F5 BIG-IP DNS Reviews

Name: F5 BIG-IP DNS
Brand: F5
Rating: 4 (18 reviews)

Vendor: F5

4.3 out of 5

18 reviews
100% willing to recommend

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F5® BIG-IP® DNS distributes DNS and user application requests based on business policies, data center and cloud service conditions, user location, and application performance. BIG-IP DNS is commonly configured as a full proxy to provide global server load balancing (GSLB) for applications and DNS across architectures, and across the globe.

The BIG-IP platform delivers DNS services with visibility, reporting, and analysis; scales and secures DNS responses geographically to survive increased traffic or threats; delivers a real-time DNSSEC solution; designed to provide availability of global applications in all cloud environments.

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F5 BIG-IP DNS is the #4 ranked solution in top Domain Name System (DNS) Security solutions. PeerSpot users give F5 BIG-IP DNS an average rating of 8.6 out of 10. F5 BIG-IP DNS is most commonly compared to Cisco Umbrella: F5 BIG-IP DNS vs Cisco Umbrella. F5 BIG-IP DNS is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 69% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 16% of all views.

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KepaAyerbe

Connectivity Platform Cyber Security Specialist at BASF

Dec 8, 2022

This is a DNS solution The security is pretty good. It helps protect against DDoS. The management is very easy. Overall, it works well and is effective. The pricing is reasonable. It is stable. We can scale the solution. it is pretty secure. It's a good environment. The costs could always…

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Raja Waqar Ahmad

Sr. Network Engineer at Tekboox

Oct 30, 2023

F5 is working on improving its identity management features. This is an important area for improvement, as it is a key component of Zero Trust architecture. So, when I was working on the zero-trust architecture, I noticed that there was a lack of documentation. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published some documentation and frameworks for ZTA implementation. In the NIST framework, multiple vendors can be used for different components of the architecture. For example, for identity management, common vendors include Azure, Intune, AWS, Cisco Duo, and Zscaler. I remember reading about F5 mentioned in the context of the ZTA framework. So, it's encouraging to read that F5 is being considered for ZTA implementations. Netskope is also using F5 for their ZTA solutions. I would also like to see all of F5's features integrated into a single box, as it would be the most beneficial for end customers. F5 is already enhancing its security capabilities. Initially, load balancing and security required separate devices, but now F5 offers solutions that combine both functionalities in a single device.

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SRI GANESH PHANIYAPPA

Sub Divisional Engineer NOC Bangalore at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Sep 23, 2022

They only have a few sub-vendors, but competition for the reduced-price listing has increased. This one requires a few more vendors who can join the F5 network. In my opinion, brand recognition can be increased. I would like them to focus on marketing and brand awareness. In India, for example, the product is not well known, and it is difficult to find F5 partners or vendors. It's not widely known. The weakness is that extensive training is required to hire the people who need to work on the project. Training is only part of it, the other is marketing, where and whom to approach. I would like them to concentrate on training sessions or educational webinars to educate the users and customers. We are only trained after we have installed it. The training was provided during the deployment. The main point is that intelligence will be infused into this panel. The product server is prevented from accessing a malicious server site. CNC (control and command) communication would be beneficial. We would like to have control and command blocking to prevent visiting malicious websites. We would like them to have a prevention feature included, to prevent them from visiting these websites.

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F5 BIG-IP DNS market share

As of March 2024, the market share of F5 BIG-IP DNS in the Domain Name System (DNS) Security category stands at 6.6%, marking a decrease of 10.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"The configuration process is straightforward, making it easy to set up wide IPs and distribute traffic across local US sites and data centers via VPN."
"For one of our clients, F5 improved global server load balancing with an active-active site configuration for Disaster Recovery."
"BIG-IP DNS effectively handled a traffic surge. For example, we have application forms replicated across our DCs. If our primary application becomes unavailable, BIG-IP automatically fails over to a client-unaware secondary application."

Room for Improvement

"I sometimes encounter issues with the porting of F5 BIG-IP DNS."
"The IP intelligent services are good for mitigating threats, but there are also false positives. So, it's not a standalone solution that can cover everything."
"The monitoring capabilities of F5 BIG-IP DNS could be improved."

Pricing

"You cannot do much around DDoS protection without an additional license from F5."
"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being a low price."
"They are competitively priced."

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