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    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AF5 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

    KeepSolid VPN Unlimited

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ANowadays, Privacy is a Luxury! Whenever we pay our bills, manage our bank accounts, or log in to our favorite social networks, our credentials, account numbers, billing address, and other private data may end up in the crosshairs of identity thieves. Trust your security and privacy to professionals - KeepSolid VPN Unlimited!

    $14.99

    per IP address

    Pricing
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)KeepSolid VPN Unlimited
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Personal Static IP
    $14.99
    per IP address
    Teams & Family plans
    $19.99
    per family
    Personal VPN Server
    $24.99
    per server
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)KeepSolid VPN Unlimited
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)KeepSolid VPN Unlimited
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    F5
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
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    Features
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)KeepSolid VPN Unlimited
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and KeepSolid VPN Unlimited
    Feature
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    KeepSolid VPN Unlimited
    -
    Ratings
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    Kill Switch10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Support Services8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)KeepSolid VPN Unlimited
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)KeepSolid VPN Unlimited
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    KeepSolid
    If you need to access sites from your home country while travelling, a dedicated VPN is well worth your time and money. Free versions are limited, maybe useful if you only need to check email, but for ad-free consistent service, this is an excellent value. I suppose you could use a VPN to guard your privacy, but this doesn't fit my usage scenario.
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    Pros
    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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    KeepSolid
    • No distractions, works quietly in the background.
    • Dozens of servers to choose from.
    • Lifetime access price well worth it.
    • Covers multiple devices.
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    Cons
    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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    KeepSolid
    • Streaming servers aren't the greatest, sometimes fail.
    • Not quite so seamless on mobile devices.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    Integration with F5 BIG-IP systems that we plan to keep using for a while.
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    KeepSolid
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    Usability
    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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    KeepSolid
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    KeepSolid
    I tried a few free VPN servers, some via webpages and others via apps, but nothing specific comes to mind, maybe HideMyAss.com and Windscribe. All the freebies had limitations, such as ad-supported, speed limitations, or not allowing scripts to run. KeepSolid VPN Unlimited doesn't have any of these limitations so I could get to work without distraction.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    KeepSolid
    • After a week of constant roadblocks, this VPN sped up my online research considerably.
    • Travelling, I was unable to control my IP, the majority of which were blacklisted on the majority of American sites, but this VPN got me around that so I could get to work.
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