#1 most frequent
Germany
53.4%14,373 installations of 26,928
What is F5 BIG-IP?
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.
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Who Buys & Uses F5 BIG-IP
#1 most frequent
Finance and Insurance
7.9%2,128 installations of 26,817
“We use it in the application delivery of new products and in the ecosystem of our authorizers.”
#2 most frequent
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
7.7%2,056 installations of 26,817
“Scope of our use case is managing traffic, so load balancing between a couple of different locations allows us to do disaster recovery testing and keep everything available.”
#3 most frequent
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
3.5%951 installations of 26,817
#2 most frequent
United States of America
19.1%5,144 installations of 26,928
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.9%1,328 installations of 26,928
Pros
- Robust traffic management and load balancing for application distribution.
- Strong security capabilities, including WAF and SSL security.
- High reliability and stability for continuous application availability.
Cons
- Complex user interface and general ease of use.
- Need for specific GUI improvements like a global search feature.
- Documentation and overall usability require clearer guidance.
F5 BIG-IP really works
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I feel F5 BIG-IP accelerates the application and improve user experience by 30%. BIG-IP includes robust security features such as an advanced web application firewall (WAF), DDoS protection, bot mitigation, and IP intelligence to help safeguard applications from common threats and zero-day vulnerabilities.
Pros
- it improves access to application speed
- Supports device clusters, geographic redundancy, and failover groups for resilience.
- Ensures uptime and seamless service even during maintenance or failure.
Cons
- Licensing is complex and expensive, particularly for smaller organizations.
- The GUI can be overwhelming and unintuitive, especially for new users.
- the caching needs to be increased
Return on Investment
- Avoidance of downtime, data loss, reputational damage, and compliance penalties.
- Fewer servers needed and better end-user experience, reducing churn and boosting engagement.
- Each support needs to be trained
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Azure DDoS Protection
Other Software Used
Azure Application Gateway, Azure App Service, Azure AI Bot Service
VPN solution
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
business problem - VPN connectivity with different solutions
A robust and scalable solution, allowing deep integration with other security and traffic management modules.
A robust and scalable solution, allowing deep integration with other security and traffic management modules.
Pros
- security
- remote access
- IPsec VPN
Cons
- remote support
- cloud solution
- training
Return on Investment
- scalability,
- automation modules
Usability
Alternatives Considered
F5 BIG-IP
F5 BIG-IP - Best load balance
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use it in the application delivery of new products and in the ecosystem of our authorizers. Every company transaction goes through F5 BIG-IP, a device that brings resilience to our business.
Pros
- Ssl offload
- Lord balance for aplication
- Scalability
- Security
Cons
- Mtls
- Full proxy
- Irules
Return on Investment
- Scalable number of tps
- Highly redundant environment
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Akamai Edge DNS
Other Software Used
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), CDNetworks Cloud DNS
Big-IP review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
La necesidad de balancear tráfico en una plataforma de uso masivo nos llevó a trabajar con Big-IP como líder del mercado en el segmento. La plataforma trabaja con varias instancias virtuales y sin problemas.
The need to balance traffic on a mass-market platform led us to work with Big-IP, a market leader in the segment. The platform works seamlessly with multiple virtual instances.
The need to balance traffic on a mass-market platform led us to work with Big-IP, a market leader in the segment. The platform works seamlessly with multiple virtual instances.
Pros
- Distribución de tráfico
- Traffic Distribution
- Segmentación de arquitecturas
- Architecture segmentation
- Visibilidad en cuanto a estadísticas
- Visibility in terms of statistics
Cons
- Si bien las estadísticas funcionan, sería muy bueno que fueran más flexibles en cuanto a la visualización.
- While the statistics work, it would be great if they were more flexible in terms of display.
Return on Investment
- El nuevo modelo de licenciamiento es mucho más ventajoso ante cambios de arquitectura.
- The new licensing model is much more advantageous when it comes to architectural changes.
- Flexibilidad para adaptarse a distintas arquitecturas.
- Flexibility to adapt to different architectures.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Radware Alteon
I recommend F5 Big-IP
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Actualmente lo utilizamos como un balanceador en el cual nos ayuda a distribuir las conexiones en multiples servicios. Nos sirve para no sobrecargar el back-end de nuestra infraestructura y podes publicar una misma IP y servicio al resto de los usuarios. No teniendo que preocuparnos redirigiendo todas las conexiones a un mismo equipo.
We currently use it as a load balancer, helping us distribute connections across multiple services. It helps us avoid overloading our infrastructure's back-end and allows us to publish the same IP address and service to other users. We don't have to worry about redirecting all connections to the same computer.
We currently use it as a load balancer, helping us distribute connections across multiple services. It helps us avoid overloading our infrastructure's back-end and allows us to publish the same IP address and service to other users. We don't have to worry about redirecting all connections to the same computer.
Pros
- Balanceo
- Balancing
- Gestion del trafico
- Traffic management
- Seguridad
- Security
Cons
- Inteligencia artificial para crear irules
- Artificial intelligence to create irules
- Observabilidad en una plataforma unificada
- Observability in a unified platform
- Que traduzca las necesidades del usuario con IA a la programacion necesaria
- That translates user needs with AI into the necessary programming
Return on Investment
- Retorno de la inversion rapido
- Fast return on investment
- Velocidad en la publicacion de servicios
- Speed in publishing services
- Estableces conexiones seguras
- You establish secure connections
Usability
Alternatives Considered
11:11 Solutions for AWS
Other Software Used
Cisco Meraki Dashboard, Cisco Catalyst Center, F5 NGINX Management Suite
