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 is an easy way to build application policies (graphical)."
"What we like best about this solution is its stability. It is extremely stable."
"I think F5's tech support may be better than Citrix's because they mainly focus on the ADC product, but Citrix support covers Hypervisor, XenMobile, FAS, and ADC. And from my experience, sometimes, we face some issues that Citrix cannot handle."
"F5 BIG-IP is used with good applications and functions as an application firewall with additional features. We will not use any feature or any service unless there is a business case and there is a need for implementation."
"We always use technical support and the team helps us very well. They're able to effectively find and fix issues and they respond very quickly."
"One of the best features of the solution is the operating system."
"The scalability of the solution depends on the sizing of the network. Generally, the scalability is quite good."
"The support from F5 BIG-IP LTM is good."
"The integration with CounterBreach is great."
"Ability to send event monitoring and administrative activities."
"The tool happens to be very intelligent when it comes to processing policies and sounding alerts. It allows us to implement policies and measure actions against them, raising alerts accordingly."
"Flexible reporting allows for customization that keeps the admins from having to interact with system automation."
"I like Imperva SecureSphere platform forms. Imperva SecureSphere is the foundation for SecureSphere data, file and web application solutions."
"They have very good documentation and knowledgebase resources that add to the depth of their support."
"The audit feature is great. It is totally encrypted."
"The most valuable features of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security are vulnerability assessment, enrichment security policy, and security"
"F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager could improve by having an FNI feature for a single source to multi-domain load balancing."
"The pricing model has caused some frustration. My clients implemented the solution and later wanted to upgrade the features but the pricing structure was complicated. There are other solutions with better pricing models."
"The deployment could be simplified."
"It's a very expensive solution."
"F5 BIG-IP LTM can improve on the SSL loading which includes the authentication of certificates. Although, most of these issues have been solved there are still some issue that persists."
"If they made it easier for engineers to get F5 training then it would be better."
"This is a very expensive solution."
"In terms of pricing, it could be more competitive."
"Sometimes the reports are cumbersome, and you have to drill down to get more information."
"I would like to see improvement in the integration part of the tool. This should be an easy process."
"It is very expensive. Its price can be better."
"Performance can be slow under heavy loads, but this should be adjusted by scaling."
"The GUI is bad."
"The firewall features are not very strong and should be improved."
"The updates could be better."
"SecureSphere activity log can be used with Imperva CounterBreach in an effort to protect enterprise data from theft and loss caused."
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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 52 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 "Helps deliver applications to users in a reliable, secure, and optimized way". 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 HAProxy, 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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