We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Fortinet FortiWeb based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP LTM is brand image and recognition and the application delivery controller."
"Stable and scalable network traffic management solution for applications. It has good performance."
"We have multiple solutions we can deploy through the F5."
"One of the best features of the solution is the operating system."
"The detail that you have available when setting up iRules."
"The v11 clustering is a new technology they have brought in that does not require improvement. They are the leader in it."
"Bandwidth optimization and capacity awareness of the bandwidth are valuable features. Its video streaming capabilities are also very useful."
"The solution is easy to install. It's a straightforward process."
"Auto Learn feature: Makes policy additions or deletions for my customers very simple"
"FortiWeb offers machine learning in the latest product. This fixed many problems. There are no false negatives."
"The ability to configure multiple policies for different requirements is a strong feature of Fortinet FortiWeb."
"FortiGate is a stable product."
"FortiWeb offers a good price for the marketplace. In the Sri Lankan market, it's hard to find high-end products that can match FortiWeb's pricing. For high-end solutions, the price is always extremely high."
"Also, if you serve files or you accept files with your server, Fortiweb has built-in antivirus. The Fortinet product family also provides good IP intelligence (botnet C&C, etc.)."
"The solution has a good sandbox feature."
"It's easy to use and allows us to integrate solutions together."
"They could improve the product's ease of use. There is some confusion how to operate it."
"Technical support could be faster. It's something I'd like to see them work on in the future."
"Performance: Using the product, applications are jittery."
"This is a very expensive solution."
"It reaches a point where scaling is no longer possible."
"F5 BIG-IP LTM can improve on the SSL loading which includes the authentication of certificates. Although, most of these issues have been solved there are still some issue that persists."
"Fixing bugs."
"The synchronization does works fairly well. However, if I were to make changes, I would make it easier to start the sync process."
"The reporting could be optimized."
"Their support needs improvement."
"Fortinet FortiWeb is not scalable. You'll need more budget to change the hardware."
"Describing security rules should be improved. It's tricky to define new feature tools when you want to describe an attack pattern and want to block it."
"Sometimes, even if you follow the documentation, it doesn't work as expected."
"FortiWeb does not exist in a cloud-based form. Its only available for deployment as a virtual appliance on AWS and Azure IaaS platforms. Because of the trend to WAF environments, it would be good to have it as a SaaS. Also, FortiWeb would be more competitive if it combined WAF and DDoS protection."
"HA Architecture needs improvement. I would improve it by working on AP HA."
"We want to see more detailed logging, such as audit logging, as this would significantly enhance the solution's reporting. We currently get some information from logs, but more would be better."
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews while Fortinet FortiWeb is ranked 4th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 83 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiWeb is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Reduces maintenance downtime and has a strong user community". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWeb writes "Cost-effective, easy to configure, and works very well as a single solution for multiple environments". F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, whereas Fortinet FortiWeb is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Fortinet FortiADC, AWS WAF, Azure Web Application Firewall and Cloudflare. See our F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) vs. Fortinet FortiWeb report.
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