F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) Reviews & Product Details

its real-time threat intelligence integration, leveraging F5's Security Operations Center (SOC) and global threat intelligence network. This integration ensures that the firewall remains constantly updated with the latest threat trends, enabling it to proactively defend against emerging threats. Additionally, the Advanced WAF allows for extensive customization options, empowering organizations to tailor their security policies to the unique requirements of their applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WAF is relatively high, positioning it as a more suitable option for larger enterprises rather than smaller organizations with budget constraints

Configuring and managing the Advanced WAF requires a certain level of expertise, which could result in inefficiencies or misconfigurations if not properly addressed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You don't have to worry about updating the signatures because WAF will automatically update the signatures for you and the bot defense feature is really important. Finding a blocked URL from the logs is now very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface could be better The F5 could really be a more user-friendly interface that should improve itself a bit in this area. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

F5 Application Security Firewall is a robust solution. You can enable WAF on the F5 Load Balancer with one click with a license. F5 presents to the customers load balancer and WAF one same appliance. So while you can load balancing the application you don't need to send user requests to other products, F5 inspects the user request while load balancing. It offers comprehensive configuration for application security. It is learning the application then blocks the unwanted traffic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You have a piece of deep knowledge for configuring the F5 WAF. Configuration GUI is very complex, sometimes you can be lost while configuring. And the price is ver high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have been using F5 ASM WAF over 3 years for our corporate website which is generating over a 100million USDs per month. Before the F5, we were using Forti 1000D WAF and we had to migrate F5 due to lack of reliability and performance of Forti 1000D. The simplicity of configuration is very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

During the time period, we have experienced F5 appliance (WAF) has OS hanging issues. We took the support from via F5 certified implementer but they could not fix it permanently. Also the OS can not be update smoothly. every time we update, its end up reverting the configurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WAF configurations are very high level. I really feel safe in this sense. The microservice and DOS protection features are also great. The signature-based protection module is also very advanced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface could be better. f5 should now make the interface look better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The combination of waf and load balancer features is really great. There are detailed security tabs. There are common protection steps such as microservice, bot defense, dos protection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface could be better.A little complex should be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The overall experience is good with WAF. The web API is easy to understand and deploy in the production network. When there is a need to support, The support team understands the products and provides very helpful info. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much. I am still exploring the features and will add them as I go along. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

F5 ASM has been a great tool to manage and fine-tune the security aspect, thus completing the complete application delivery chain.

Application security has never been so efficient and easy to deploy/tune/operate/ with ASM module.

However, the real winner is the F5 team that consistently develops & ensures the module is up-to-date with recent ''fire"(s) of the world. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

More documentation should be available on the best practices and what industries focus on, especially policies, signatures, and capabilties. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bot defense and dos protection features are very successful. It's really easy to write a WAF policy. The review of the logs on the WAF side is also great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

F5 Unfortunately, the interface is too complicated. There is a need for improvement in this regard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very effective Dos protection and for 10 OWASP vulnerabilities, very easy to configure, great intuitive interface and best performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have no complaints about F5 WAF, I had a great experience working with F5 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.