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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (52.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF)
Star Rating
(24)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(23)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Cloud ArmorF5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) vs Google Cloud Armor
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Google Cloud Armor, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) meets the needs of their business better than Google Cloud Armor.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) and Google Cloud Armor provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) over Google Cloud Armor.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF)
No pricing availableGoogle Cloud Armor
No pricing availableFree Trial
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF)
No trial information availableGoogle Cloud Armor
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
10
8.4
17
Ease of Use
8.3
10
8.1
17
Ease of Setup
7.6
9
8.0
9
Ease of Admin
8.1
9
8.3
8
Quality of Support
8.2
10
8.2
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
9
8.5
8
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
8
8.3
14
Features by Category
Analysis
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Controls
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resolution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) and Google Cloud Armor are categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Unique Categories
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) has no unique categories
Google Cloud Armor is categorized as DDoS Protection
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Armor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Media Production
18.8%
Banking
18.8%
Information Technology and Services
12.5%
Government Administration
12.5%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Other
31.3%
Computer & Network Security
17.4%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Computer Software
8.7%
Accounting
8.7%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
4.3%
Other
47.8%
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Discussions
What is F5 advanced WAF?
1 Comment
MF
It's protect web apps by filtering blocking and monitoring any malicious http and https traffic traverse to the web application and prevent any unauthorized...Read more
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What is Google Cloud armor?
1 Comment
FA
Google Cloud Armor delivers defense at scale against infrastructure and application Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks using Google's global...Read more
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