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F5 Advanced WAF
Read 55 F5 Advanced WAF reviews
11,906 views|9,375 comparisons
97% willing to recommend
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R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll)
Read 1 R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) review
502 views|245 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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Web Application Firewall (WAF)
May 2024
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Featured Review
Richard Polyak
Protects our environment and is easy to use and scalable for our needs
It protects our environment. It protects our entities.
SeydouSidibe
Geo-localization and IP reputation help to keep our clients secure and more available
By publishing the application without fear, my customer has created new revenue by making the website available anytime and anywhere. We noticed a... Read more →
Quotes From Members
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Pros
"The initial setup was was easy to install.""The most valuable features of F5 Advanced WAF are the balancer and you can change policies very easily.""It is also quite intuitive and user-friendly. They have several webinars that are actually like labs. You can use these webinars to learn about how to use all features of the product.""F5 Advanced WAF is a stable solution, we are satisfied. It is more stable than ForiWeb.""F5's user-friendly interface and seamless integration stand out as the most valuable features for us.""It is easy to obtain dashboard compliance because security policy views are included.""F5 Advanced WAF has very good stability and scalability. Its initial setup was straightforward.""It also has antivirus and DDoS mitigation capabilities. We have enabled these features."

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"The three most valuable features that I noticed are the geo-localization of the user, the IP reputation, and the compartmental analysis."

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Cons
"One thing that can be improved, is to increase the quantity over predefine policy.""The solution should include RASP for another level of protection at the code itself.""You have to buy another module with an extra license, to have the authentication feature.""The Sandbox integration feature could be improved.""The contextual-based component needs a lot of help to catch up with the next-gen products.""Its price should be better. It is expensive.""The delay times on firmware patches and software updates could be better and improved.""Most customers encounter stability issues with the product's Big-IP logs."

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"The area that should be improved is licensing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing is too high."
  • "I think the price is very high."
  • "After buying the program, you just pay for the support every year."
  • "Licensing fees for this solution are paid on a yearly basis."
  • "It's more expensive than other solutions and depending on the modules, there can be additional fees."
  • "F5 bundles up services and the bundle is what you pay for rather than individual components."
  • "Its price is fair. We have done a couple of deals where they were able to give some kind of discount to the customers. The price was initially high for the customers, but after a couple of negotiations, it came within their budget. They were happy with that."
  • "There are various plans available for Fortinet FortiWeb Cloud WAF as a Service, including a trial version."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about F5 Advanced WAF?
    Top Answer:It's a fairly easy-to-use and user-friendly tool. My administrators and team also like its ability to customize the rules per the requirements.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Advanced WAF?
    Top Answer:The product is not so expensive. It depends on the assets.
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    What needs improvement with F5 Advanced WAF?
    Top Answer:The self-service aspect could be improved. The user interface (UI) also seems a bit outdated. Making it more user-friendly would be beneficial.
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    Which Web Application Firewall (WAF) would you recommend? R&S or Imperva?
    Top Answer:Imperva is a strong choice, given their security focus and ongoing R&D into the product in areas such as bot management.
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    Ranking
    2nd
    out of 82 in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    Views
    11,906
    Comparisons
    9,375
    Reviews
    22
    Average Words per Review
    409
    Rating
    8.6
    33rd
    out of 82 in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    Views
    502
    Comparisons
    245
    Reviews
    0
    Average Words per Review
    0
    Rating
    N/A
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Rohde & Schwarz Web Application Firewall, R&S WAF, DenyAll Web Application Security
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    Overview

    F5 Advanced WAF is a web application security solution for financial and government sectors, e-commerce, and public-facing websites. It offers protection against various attacks, including botnets, web scraping, and foreign entities. The solution can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud and is often used with other security tools. Its most valuable features include DDoS and DNS attack protection, SSL uploading, anomaly detection, and the ability to input custom rules. 

    F5 Advanced WAF has helped organizations to expose more services to the public while providing an extra layer of protection, preventing revenue loss, and securing connectivity.

    Beyond the basic capabilities of traditional negative and positive security models, DenyAll’s scoring mechanism, user behavior tracking and advanced detection engines deliver best-of-breed security that won’t let you down. None of our customers have made the headlines with security breaches.

    Web Services and automated machine-to-machine communications support business processes, internal and with ecosystem partners that are often critical. DenyAll makes it easy to optimize and secure these XML-based data flows, with capabilities found in no other WAF or SOA Gateway.

    Sample Customers
    MAXIMUS, Vivo, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office, City Bank
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm34%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Non Tech Company6%
    Media Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Buyer's Guide
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    May 2024
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    F5 Advanced WAF is ranked 2nd in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 55 reviews while R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) is ranked 33rd in Web Application Firewall (WAF). F5 Advanced WAF is rated 8.6, while R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of F5 Advanced WAF writes "Flexible configuration, reliable, and highly professional support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) writes "Geo-localization and IP reputation help to keep our clients secure and more available". F5 Advanced WAF is most compared with Fortinet FortiWeb, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, AWS WAF, Imperva Web Application Firewall and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), whereas R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) is most compared with AWS WAF and Akamai App and API Protector.

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