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F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] vs GitLab [Private Offer Only] comparison

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F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
471st
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitLab [Private Offer Only]
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
422nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Dimitrov Nikolay - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Lead and Senior DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Advanced automation and powerful traffic controls have improved application security
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support is something that definitely could be improved in F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]. I mean HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 protocol support, as well as security for them too. For F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] to have better support for them would include load balancing, but also better WAF (Web Application Firewall) support for these two protocols. Improving the mentioned HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support and the GUI would be beneficial. If they improve those things and add machine learning and AI, I want it to have some kind of AI on the box because everyone is going to AI, and they have to add some AI security to be able to check the traffic using AI models. HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 protocol support, AI, the GUI to be changed, and inline AI where the device downloads pre-built AI models from a SaaS cloud to check the traffic for security is something I think is very needed because using AI models as a replacement for signatures will be better. I think WAF signatures are a thing of the past. I would also like to see HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 in the future as additional features, and anything else I would improve would definitely include HTTP/2 and HTTP/3.
Anoop K Jayan - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
AI-driven workflows have transformed our end-to-end development and collaboration processes
The built-in CI/CD integration in GitLab [Private Offer Only] is lacking. We are still depending on other packages. If GitLab [Private Offer Only] had some CI/CD integration internally, it would be beneficial. Because for CI/CD integration now, we are currently doing it with the direct server side. I think it is not that much integrated with the current scenarios of AI, that is AI agent-based or assistant-based coding patterns. Some more improvement is required in GitLab [Private Offer Only] for CI/CD integration along with AI platforms. AI integration is basically what we need, especially on the CI/CD side of GitLab [Private Offer Only]. The code assistant, such as a cloud code assistant, is making things with GitLab [Private Offer Only], but it is conventional. They are pulling the code and sending the thing. I think they can do some more integration, seamless integration with GitLab [Private Offer Only]. AI is consuming GitLab [Private Offer Only] with the older style. If AI were fully pluggable in GitLab [Private Offer Only], it would be beneficial. I think we could get some more time reduction, especially on the testing side and the code testing side.

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

Pros

"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is the best option on the market without any question."
"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] data plane is very powerful; traffic is processed very quickly."
"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is an application delivery controller that does what it says on the tin, and we use it as a firewall, routing device, WAF, and more, leveraging a full set of its capabilities."
"We reduced the four to five-month development time to four to five weeks, a maximum of one month, and we are getting that much throughput with the same employee strength."
"With GitLab [Private Offer Only], I think you can save on time to market because it is a good tool to handle different branch strategies and manage pipelines."
"GitLab [Private Offer Only] is completely isolated from the internet, which allows us to have our own private repository since there is no need to share the source code."
"GitLab [Private Offer Only] acts as a repository management tool where I can store all my codes, especially my source code, and it helps us to create our own pipelines, automate our jobs through CI/CD, configure our own servers, enhance security in our codes, and improve our performance."
"We have not faced any issues with GitLab [Private Offer Only]. It has been stable throughout our use."
"The top feature that makes me use GitHub and GitLab [Private Offer Only] is that we can have CI/CD integrated, we can also maintain versions and get pull requests, and these things are also very easy to implement, which is why we use it."
"The best advantage of GitLab from my experience is that the community is very big, so you can find everything easily."
 

Cons

"F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is expensive; it is very expensive, but they are the leader, so everyone buys F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]."
"I think F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] can be improved, particularly on the metric side."
"I am not sure whether putting all eggs in one basket is a good thing."
"Unexpected delays happen often, although it has never failed us."
"I would appreciate the benefits of the analytics features, but they are not available in our account or subscription plan."
"The built-in CI/CD integration in GitLab [Private Offer Only] is lacking. We are still depending on other packages."
"There are disadvantages in GitLab [Private Offer Only]; we sometimes find challenges with lengthy CI/CD pipeline processes and the missing integration of AI, which, if implemented, could considerably speed up the deployment process."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]?
F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] is the market leader, and I would generally recommend it. I have worked with others such as Citrix NetScaler, which is not a bad product, but the support is awful. F5...
What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]?
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support is something that definitely could be improved in F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]. I mean HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 protocol support, as well as security for them too. For F5 BIG-I...
What is your primary use case for F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]?
I work with F5 and my primary focus at the moment is F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only]. I have been a customer of F5 many times, have been a partner, and have even been part of F5 Professional Service...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab [Private Offer Only]?
I do not go into the details of GitLab [Private Offer Only]'s pricing because my PM takes care of it as part of project procurement, billing, and all, so it is not in my hands. However, with the te...
What needs improvement with GitLab [Private Offer Only]?
I have not explored that far with GitLab [Private Offer Only] because you mentioned project management. I have not used GitLab [Private Offer Only] or GitHub for project management. I think if you ...
What is your primary use case for GitLab [Private Offer Only]?
I am involved in automation testing. We have utilized GitLab [Private Offer Only]'s continuous integration feature because our automation code is in the CI/CD pipeline. We have implemented it via G...
 

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Find out what your peers are saying about F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] vs. GitLab [Private Offer Only] and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
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