F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) Reviews

The primary use cases of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager are straightforward for what we wanted to do. 

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has improved our organization by giving us a secure connection for certain types of traffic flows. 

The F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager feature I find the most valuable is the login. 

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products. 

I have been using F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager for eight years. 

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager is scalable. We have somewhere between six and seven hundred people using it daily. Their roles vary. Some are writers, while others are administrators. It all depends on how we deploy it and who's going to use it. 

The staff required to deploy and maintain F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager is minimal. 

We do potentially have plans to increase usage of the solution. I'm currently investigating other projects that could benefit from it. 

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager's technical support is great. 

Positive

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager does the same thing as a firewall would do, so I have used a range of different solutions like it. 

The initial setup was straightforward. How long deployment takes depends on the project. It roughly takes about three months for us to hash out everything.

We deployed F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager in-house. 

We have seen a return on investment from F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager. It provided access at a time when we didn't have it.

I would prefer not to disclose numbers, but on a scale of one to five, I would give F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager a four for cost. 

We did not evaluate other options because F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager was integrated with the previous product we were using. 

The advice I would give to others looking to implement F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager is this: do your homework on it to make sure it's going to definitely fit your use case.

On a scale of one to 10, I would give  F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager an eight overall. 

I primarily used the solution for portal access.

It was scalable.

The solution is stable and reliable. 

The portal access was very good.

The initial setup was complex.

They could do a better job on the reporting and how we can use the data, provide more detail on the reporting logs, and show how we can export them and have graphical views. The reporting doesn't have graphical views, which makes things hard. You have basic reports that you can export, however, it's not that easy to use. The reporting needs to be improved a bit.

I have used the solution for a couple of years.

It was very stable, the solution itself. However, the underlying software, the LTM software, had an issue when we deployed with the failover. The APM itself, the access policy manager, I find the solution a great, great tool. It's very stable. We used it for years and we deployed it for approximately more than 100 applications at the same time which is why it took so long to implement.

For the organization I was working for, there are different solutions being used. I would say, in terms of the number of users, F5 was around 10,000.

It was scalable enough for our purposes.

I did not use something previously, however, after using this solution I did use a different product.

The initial setup was not easy. It was pretty complex.

I was the integrator. I worked as an integrator for the solution. I worked as an expert and it still took six to nine months to implement that.

Maintenance requires a team. It's not one person. It's a team that is managing not only APM. They were managing a component like a load balancer. They were managing network components. They were managing many other components. That team was a big team of maybe 15 to 20 people working across different profiles.

I worked as an integrator and would implement the solution for clients.

I’d rate the solution eight out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for access management.

The solution is stable and reliable.

The scalability is good.

The solution is pretty technical.

The initial setup is complex. 

The solution is quite costly.

The solution could offer better reporting.

The management aspect of the solution needs improvement. 

I've used the solution for one year. 

The product is stable. I haven't noticed any bugs or glitches and I haven't seen it crash or freeze. It seems to be reliable and the performance is good.

The solution can scale if a company needs to expand it. It's not a problem.

I've been able to work with technical support in the past and I have had positive experiences. When we have issues, they help. We are satisfied with their services. 

The initial setup is not very straightforward or easy. It's complex. 

I can handle the initial setup myself. I do not need the assistance of an integrator or consultant. 

The solution is expensive. It's not a cheap product.

You do need to pay extra for certain features and services. 

Our company didn't use F5 ourselves, however, we sell F5 products. We're resellers.

Overall, I would rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

I'd recommend this solution to other users and companies. 

Our primary use case for this solution is remote access VPN and VPI integration with VMware, and we deploy the solution on-premises.

The performance of the solution is valuable.

The operational deployment is not great and can be improved.

We have been using the solution for approximately five years.

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable. Approximately 1,000 users are utilizing the solution.

We have had a good experience with customer service and support. I rate them a ten out of ten.

Positive

We previously used Cisco ASA and House CCure. We chose to switch to this solution based on our company's needs.

I rate the solution a nine out of ten, and I recommend it. The solution is good, but its functionality start offering can be improved.

I use F5 BIG-IP APM to connect to my company's private network and access the tools that I need.

F5 BIG-IP APM is relatively easy to use. 

F5 BIG-IP APM disconnects when you leave it for long enough, but that is natural for IT solutions to do. That's a little bit frustrating.

I have been using F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) for approximately a year and a half.

The stability of the F5 BIG-IP APM could be better.

F5 BIG-IP APM is used within our company and we have approximately 17,000 employees.

I have contacted the support of F5 BIG-IP APM for the initial setup only.

I rate F5 BIG-IP APM a seven out of ten.