F5 BIG-IQ vs WorkflowGen comparison

F5 and WorkflowGen are both solutions in the Process Automation category. F5 is ranked #29 with an average rating of 7.5, while WorkflowGen is ranked #45. F5 holds a 0.8% mindshare in PA, compared to WorkflowGen’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of WorkflowGen users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

WorkflowGen and F5 BIG-IQ compete in business process management and application deployment. F5 BIG-IQ has the upper hand due to its advanced features for application management.

Features: WorkflowGen focuses on business process automation, customizable workflows, and operational efficiency. F5 BIG-IQ emphasizes application management, security features, and application traffic control.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WorkflowGen offers a straightforward deployment model and responsive customer service, suitable for businesses with limited IT resources. F5 BIG-IQ requires technical expertise for deployment, supported by detailed assistance for complex network setups.

Pricing and ROI: WorkflowGen generally has a lower setup cost, beneficial for small to medium-sized businesses with specific process needs. F5 BIG-IQ, although more expensive, provides a significant ROI for larger enterprises requiring comprehensive application delivery and security.

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Categories and Ranking

F5 BIG-IQ

Ranking in Process Automation

29th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WorkflowGen

Ranking in Process Automation

45th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (30th), Business Process Management (BPM) (44th), Rapid Application Development Software (35th), Low-Code Development Platforms (35th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of F5 BIG-IQ is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WorkflowGen is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Process Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
F5 BIG-IQ	0.8%
WorkflowGen	0.7%
Other	98.5%

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Bikale Kassu

Manager for Implementation and Administration at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Has faced challenges with visibility and technical support but allows centralized management of multiple sites

The configuration part is complex for F5 BIG-IQ. The simplicity and visibility part needs improvement. The dashboard, especially the analytics part, needs to be more simple and presentable. For the security part, it is difficult to present to our management, so we have to capture it and prepare manual reporting options rather than getting them directly from the system. The automation part in F5 BIG-IQ is limited; we are still using it only for load balancing for some services. We haven't integrated it with our Accesso or implemented any automation options. The setup process for F5 BIG-IQ would rate a five out of ten.

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Christopher Odonoghue

SAP Solution Lead at Johnson & Johnson

Good for automatically triggering workflows, but needs to be more customizable

We use this product for many different reasons related to our business We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do. The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically trigger the workflow. This solution needs to be…

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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

"The best aspect of the solution is that we can have everything integrated with a rather large capacity in order to personalize and configure specific rules."

"Scalability: To move from larger boxes to smaller boxes, along with virtualization. So, we are not locked into a particular size."

"The most valuable features are load balancing and WAF."

"F5 BIG-IQ has always provided us with great support."

"We mainly use F5 BIG-IQ to protect our web-based applications, such as our email and website, so we use it as a web-based application firewall for those services."

"The GUI is fine, at least from an engineer's perspective."

"We use this solution on a daily basis, and it is very stable."

"F5 BIG-IQ is a central management system for the BIG-IP."

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"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."

Cons

"I had trouble with high availability deployment in my environment."

"The shell, kernel, or Linux has something like a delay, especially with the Virtual Edition, when you are trying to implement it in the cloud and you want to access it remotely with web management. It would be great if they could improve their kernel. It was difficult for me, especially when I got started with BIG-IP. I was struggling to find which commands work with it. If you want to work with it, you have to be a Linux guy."

"F5 BIG-IQ is a complex solution, and it cannot manage everything related to BIG-IPs."

"They could use YAML or JSON if they wanted to make it a little bit easier for us."

"A bug caused me to lose all the configuration."

"For stability, F5 BIG-IQ rates a two or three because currently we are integrating it with our third party as a port forwarding service. We created many VIPs, but on average, weekly, we lose three to five connections, making the troubleshooting part a headache for us."

"The solution's rSeries has been made free, and iSeries should be made free as well."

"From a hands-on experience perspective, more resources should be available on the Internet, like labs and lab preparations."

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"This solution needs to be more customizable."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"F5 BIG-IQ is a cheap solution."

"Users have to pay an annual subscription fee for the solution's iSeries."

"I would like the product to be cheaper."

"There is only one licensing fee for F5 BIG-IQ and everything is included in the price."

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Small Business

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Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	4

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F5 BIG-IQ is a central management system for the BIG-IP.

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From the pricing perspective, F5 BIG-IQ rates an eight out of ten as it's reasonably priced.

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Overview

F5® BIG-IQ® Centralized Management provides a unified point of visibility and control for the entire F5 portfolio, ensuring administrators remain aware on the pulse of F5 devices, modules, and licenses and enabling them to deliver optimal application availability, performance, and security.

BIG-IQ manages policies,licenses, SSL certificates, BIG-IP images, and configurations for F5 appliances and for the following BIG-IP moduals across hardware and virtual editions:

BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM)
F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall™ (WAF)
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager™ (AFM)
F5 SSL Orchestrator®
F5 DDoS Hybrid Defender®
BIG-IP Access Policy Manager® (APM)
F5 Secure Web Gateway Services
BIG-IP DNS

Immediately accelerate business process adaptability with fluid workflow automation. Use the WorkflowGen .NET workflow software's low code environment to maximize the efficiency of process designers and developers.

Automate any type of human and system-based enterprise process within a battle-tested infrastructure.

Customize and integrate your workflow apps to meet your requirements in a highly configurable environment.

Engage process participants with a full-featured workflow portal, native mobile apps, and email approvals, or through seamless integration with your own web apps.

Leverage a solution used by Fortune 500 companies for worldwide business-critical applications.

WorkflowGen

Sample Customers

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Comcast, Deloitte, Mitsui & Co Ltd, Sanofi Pasteur, Textron, XL Group. WorkflowGen accelerates business process adaptability in 70 countries for 500+ organizations and 1,000,000 users.

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