Avira Prime vs. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avira Prime
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Avira Prime, now from Gen (the company formed from the merger of NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, and AVG), is an antivirus solution used to protect small businesses, a cross-platform and multi-device solution replacing Avira's legacy antivirus solutions phased out in December of 2021.
$9.99
per month 5 devices
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
F5 Networks provides BIG-IP Access Policy Manager as an identity and access solution which can be deployed as a standalone solution or as an add-on to F5 Networks' flagship BIG-IP TLM or F5 Advanced WAF applications.N/A
Pricing
Avira PrimeF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Editions & Modules
5 devices
$9.99
per month 5 devices
25 devices
$12.99
per month 12 devices
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Avira PrimeF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual pricing.
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Avira PrimeF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Features
Avira PrimeF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
Avira Prime
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Ratings
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
9.2
2 Ratings
2% above category average
AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Kill Switch00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Customer Support Services00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Avira PrimeF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(10 ratings)
8.6
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Avira PrimeF5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Likelihood to Recommend
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
It is good for organizations that need an AV solution that does really well in AV detection/performance tests, and also has a good track record for using little system resources on the client machine. It is less suited for organizations that want an AV product that is historically used by the industry or is known as an industry standard (e.g. Microsoft products, etc).
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F5
I think that the platform is well suited to many Remote Access VPN solutions, but I also think there is a lot of room for improvement on the backend. If you are hoping to deploy your APM solution across many different datacenters or colos, it may not be the best choice for the final solution.
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Pros
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • It detects adware (sometimes you just need some ease of advertisement) and phishing.
  • It has Webguard, that allows us to block access to malicious websites.
  • It scans email (POP3 and SMTP), an everyday tool I personally use.
  • It has Bootable RescueCD, wich helps to remove malware and system recoveries.
  • It has a very high detection rate and a very fast scanning engine.
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F5
  • SAML 2.0 identity federation support.
  • Integrates with third-party SSO solutions.
  • Bridging modern authentication and authorization (SAML, OAuth/OIDC) and classic authentication and authorization methods.
  • Policy routing
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Cons
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • For the use that I currently give to my laptop it works very well, but it can fail if your way of surfing the web is careful and you dedicate yourself to visit infected forums, download files from any part, or use bad programs.
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F5
  • There's some more advanced configurations within OAuth that I think could be fleshed out and easier to approach.
  • There's a lot of things in F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager policies that I find myself recreating every policy. An easier way to copy objects from one to policy to another.
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Likelihood to Renew
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
No answers on this topic
F5
Integration with F5 BIG-IP systems that we plan to keep using for a while.
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Usability
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
No answers on this topic
F5
If F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager usability is fine it's not hard to use if you read the documentation but it does feel dated and could use a responsive design update to modernize user interface to current standards.
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Support Rating
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
Since the product runs really well overall, and I haven't really run into any major issues, I have not had a need to contact the vendor directly for support. I have perused the vendor's site for other support channels, and they do have a number of good support options, such as submitting a request, KB articles, and Community forums. One support option that does not seem to be available (or might be really hard to find) is a direct line to call for phone support. As an individual or business member you can submit a request via a web form, which then will be sent to the tech support team, at which point they will call you.
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F5
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Alternatives Considered
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
F-Secure despite being a good antivirus when it comes to protecting home equipment does not act the same for business protection because its performance is much lower as well as its ease of use while Avira meets these requirements and its protection is much more complete and efficient, since not only acts against common threats but it is also optimal to protect against advanced threats and the one that works in real time makes the virus detection rate much more efficient before any other antivirus, that is why It is ideal for the protection of business teams
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F5
It is open platform so support is not good and than F5 and features visibility as not good as F5. F5 Set up and easy to use to admin console. Also have more feature visibility for load balancing, web server accelerator, application server ddos protection and WAF. F5 more efficient to handle concurrent request.
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Return on Investment
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • I have not had serious infections due to viruses or Trojans. In addition, every time a malicious code is downloaded, Avira detects it and blocks it fast enough. So, I have not had to re-format my PC, I have not lost documents that I had stored on disk C, and of course, I have not lost time trying to recover the data from my PC.
  • I've also been able to install it on not-so-powerful PCs, so its users have been able to continue using their computers without any problem and also avoid serious infections.
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F5
  • Simplified our approach to company-wide VPN solutions greatly by allowing us to use a single product instead of multiple products like we had before
  • Can handle 15000-20000 users at once with no issues
  • Was able to configure to support users travelling with 4G connections on their laptops and accommodate constant changing IP addresses
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