We performed a comparison between Array APV Series and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about F5, Citrix, HAProxy and others in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)."One of the most valuable features of this solution is the server load balancing. Something that sets this solution apart from other products is that the hardware has a much higher capacity than other vendors. That's the edge of Array Networks. Their technical support services are also very good."
"It is a very good, flexible solution. It helps us to catch up on flaws in our partner solutions on top of its load balancing feature."
"The most helpful thing is that it's open-source. It's very easy to program and customize."
"This is a solution that does what it's supposed to do at the price point."
"I've worked a little bit with iRules and it is amazing."
"We have found the consistency of the application always being the way it is supposed to be as its most valuable feature."
"it has TCP LAN and WAN optimization features. It has has caching."
"It offers features Kemp doesn't provide. For example, there are predefined templates for handling Office 365. You can download them for automatic configuration."
"It integrates with AWS WAF, which makes it easy to deploy without changes to your infrastructure."
"I would like to see more granular reporting and monitoring features, and I believe our clients want to see them as well. Also, SD-WAN would be a good addition."
"The solution is scalable."
"Bugs are the part of program and they are fixed with every release, as with any vendor."
"If we decide to migrate to the cloud, I don't think that BIG-IP is a good solution and we probably won't use it."
"The analytics should provide insight into latency across various traffic routes and virtual servers."
"The solution could improve the ease of use, the management could be simplified. Other solutions are easier to use."
"I think the logging could be improved."
"It requires a particular skill or training before being able to manage it."
"We need best-practice information. They have something called DevCentral and a blog. But we want something from F5 itself regarding how to tackle the false-positive configurations. If you go into detail with so many configurations it will find so many false positives from the moment it is enabled that it will quickly impact your applications, and it will not work."
More F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) Pricing and Cost Advice →
Array APV Series is ranked 17th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 1 review while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews. Array APV Series is rated 0.0, while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Array APV Series writes "High-capacity, easy to deploy solution with a very knowledgeable technical support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Helps deliver applications to users in a reliable, secure, and optimized way". Array APV Series is most compared with Radware Alteon, Citrix NetScaler and Fortinet FortiADC, whereas F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and HAProxy.
See our list of best Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) vendors.
We monitor all Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
