F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect vs. Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management

F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is a solution used to more easily and securely network across public clouds, hybrid clouds, and edge sites via an agile SaaS-based service. Users can rapidly connect instances deployed across multiple cloud regions and/or different cloud providers using Distributed Cloud Network Connect and its automated provisioning, integrated service stack, and end-to-end visibility. Cloud instances will be connected in minutes and always visible for rapid troubleshooting.	N/A
Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management	Score 6.0 out of 10	N/A	Kumolus provides a cloud management dashboard, that integrates with key platforms (like Chef and Puppet) and is designed to enable users to quickly begin using AWS to enforce best cloud practices. Kumolus also provides a visual interface that allows users to scale and automate their environments. Additionally, this solution provides governance across cloud expenditure by reporting on the user’s environments.	N/A

Pricing

F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect	Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Features

F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management

Cloud Management

Comparison of Cloud Management features of Product A and Product B
	F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect 8.1 18 Ratings 6% below category average	Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management - Ratings
Cloud Management Security	8.016 Ratings	00 Ratings
Automation and Orchestration	8.211 Ratings	00 Ratings
Cost Management	7.410 Ratings	00 Ratings
Cloud Management Performance Monitoring	8.514 Ratings	00 Ratings
Governance and Compliance	8.312 Ratings	00 Ratings
Resource Management	8.414 Ratings	00 Ratings
Systems Integration	7.815 Ratings	00 Ratings

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	F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect	Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management
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User Ratings
	F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect	Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management
Likelihood to Recommend	8.2 (19 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	7.9 (18 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	7.2 (11 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect	Kumolus - Enterprise Cloud Management
Likelihood to Recommend	F5 F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect provides Intent-Based Policies and Unified Operations which is equal for all customers . Complexity is eliminated and common services and rules are provided across clouds and on-premises settings with the help of an integrated service stack and automated deployment. There is nothing specific scenario where we found that it is not suitable for current environment. Incentivized RP Rudra Pandey Network Security Professional Read full review	Kumolus No answers on this topic
Pros	F5 Centralized Hybrid ingress for our cloud workloads Centralized ingress for our existing on-prem BIG-IP devices Application visibility to address end-to-end visibility into the end-user experience Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Kumolus No answers on this topic
Cons	F5 The support model needs a quite a bit of work. I personally have experienced an outage on the platform. due to mis-configureation Although the outage was due to engineer error it took over 2 hours before we were able to speak to an engineer Proxy v2 protocol to allow our organization to capture and view the source IP address Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Kumolus No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew	F5 Architectural change with a focus on multi-cloud Incentivized Diego Apas Ibrahim Analista Read full review	Kumolus No answers on this topic
Performance	F5 Overall, F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is responsive and has many features. There is minor clunkiness in how certain scroll bars are layered. This may cause some adverse experience when trying to manage this product through a zoomed browser. Page loading and refresh timers were all very much responsive. There is a good amount of feedback from the interface as well. Incentivized Yegor Devyatovskiy Lead Network Engineer Read full review	Kumolus No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	F5 This software as a service (SaaS) links, divides, and protects network traffic over one or more edge sites, data centers, and public clouds. It offers the adaptability needed to operate across many transit choices, such as the F5 Global Network, private corporate networks, and cloud provider linkages. Additionally, faster time to resolution and more effective issue management are achieved by end-to-end monitoring and troubleshooting. Incentivized RP Rudra Pandey Network Security Professional Read full review	Kumolus No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	F5 Improved Network Performance and Reduced Latency Enhanced Security and Cost Savings on DDoS Mitigation Automated Cloud Network Provisioning and Increased DevOps Efficiency Better Network Visibility and Performance Analytics Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Kumolus No answers on this topic
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