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F5 BIG-IP [Private Offer Only] vs LLM Gateway 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
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LLM Gateway
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
17th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
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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.
Akashkhurana Hirana - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer 2 at Porch
Centralized AI routing has strengthened data security and simplified multi-model workflows
The best features LLM Gateway offers include multi-provider AI access and the ability to access around 200 plus models available in the market. We just need to pass our key and set up this one, and it can access all the available models. Apart from this, it automatically routes the request based on context if we set it in LLM Gateway. Another feature is the automatic failover functionality where if something goes wrong, it redirects the request to another model. LLM Gateway also provides usage analytics with a dashboard where we can check the current usage of each model and see how many requests are going to each model. It persists data for around 30 days, so we can review usage over the last month. LLM Gateway can be self-hosted as well, which is beneficial for large companies with security concerns. I find multi-provider access and failover to be the most valuable features day-to-day. Multi-provider access integrates all available models, acting as a router between the application and LLM Gateway. If my application is using four different models, I only need to call LLM Gateway, which manages everything. We also do not need to share sensitive API keys, as the developer can directly call LLM Gateway, which handles everything seamlessly. The failover feature automatically redirects requests if something goes wrong in one model, and it is incredibly easy to configure. It does not take more than a minute to set up. One positive impact of LLM Gateway on my organization is reducing security risk. If we give API keys to everyone, they can misuse them outside the organization. However, we no longer share API keys, as users just need to call our LLM Gateway, and the API keys remain secret and contained within our on-premises setup. Security-wise, it has significantly reduced our organization's risk.

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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."
"The best features LLM Gateway offers include cost optimization, multi-modal support, and authentication and authorization all in one place."
"What I appreciate most about LLM Gateway is that there is no need to maintain multiple keys."
"LLM Gateway is a very efficient solution for what it proposes and I believe it is a solid option if you want to use something that is self-hosted and you can customize extensively."
"We have seen a positive return on investment, reducing the time required to integrate new AI models by around 40 to 50 percent, cutting troubleshooting time by about 30 percent through centralized logging and monitoring, and improving service availability with automatic failover, which has reduced operational overhead and allowed the team to focus more on delivering new features rather than maintaining integrations, resulting in a clear ROI."
"Since adopting LLM Gateway, the complexity of our projects has decreased, the security concerns have lessened, and I estimate it has saved us around 20-30% of our time."
"Together, we would estimate a twenty to twenty-five percent lift in engineering productivity on AI work, and from a business angle, new AI capabilities reach production about twenty-five to thirty percent faster because the plumbing is already in place."
 

Cons

"I am not sure whether putting all eggs in one basket is a good thing."
"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."
"LLM Gateway is a strong platform, but there are a few areas where it could improve."
"If LLM Gateway could give us a facility or capability to create our own dashboards depending on our requirements, it would be helpful as an improvement."
"A better interface and improved logs would enhance my experience with LLM Gateway."
"Regarding improvements, I think the pricing can be more competitive."
"I see a few areas where LLM Gateway can be improved, including clearer cost guardrails and budget alerts that are more proactive, smoother project and workspace organization as the number of services grows, and more first-class support for prompt versioning and experiment tracking so that product teams can self-serve comparisons more easily."
"The single sign-on functionality being locked out for the enterprise plan is a significant downside, but it is something that can be worked around since LLM Gateway is an open-source project."
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Construction Company
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Comms Service Provider
12%
Wholesaler/Distributor
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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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 LLM Gateway?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for LLM Gateway is that it is reasonable and predictable for us. The setup was light, mostly involving integration and configuration rather th...
What needs improvement with LLM Gateway?
LLM Gateway is an open-source and self-hosted solution, while OpenRouter is a SaaS solution. I think they overlap each other in some ways. OpenRouter allows you to bring your own API key, and LLM G...
What is your primary use case for LLM Gateway?
I am currently evaluating the implementation of LLM Gateway on our agency environment. I have extensive experience with LLM Gateway and Guardrails, and it has become my primary focus at work. We ar...
 

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