F5 Distributed Cloud Services vs Kpow for Apache Kafka comparison

The compared F5 and Factor House solutions aren't in the same category. F5 is ranked #10 in CDN , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 2.4% mindshare in the category. Factor House is ranked #42 in SA , and holds a 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution.

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We performed a comparison between F5 Distributed Cloud Services and Kpow for Apache Kafka based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

F5 Distributed Cloud Services

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CDN (10th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (21st), API Security (8th)

Kpow for Apache Kafka

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Streaming Analytics (42nd)

Mindshare comparison

F5 Distributed Cloud Services and Kpow for Apache Kafka aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. F5 Distributed Cloud Services is designed for CDN and holds a mindshare of 2.4%, up 0.9% compared to last year.
Kpow for Apache Kafka, on the other hand, focuses on Streaming Analytics, holds 0.4% mindshare.

CDN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
F5 Distributed Cloud Services	2.4%
Cloudflare	19.0%
Akamai	14.7%
Other	63.900000000000006%

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Streaming Analytics Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Kpow for Apache Kafka	0.4%
Apache Flink	11.3%
Databricks	9.5%
Other	78.8%

Streaming Analytics

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IT Analyst at Atlas.cz, a.s.

Protects web applications with comprehensive security features

All features are valuable. In a multi-cloud or distributed cloud, there are many protection possibilities from data to web application or API protection, including bot mitigation. This is a comprehensive package for web application security. The main benefit is Web App Security, offering a complete security package from DDoS to web application firewall, API protection, and bot mitigation.

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Distributed Cloud Services?

I am not involved in sales, so I do not deal with the pricing aspect directly. I give the cost of the solution a four out of ten since it is not a cheap product.

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What needs improvement with F5 Distributed Cloud Services?

It's a long way to be perfect, of course, as with all solutions. The main issue is integration with other parts or products of F5, like on-premise WAF. There are some problems, mainly from the pers...

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There are two main use cases for Distributed Call Services: DDoS or Distributed attacks protection and WAF web application security or firewall.

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Overview

F5 Distributed Cloud Services excel in enhancing security, optimizing web application delivery, and ensuring robust network performance. Users value its integrated Web Application Firewall, DDoS protection, global server load balancing, and intuitive management interface. It boosts organizational efficiency, reduces operational costs, and scales seamlessly, making it essential for businesses operating in distributed environments.

Manage, monitor, explore, and secure Kafka using the Kpow console. Kpow is the ultimate engineering toolkit for Apache Kafka®. Installed on your infrastructure, Kpow monitors and manages all of your Kafka resources like Connect, Schema and ksqlDB.

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