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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

It lacks the versatility and capabilities of Big IP Virtual Edition. It requires some effort to set up and a learning curve, with the IT personnel or support, from F5 the implementation process becomes hectic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

The limited range of modules provided does not cater to needs and as web traffic increases Big IP becomes difficult to adapt. It comes at a cost, it is a cumbersome software in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing the softwares Marketplace service is burdensome. There are some concerns regarding server to server communication limitations and heavy reliance on LBs that potentially impact efficiency through cascading flows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Big-IP Virtual Edition Overview

What is Big-IP Virtual Edition?

The BIG-IP Virtual Edition is F5's application delivery services platform for the AWS cloud. From traffic management and service offloading to application access, acceleration and security, the BIG-IP Virtual Edition consistently ensures your applications are fast, available and secure.

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The BIG-IP Virtual Edition is F5's application delivery services platform for the AWS cloud. From traffic management and service offloading to application access, acceleration and security, the BIG-IP Virtual Edition consistently ensures your applications are fast, available and secure.


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Hillel G.
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Hillel G.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Secure and reliable"
It's stable, quality solution for a secure connection to your business network. The user interface is intuitive and not so complicated. But most of...
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Bruce V.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
2.0 out of 5
"Unreliable and Insecure Tool"
Big IP Virtual Edition does not ensure that skilled IT professionals or those with access to F5 support and training. This needs to guarantee manag...
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Whisnu A.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
3.0 out of 5
"Poor Traffic Management & Security"
It lacks the versatility and capabilities of Big IP Virtual Edition. It requires some effort to set up and a learning curve, with the IT personnel ...
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Giorgi G.
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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

It is compatible with almost all platforms like VMware, Hyper-V, KVM etc. It is also compatible with cloud environments - AWS, Azure, and Google. At first glance it may seem difficult to implement, integrate and further use, but it has a fairly intuitive interface and after a little training, it is quite easy to implement and further use. Due to the fact that the system is modular, it is possible to use its capabilities and adapt it to specific requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

The price of licenses and continuous maintenance is not pleasing to the heart. While this product is an important cybersecurity tool for businesses of any size, it may not be affordable for small and medium-sized organizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

Load Balancing and Traffic Management is the main future for me which solves the issue of distribution network traffic across multiple servers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Big IP Virtual Edition does not ensure that skilled IT professionals or those with access to F5 support and training. This needs to guarantee management of the implementation process. The performance and porting capabilities are somewhat limited. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

Big IP Virtual Edition needs to provide load balancing and robust security features. There are downsides to consider. It requires configuration. Lacks an intuitive user interface making it time consuming and difficult to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

Its pricing is on the side limiting accessibility for businesses. We have incorporated Big IP Virtual Edition into our system to balance the load on our Exchange servers but it failed to do so. It has obstructed our operations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

It excels in its robust load balancing capabilities and comprehensive security features, ensuring efficient traffic management and protection against web-based threats. It has many features to highlight. Traffic Management,Security, Access and Authorization, Performance Optimization,Programmability, and Cloud-Ready are some it's key features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

It is complex and challenging to set up, and its higher cost may be a significant barrier for smaller organizations or those with limited IT budgets. However, organizations with specialized IT personnel or access to F5 support and training, implementation can be managed effectively Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

It addresses critical network challenges like uneven traffic distribution and security vulnerabilities, providing efficient load balancing and robust security measures. This benefits users by enhancing network performance and reliability, while also safeguarding against potential cyber threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

It's stable, quality solution for a secure connection to your business network. The user interface is intuitive and not so complicated. But most of the time you'll need the integrator's help to set the policy as required Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

The policy is a bit complex to understand at first you'll need guidance in your first steps but once you practiced a few times it'll be simpler Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

Secure virtual connection for remote business users, secure external connection for vendors and costumers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Karthikeyan A.
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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

BIG-IP solutions are appreciated for their scalability, flexibility, and efficiency in optimizing application delivery and enhancing security in virtualized environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

Challenges with the complexity of configuring and managing virtual BIG-IP instances, especially if they are not familiar with the intricacies of application delivery controllers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing Market Place service for our internal software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bhavathi S.
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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

Keeps my app secure ...it scales my application traffic and secures the infrastructure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

No dislikes for now..works fine nd useful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeps my app secure ...it scales my application traffic and secures the infrastructure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aarish M.
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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

They have the smartest evolution of Application delivery. They gave a lot of features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

I don't have any of downsides for this application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

They solve us the controller problems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

F5 BIG-IP solution provides us with a more stable platform. F5 Irule is a very important feature, and some click-on features do not solve problems use the F5 irule solves Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

Selecting a suitable module is a problem when using F5 Big IP. If you have growth web traffic, this problem is increasing, and also you use on-prem physical hardware you need change the device yearly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

F5 Big-ip solves out web traffic load balancing and performance problems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

The UI of the F5 is the best and its modules,it has many many modules under it, like caching, and access control. firewall and security manager, compare to the Netscaler this is little expensive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

As said earlier it is expensive and ease of ding installing is not that great when compare to Citrix Netscalar. The prices can be mich better and in market F5 is the widely used software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Big-IP Virtual Edition:

Already its a market hero in number 1 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

F5 is more of application routing tool, where it helps in routing the incoming traffic in a round-robin mechanism, and helps to diversify the load of the traffic to multiple servers effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jagdish N.
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What do you like best about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

F5 VE in Azure deployment experience illustrated Flexibility and scalability! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Big-IP Virtual Edition?

different approaches for HA and failover configuration in the cloud Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Big-IP Virtual Edition solving and how is that benefiting you?

F5 VE is used to solve problems wherein application hardcoding to route via LBs, no direct server to server communications. cascading flows via LB Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.