F5 vs Red Hat

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F5
Based on 310 reviews.
Red Hat
Based on 496 reviews.
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Overview
F5 Networks, Inc. is a multinational American company which specializes in Application Delivery Networking technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, availability of servers, data storage devices, and other network resources. F5 is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and has development, manufacturing, and sales/marketing offices worldwide. F5 originally manufactured and sold some of the industry's first load balancing products. In 2010 and 2011, F5 Networks was on Fortune's list of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies worldwide.
Red Hat, Inc. is an American multinational software company providing open-source software products to the enterprise community. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with satellite offices worldwide. Red Hat has become associated to a large extent with its enterprise operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux and with the acquisition of open-source enterprise middleware vendor JBoss. Red Hat also offers Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, an enterprise virtualization product. Red Hat provides storage, operating system platforms, middleware, applications, management products, and support, training, and consulting services.
Sample Customers
NGINX Plus
Locaweb, AppNexus, Wix, Reliam, Montana Interactive, MuleSoft, Warpwire, Discovery Education, InkaBinka, WordPress.com, Gogo, GOV.UK, NASA
JBoss
Tata Sky, Nissan, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Novamedia, American Product Distributors, Advanced Micro Devices, Emirates Group, E*TRADE
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
APD, Banco Azteca, Roche, Tata Sky, Frost Bank
JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform
ANSES, Mazda Austria
3scale API Management
Victor Ops, Coca Cola, The Telegraph, Skava, Orange, Typeform
CoreOS Clair
eBay, Veritas, Verizon, SalesForce
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
City National Bank, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
OpenShift Container Platform
Edenor, BMW, Ford, Argentine Ministry of Health
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Top Industries
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Educational Organization
10%
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