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We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Wallarm NG WAF based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"It is stable.""iRules are very valuable. In addition to that, the way profiles are depicted by the LTM is also very good.""It supports APIs and virtual additions for cloud and VMware.""Users can see a remarkable performance difference from a qualitative sense.""F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is a stable and reliable solution.""Bandwidth optimization and capacity awareness of the bandwidth are valuable features. Its video streaming capabilities are also very useful.""F5 Big-IP Local Traffic Manager has better modular features especially LTM, which according to the clients, is very beneficial. Most of the users opt for a combination of big IP LTM and WAF which helps them to leverage application load balancing and enhance application security many-fold.""It can determine if the system is going down, then route the traffic somewhere else."

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"Helps us to monitor situation in regards to attacks to our sites and prevents a lot of them."

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Cons
"For integration with other AWS environments, we do some tie-ins with some autoscaling groups. This has been challenging for us. We have had issues, where when autoscaling groups scale up, there are some instances which are not showing up in the proper size. Then, those IPs would get registered with F5, but never get released. Therefore, we are ending up with a whole bunch of ghosted IPs.""An area for improvement in F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is that it's a high-priced product.""In terms of native integrations, there is a lot of instability. Also, integration is not robust with F5.""It's a very expensive solution.""The management interface is unclear, complex, and not concise. I would like a better user interface.""In terms of what could be improved, I would expect more integration with different platforms and more integration with the backend systems. Additionally, in the next release, I would like a more secure version.""The deployment could be simplified.""The user interface could be improved in F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager."

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"The biggest problem for us was the stability and speed using the first version of Wallarm. Now, it is fine."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Though functionality is high, its cost can be considered slightly higher than its competitors​."
  • "The licensing pricing seems relatively easy enough to get your head around. I would advise anyone to ensure that you have a conversation with an F5 consultant before purchasing, as you would with most products."
  • "Take a look at the modules that you are going to use. Look into the best bundles for them."
  • "The only area that has room for improvement would be pricing, so its competitors do not have a say."
  • "If your IT budget is good, go for it."
  • "This product is costly from a licensing perspective considering its competitors."
  • "Check other vendors like Cisco, Citrix or A10 Networks. There are plenty in the market with which you can achieve same thing."
  • "Great product for the money. But they can get really expensive, so get what meets your needs."
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  • "​Pricing must be cheaper than the competition and the licensing must be good.​"
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The support from F5 BIG-IP LTM is good.
    Top Answer:There are a few licensing options available for F5 BIG-IP LTM. You can have a perpetual license which is a lifetime license. You then only need to renew the support, if you choose to open a ticket… more »
    Top Answer:The pricing must be more flexible. We get billed for firewalls based on the usage. It will be helpful if the solution provides such flexibility.
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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
    Wallarm NG-WAF
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    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.

    Protect any API. In any environment. Against any threats.

    Wallarm is the platform Dev, Sec, and Ops teams choose to build cloud-native applications securely, monitor them for modern threats, and get alerted when threats arise. Whether you protect some of the legacy apps or brand new cloud-native APIs, Wallarm multi-cloud platform provides key components to secure your business against emerging threats.

    -> Robust protection for the entire application portfolio

    Mitigate threats against OWASP Top 10 threats, business logic abuse, bad bots, account takeover (ATO), and more. Get the robust API protection that no other WAF can provide.

    -> Quick integrations

    Setup cross-team workloads via your existing DevOps and security toolchain (SOARs, SIEMs). Setup triggers and noise-free alerts in Slack and other messengers, PagerDuty, and more.

    -> Blocking mode and compliance with no hassle

    Forget issues with false positives. Wallarm’s new libDetection and core signature-less attack detection provide low false positives from day one.

    -> Unparalleled visibility into malicious traffic

    Gain full insights about attacks and attackers in the responsive Wallarm Console. Enjoy the Dashboard, reach search, and reporting capabilities.

    -> Automated Incident Response

    Reduce manual analysis and noise level. Automated Threat Verification can dissect potentially harmful attacks from millions of random scans and report vulnerabilities.

    -> Understand Your Attack Surface

    You can’t protect what you don’t know. Utilize the attack surface and shadow resources to track changes. Identify misconfiguration issues and vulnerable applications and resources.

    Sample Customers
    Riken, TransUnion, Tepco Systems Administration, Daejeon University, G&T Bank, Danamon, CyberAgent Inc.
    Panasonic. Miro. Rappi. Wargaming. Gannett. Omio. Acronis. Workforce Software. Tipalti. SEMRush.
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    Comms Service Provider20%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Media Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government9%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
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    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise68%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews while Wallarm NG WAF is ranked 29th in Web Application Firewall (WAF). F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2, while Wallarm NG WAF is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Helps deliver applications to users in a reliable, secure, and optimized way". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wallarm NG WAF writes "Active threat detection and adaptive rules are the most valuable for us". F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and HAProxy, whereas Wallarm NG WAF is most compared with Salt Security, Noname Security, AWS WAF, F5 Advanced WAF and Cloudflare.

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