We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Imperva SecureSphere Database Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about F5, Citrix, HAProxy and others in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)."It has so many features. First of all, it has a full proxy architecture, it has multiple modules. The best feature is the WAF, the web application firewall module. It also has cashing type capabilities. It has all kinds of load-balancing algorithms based on your IT requirements."
"The value and impact of using F5 BIG-IP LTM for application delivery control in our organization are significant."
"The most valuable features are DNS, APM, and ASM. Additionally, it is easy to use and you have a lot of flexibility to use the solution within a network."
"The solution is easy to install. It's a straightforward process."
"It is an easy way to build application policies (graphical)."
"It is stable."
"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."
"ASM for WAF."
"The integration with CounterBreach is great."
"It has a lot of different components that cover the needs of our customers."
"The integration is great."
"This solution has helped secure our Internet-based services, protecting us against DoS and other types of web-based attacks."
"Database reporting features are valuable to us."
"Currently, we have audit features for auditing databases, for example, granular auditing, which we really enjoy. We've been using it to check what users do."
"The technical support for Imperva is super, super, super."
"The most valuable features of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security are the user-friendliness, easy-to-use interface compared to competitors, database operations do not need a specialist, and simple to manage for our security team. Additionally, the solution can show all the databases and the level of sensitivity. It can show what is more sensitive or less sensitive."
"The web interface could be better."
"I would like there to be more device security. I would like the tool to support SSL links, along with SSL and TLS."
"For a future release, I would like to see more features in the cloud."
"The user interface of F5 BIG-IP LTM is old and could improve."
"One area for improvement with F5 BIG-IP LTM could be its pricing, which some may find on the higher side."
"F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is sometimes a bit cumbersome to deal with some builds, although that's gotten significantly better over the years."
"Performance: Using the product, applications are jittery."
"I would like to see improvement in the manageability and easier setup."
"Performance can be slow under heavy loads, but this should be adjusted by scaling."
"It would be better to update the solution by using a GUI that guides me, rather than through a CLI."
"Imperva SecureSphere Database Security could improve the database defense feature called camouflage. This feature was responsible for the data mask but now it does not work well and we need another solution. All our banks have teams that are regarded with care and they need to mask sensitive data in order to provide testing to developers."
"Its reporting can be improved. The reporting feature is currently not good enough for our clients."
"Some cloud versions are not supported by the agent."
"It is quite expensive. I would prefer a lower price."
"SecureSphere activity log can be used with Imperva CounterBreach in an effort to protect enterprise data from theft and loss caused."
"I have worked with IBM before, and I prefer its ease of deployment and management. Imperva SecureSphere Database Security has tricky deployment, whereas IBM's deployment is straightforward because of the UI."
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews while Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is ranked 2nd in Database Security with 53 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2, while Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is rated 8.2. 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 SecureSphere Database Security writes "The fine-grained auditing available on the platform makes life easier and helps explain anything happening in your database". 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 SecureSphere Database Security is most compared with IBM Security Guardium Data Protection, Oracle Audit Vault, DataSunrise Database Security, Trustwave DbProtect and jSonar.
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