virtual Traffic Manager

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 Virtual Web Application Firewall delivers scalable application security for off-the-shelf and custom applications, including third-party frameworks. Apply business rules to online traffic, inspect and block attacks such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS), and filter outgoing traffic and data to mask credit card data. Ivanti Virtual Web Application Firewall helps achieve compliance with PCI-DSS requirements.

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Sample Customers

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

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