We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Imperva Web Application Firewall 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."Where we are finding the AWS version helpful is when we are trying to scale up new environments. AWS Marketplace helps here a lot."
"It offers features Kemp doesn't provide. For example, there are predefined templates for handling Office 365. You can download them for automatic configuration."
"We are using Application Security Manager (ASM) as a web application firewall, where there is a security signature to avoid a web level breach."
"The main reason that we suggest this product to our clients is the great integration with other security tools, such as IBM Guardium."
"Load balancing generally brings high availability and a bigger ability to scale out. In some cases, it brings security, depending on how it is configured."
"It is a fast and available solution."
"The v11 clustering is a new technology they have brought in that does not require improvement. They are the leader in it."
"iRule feature is useful."
"The most important feature I have found to be the ease in how to do the backup and restores."
"Data masking is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"We can prevent attacks or issues even before they happen."
"It has fewer false positives"
"There are a number of features that are valuable such as the account takeover and various antivirus features."
"The solution integrates seamlessly with other tools and has a good alert mechanism."
"The dynamic profiling of websites is the solution's most valuable feature. The security is also good."
"Imperva has a complete picture of how the applications are utilizing it. It is handy. DDoS is good. It has an internally managed database. It is very easy to integrate. We have integrated it with SIEM services."
"If we decide to migrate to the cloud, I don't think that BIG-IP is a good solution and we probably won't use it."
"It would be good to have better traffic and better data. It would be nice to have more granularity to see packets in terms of the header details, the analytics, etc. It would be nice if that was also part of it and to have analytics added to the traffic."
"It reaches a point where scaling is no longer possible."
"The pricing of the product is a bit too high."
"I would like them to have more flexible models."
"Its price can be better. It is a bit expensive."
"Performance: Using the product, applications are jittery."
"The solution could improve the documentation."
"Sometimes, support tickets don't get addressed quickly."
"The process to upgrade from one version to another can be a lot simpler than it is currently."
"The Imperva Web Application Firewall automations are good, but there is still room for improvement with them."
"The user interface could be better."
"The reporting is missing some features, such as: only two export formats, and the time period does not include the last day, week, year."
"I loved the approach of the cloud. The cloud has a lot of new features, like advanced web protection and DDoS protection. If those could also be on-boarded onto the on-prem versions, that would be ideal. They need to pay attention to both deployment options and not just favor one."
"It is complicated to integrate the solution's on-cloud version with other platforms."
"The tool needs to improve CPU and storage memory."
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews while Imperva Web Application Firewall is ranked 6th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 47 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2, while Imperva Web Application Firewall is rated 8.6. 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 Imperva Web Application Firewall writes "Offers simulation for studying infrastructure and hybrid infrastructure protection". F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and A10 Networks Thunder ADC, whereas Imperva Web Application Firewall is most compared with AWS WAF, F5 Advanced WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and Fortinet FortiWeb. See our F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) vs. Imperva Web Application Firewall report.
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