Celestix EdgeNexus vs. F5 BIG-IP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Celestix EdgeNexus
Score 8.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
EdgeNexus is an ADC/Load Balancer used to implement and manage security, traffic, SSO/Pre-authentication, and, of course, load balancing. EdgeNexus advantages, as presented by the vendor: - Includes an App Store for future-proofing/expandability by adding more features such as Global Server Load Balancing, Web Application Firewall, and Cisco. - One-click migration from KEMP, f5 and A10 load balancers. - Reverse Proxy, Traffic Manager (compatible with f5 i…N/A
F5 BIG-IP
Score 9.2 out of 10
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F5 BIG-IP software from Seattle-based F5 Networks is a load balancing and application protection solution suite available on cloud or via virtual editions, on a subscription or perpetual licensing basis.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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9.2
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10.0
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Usability
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10.0
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5.2
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User Testimonials
Celestix EdgeNexusF5 BIG-IP
Likelihood to Recommend
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Definitely in larger environments, more mature organizations that obviously have the budget to spend and want best in class. Where it struggles is those organizations that don't have the funding and money to spend on it and need more basic functionality. So I'd say that's smaller customers we've worked with and kind of mid-market. They tend to get scared when they get the quotes. Also we've had some struggles with account team consistency. So for the sales team, just a lot of turnover and a lot of missteps on customer calls.
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Pros
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  • The great thing is the IP address management that's happening. When you set up the network it's very easy and you don't have to keep on configuring everything together. Again, it's very streamlined and it's one of the biggest players there in the market for this work.
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Cons
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  • Well, not necessarily the features. I find that we have to change our processes in order to kind of match what F5 BIG-IP does. And it's not a bad thing, it's just that a lot of my engineers want to do it their way, not they F5 BIG-IP way.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We have been using F5 for the last 25 years and there is no way we will leave F5 for any other load balancers.
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Usability
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It's not difficult to understand the parts of application configurations and features. Setting up new virtual servers with multiple profiles, certificates, and nodes is easy for new users through the web interface, which also translates to programability in scripts, DevOps, or other configuration management use-cases. Users from different backgrounds such as networking and infrastructure can use F5 BIG-IP, while users who are familiar with API calls can easily configure objects without needing to understand the platform at all.
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Support Rating
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On the occasions when we've had to engage f5 support, they have been great. They have always resolved our issues quickly and been easy to work with and professional. The reason I give them a 10 out of 10, however, is because when we've had issues that have crossed over between the f5 BIG-IP, our Cisco switches, and our Microsoft IIS server the f5 support representatives have been extremely knowledgeable about every product and device involved and have been able to troubleshoot end-to-end without having to engage other vendors.
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In-Person Training
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Practical cases and hands on , many hours of training with tipical cases
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Implementation Rating
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implementation is fine
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Alternatives Considered
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We are recently not evaluating, but we have started the deployment for WAF and we're using GTM, LTM, you name it. F5, we are using all of them.
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Return on Investment
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  • I would say from a security perspective, because I manage security, availability is sort of the key area for us and making sure that is properly handled through BIG-IP, that is the biggest business success, I would say from the product perspective.
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Celestix EdgeNexus Screenshots

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