We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Zscaler Private Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about F5, Citrix, HAProxy and others in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)."In terms of stability, it is stable."
"It is a fast and available solution."
"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 quite flexible."
"We are fond of the load balancing feature for DNS and servers."
"The most valuable features are the WAF and the big IP."
"In my team, we work in a very agile environment and the solutions from BIG-IP, including BIG-IP WAF, suit us well when developing and serving our applications."
"Valuable features include Link Controller and Server Load Balancer."
"Zscaler Private Access is a platform that eliminates the complexity of VPN configuration."
"The user interface of Zscaler Private Access is excellent. With proper knowledge and expertise, one can efficiently handle intricate enterprise environments without feeling overwhelmed. This leads to exceptional productivity for managed service providers. The user experience is remarkably streamlined, enabling the management of even the most complex enterprise setups without any excessive complications."
"What I find most valuable in Zscaler Private Access is that it's a VPN. Its connectivity as a VPN is its most valuable feature."
"It is a stable solution."
"We don't need to connect anymore. It is automatically connected when you log on in Windows."
"I find all Zscaler Private Access features valuable because each replaces flawed technologies, such as EPAs being replacements for VPN and PR as a replacement for PAM, so I can't mention only one valuable feature. Overall, Zscaler Private Access is a good solution."
"The most valuable feature of Zscaler Private Access is we do not have to connect to a VPN, it is seamless. It is more convenient for us because we use one agent to cover the internet and VPN access."
"The ZPA is a unique feature which offers VPN along with all the additional security needed."
"It reaches a point where scaling is no longer possible."
"I would like them to have more flexible models."
"The solution is scalable."
"F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager could improve by having an FNI feature for a single source to multi-domain load balancing."
"F5 BIG-IP LTM can improve on the SSL loading which includes the authentication of certificates. Although, most of these issues have been solved there are still some issue that persists."
"The solution's hardware quality needs improvement."
"The user experience for dashboards and reports can be improved. They should make dashboards and the reporting system easier for users. They need to add more reports to the dashboard. Currently, for complicated reports, I have to do the customization. It should have more integration with network firewalls to be able to gather all the information required for traffic management."
"In terms of native integrations, there is a lot of instability. Also, integration is not robust with F5."
"I can't speak to any missing features."
"Zscaler Private Access needs to improve its collaboration with applications without compromising security."
"The pricing for Private Access seems to be on the expensive side, and I believe they should consider making it more competitive with other solutions."
"It would be better if the Zscaler Private Access team made it easier for people to find subscriptions on the portal, mainly information on what my customers subscribed to or the type of licenses purchased."
"Zscaler Private Access's reporting is poor. We should have more insight into the reports regarding what is blocked and allowed."
"More on-prem infrastructure is required when Zscaler Private Access is to be implemented as a single point of entry."
"We would like to extend the SASE applications for Zscaler."
"Users report application access or latency issues with Zscaler Private Access."
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews while Zscaler Private Access is ranked 2nd in ZTNA as a Service with 21 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2, while Zscaler Private Access is rated 8.4. 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 Zscaler Private Access writes "A VPN alternative that delivers a zero trust model". F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and OpenVPN Access Server, whereas Zscaler Private Access is most compared with Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Axis Security, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, OpenVPN Access Server and Appgate SDP.
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