F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) vs SiteLock comparison

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We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) and SiteLock based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "It is somewhat on the expensive side although it is worth the additional cost."
  • "It's very expensive, and you pay extra for the models."
  • "F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is an expensive solution. They are one of the best in the market, but the price could be cheaper."
  • "F5 BIG-IP AFM is an affordable solution. There were not any additional fees other than the standard licensing."
  • "The solution is slightly on the higher priced side."
  • "The price of F5 BIG-IP AFM is a little more expensive than other firewalls on the market."
  • "F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager is not an expensive solution."
  • "The product is expensive."
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  • "You can't just stop auto-renew from your billing panel, the way you can with reputable businesses."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It excels in preventing downtime and maintaining application performance, which is crucial for our clients' security and operational continuity.
    Top Answer:While Advanced Firewall Manager comes with a relatively higher price, it aligns with the platform's benefits, stability, and warranty.
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in Advanced Firewall Manager's dashboard statistics, especially during attacks. Enhancements in graphical representation and more detailed reports would be beneficial for… more »
    Top Answer:In addition to Sitelock and Immuniweb, another option to consider for a 24/7 automated vulnerability monitoring tool to protect web applications is Modshield SB Modshield SB is a web application… more »
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    Also Known As
    F5 AFM, F5 Advanced Firewall Manager
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    Overview

    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is a high-performance, full-proxy network security solution designed to protect networks and data centers against incoming threats that enter the network. Built on F5’s industry-leading BIG-IP hardware and software platforms, BIG-IP AFM provides a scalable platform that delivers the flexible performance and control needed to mitigate aggressive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and protocol attacks before they overwhelm and degrade applications and infrastructure availability.

    For service providers, BIG-IP AFM IPS does even more, protecting the network edge and performing traffic inspection and protocol adherence for prevalent service provider protocols such as SS7, Diameter, HTTP/2, GTP, SCTP and SIP traffic coming into the network over UDP, TCP, and SCTP.

    Real website security means protection from the inside out as well as the outside in. SiteLock does it all -- daily scanning, automatic malware removal, web app firewall, a global CDN for a blazingly fast website and our support team is here for you 24/7. Our dynamic Trust Seal shows visitors your website is safe, increasing conversions and ROI.

    Sample Customers
    City Bank, Ricacorp Properties, Miele, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office
    galaxyguitar.com, robertasinc.com, indiarunning.com, comprarenpr.com, idbasolutions.com, newgrip.com
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm50%
    Media Company21%
    Educational Organization14%
    Computer Software Company14%
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    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Insurance Company8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Government7%
    Educational Organization6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is ranked 7th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 21 reviews while SiteLock is ranked 26th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection. F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is rated 8.4, while SiteLock is rated 6.6. 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 SiteLock writes "Not only did its website scanner find my website's security issues, but I was also able to implement a security system to prevent future breaches. ". F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is most compared with Arbor DDoS, AWS Shield, Radware DefensePro and Cloudflare, whereas SiteLock is most compared with Sucuri, Cloudflare, Imperva DDoS and AWS WAF.

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