We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and ForgeRock based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Access Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We have seen a return on investment from F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager. It provided access at a time when we didn't have it."
"The product allows us to create customized portals for your users."
"In my opinion, the GUI is perfect with the configuration options provided. F5 BIG-IP has given customization options and policy configuration tools in the GUI. It's good and good enough to work."
"The performance of the solution is valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual IP creation. It's our most frequently used feature."
"Our customers have never complained about the stability"
"F5 BIG-IP APM is relatively easy to use."
"The load balancing features are valuable."
"We create and define the permissions and configurations for the users."
"I like the way it is handling authentication and authorization."
"ForgeRock products are customizable, and the out-of-the-box features are solid, too. I primarily use the OIDC compliance features. It's just a configuration. it's easy to set up and customize trees. We can add our own features if necessary. Banks and corporations have different standards and specific validations."
"Even though we have very small business interests with them today, they see that we plan on growing drastically over the next two years. Therefore, we have excellent support and we are now at a point where we are not calling tech support. We pick up a phone and call the Account Manager and they'll get everything resolved for us. We don't have to queue along with everybody else and go through a long process."
"I like the intelligent authentication feature."
"We have found the identity and access management tools in the solution to be particularly useful for our organization."
"The most valuable features of ForgeRock are social login and data protection."
"Installation and configuration are pretty easy for ForgeRock OpenIDM."
"I'd suggest improved documentation integration directly within the GUI. Right now, finding comprehensive documentation often requires going to external websites like the community portal."
"The operational deployment is not great."
"F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products."
"In my opinion, the GUI side needs some improvement based on my usage. Sometimes, it doesn't work as efficiently as the CLI side."
"F5 BIG-IP APM disconnects when you leave it for long enough, but that is natural for IT solutions to do. That's a little bit frustrating."
"The solution is quite costly."
"Cloud services are something that F5 Access Policy Manager could do better"
"The price of this product can be improved."
"In an upcoming release, the solution could improve by limiting the need to do customizations."
"We're worried about the scaling. We're told it will be okay and there won't be issues, however, I'm not 100% convinced."
"I think the upgrade process is sometimes a little complicated and there are failures that occur."
"The product's support services in the French language are not free."
"Automatic Deployment needs improvement. it could be made easier."
"Lacks simplified documentation within the tool that requires use of a separate portal."
"I find that it's quite expensive for just an open-source system. Support is quite expensive."
"It should have a better user interface. Its flexibility should also be improved. It is not about simplifying; it is more about flexibility. Each company has its own requirements, and ForgeRock can provide more flexibility in terms of the use of existing modules to implement features for the customers."
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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 9th in Access Management with 13 reviews while ForgeRock is ranked 4th in Access Management with 27 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is rated 8.2, while ForgeRock is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) writes " Facilitates packet inspection, modification, and offloading and offers visibility and troubleshooting capabilities, allowing for pre-production server testing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ForgeRock writes "Governance and access management solution used for multi-factor authentication that is outdated with an unresponsive UI". F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is most compared with Citrix Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas ForgeRock is most compared with SailPoint IdentityIQ, PingID, Microsoft Entra ID, Auth0 and Symantec Siteminder. See our F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. ForgeRock report.
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