We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) and Radware DefensePro based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is easily deployable and has great functionality."
"The product helps us provide security validation by protecting various applications from getting hacked."
"The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP AFM is all of my workers enjoy using it."
"The setup and functionality are fairly straightforward."
"The product’s most valuable features are LTM and WAF."
"The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP AFM is the iRules where I can customize the configuration."
"It blocks various attacks and mitigates disasters from occurring."
"We use the solution for load balancing and WAF (web application firewall)."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It has kept us up and operational on a day-to-day basis, without being interrupted by an attack from outside sources."
"Its functionality is very good."
"With the secure signature feature, the Radware DefensePro is a big assistance. It is a big help to our customers to improve their productivity and performance. The prompt response from the Radware team is definitely increasing in the new era."
"A valuable feature is the speed of signature updates."
"They have a hybrid model approach if a client wants to go that way."
"The reporting is very good and provides us with a comprehensive description of where attacks are emanating from."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create signatures on-demand."
"It doesn't compare to next generation firewalls"
"Some spam can go by the firewall."
"The product is expensive."
"We would have preferred to have support when we first started"
"F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager's pricing and technical support services need improvement."
"The web gateway feature could improve in F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)."
"The pricing of the solution could be a little bit better."
"The solution's UI could be improved."
"I would like to see more graphics within the dashboard. Right now, you are required to buy tools in order to have graphical representation for your monitoring."
"I would like to see more focus on layer seven protection."
"There's room for improvement in the clarity of the feedback provided by the command service in the CLI."
"The inability to access local technical support during our business hours poses a significant inconvenience."
"The dashboard could be updated."
"They need to increase the limit of devices that we can manage."
"The solution is a little more pricey than other options on the market."
"This product would be improved if ongoing live monitoring with dashboards were added."
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F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is ranked 8th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 21 reviews while Radware DefensePro is ranked 5th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 23 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is rated 8.4, while Radware DefensePro is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) writes "Straightforward setup with very good granularity and performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Radware DefensePro writes "Regular signature update with good reporting and analytics". F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is most compared with Arbor DDoS and AWS Shield, whereas Radware DefensePro is most compared with Arbor DDoS, Cloudflare, Imperva DDoS, Fortinet FortiDDoS and Azure DDoS Protection. See our F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) vs. Radware DefensePro report.
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