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F5 Distributed Cloud Services vs Threatx comparison

F5 and Threatx are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. F5 is ranked #19 with an average rating of 10.0, while Threatx is ranked #43. F5 holds a 1.0% mindshare in WAF, compared to Threatx’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution.
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Categories and Ranking

F5 Distributed Cloud Services
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
19th
Ranking in API Security
8th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
CDN (10th), AWS Marketplace (26th)
Threatx
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
43rd
Ranking in API Security
23rd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of F5 Distributed Cloud Services is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Threatx is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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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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What is your primary use case for F5 Distributed Cloud Services?
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.

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ThreatX’s attacker-centric approach against DDoS, Bot-based attacks, API abuse, exploitations of vulnerabilities, zero-day attacks, and more – provides unique, multi-layered detection capabilities to accurately identify malicious actors and respond. The ease of deploying ThreatX and the availability of our application security experts makes ThreatX the perfect blend of a product and a service to protect your web applications and APIs from today’s modern threat landscape.
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