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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 BIG-IP

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AF5 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

    SonicWall VPN Clients

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall VPN Clients present a number of options for secure private access to enterprise network assets.N/A
    Pricing
    F5 BIG-IPSonicWall VPN Clients
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 BIG-IPSonicWall VPN Clients
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    F5 BIG-IPSonicWall VPN Clients
    Considered Both Products
    F5
    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    SSLVPN on F5 works much better than IPSec on ASA. From the user's side, no configuration is required - the user can just install the VPN client, input the URL, and the F5 client does the rest. For ASA, profile installation or configuration is required, so the user must go to …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    194 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    132 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    F5 BIG-IPSonicWall VPN Clients
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of F5 BIG-IP and SonicWall VPN Clients
    Feature
    F5 BIG-IP
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    Ratings
    SonicWall VPN Clients
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Kill Switch00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Split Tunneling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    IP Address Masking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    F5 BIG-IPSonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (129 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.2
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    F5 BIG-IPSonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    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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    SonicWall
    It is well suited in places or scenarios where a VPN client is needed to be used either by IT staff or other employees. SonicWall's VPN Clients are very similar to VPN clients of other companies. SonicWall VPN Clients are meant to be used with SonicWall firewalls.
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    Pros
    F5
    • I mean from a basic level, it actually satisfies all the use cases we have, which is basically to have multiple web servers for the front end and then you want that to be equally split across. The traffic comes in from all over the world. We use DRA protection and everything, but then we also internally want to make sure all the servers are being utilized and we provide much more availability across all servers. We just make sure BIG-IP sits in between and handles the traffic accordingly. And it's pretty basic and it comes to drawing traffic. It's pretty easy to configure and set it up and then forget.
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    SonicWall
    • Exceptional security
    • Relatively easy configuration
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    Cons
    F5
    • Recently we have been deploying F5 web application firewall and we have started the deployment. We have already moved applications out there, but we are not yet to the point wherein I could comment any positive feedback or any negative feedback because we are still going through it, right. But as far as I'm concerned, I don't see any drawbacks or any shortcomings on the F5 product lineup.
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    SonicWall
    • doesn't have ability to name specific IPs, which gets burdensome when you have 50+ sites you access
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    So far experience with F5 BIG-IP has been good, but we are only 6 months into the deployment and will depend on how things run over time.
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    SonicWall
    Does not have a renewal that we pay for by itself. It comes with our firewalls, which we are going to renew.
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    Usability
    F5
    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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    SonicWall
    SonicWall VPN Clients work for the most part. The Global VPN client has had its issues over the years. Also, NetExtender VPN client has had its share of issues. It is nice that SonicWall VPN Clients has updated the GUI of the NetExtender client within the last year, which has made it easier for our users to use.
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    Support Rating
    F5
    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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    SonicWall
    Phone support has been very reliable and useful, but there have been times when better support documentation would have made that call unnecessary. I like to tackle problems internally if I can, as it tends to save time and usually money. The SonicWall VPN Clients system seems to be pretty locked down as far as being accessible to self-manage.
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    In-Person Training
    F5
    Practical cases and hands on , many hours of training with tipical cases
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    SonicWall
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    Implementation Rating
    F5
    implementation is fine
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    SonicWall
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    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    That's the one thing that really stood out. It was a lot easier to use from an administrator standpoint, so I think that's the one thing that really made our team decide to go with this product versus another competitor. Just ease of use.
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    SonicWall
    We started the process of vetting Norton VPN, but since it wasn't available from our preferred vendor, we ended up going with SonicWall VPN Clients by default.
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • F5 BIG-IP has a highly positive impact on the customers. The main impact is on the security of the web applications.
    • F5 BIG-IP provides an easy and safe way to connect employees to assets and applications that reside in an on-premises environment.
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    SonicWall
    • Allows for remote work to boost employee productivity
    • Allows for IT to access large volumes of sites from a central location. We have about 50 buildings that I VPN into every so often for troubleshooting.
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