F5 Distributed Cloud API Security Reviews & Product Details

Discover, Control, and Mitigate Threats to APIs Using Machine Learning F5® Distributed Cloud API Security is a comprehensive solution to securely manage APIs across any data center or cloud using a simple, fast, and scalable architecture. It helps drive business velocity by enabling automated API deployments and management, while also protecting against API-specific threats. Distributed Cloud API Security—part of the F5® Distributed Cloud Web App & API Protection (WAAP) solution—delivers advanced security controls in a SaaS-based solution, reducing tool sprawl and architectural complexity. Using advanced analytics on the data collected across users on its multi-tenant platform, Distributed Cloud API Security identifies behavioral anomalies and automatically updates to mitigate threats from users as well as internal apps. You get discovery and deep insights, leveraging AI and machine learning (ML). Block API attacks in real time and eliminate vulnerabilities at their source. A SaaS-based portal will manage and provide threat analytics, forensics, and troubleshooting for your modern application. Detect and block Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) API Top 10 attacks in real time by using automatic detection at the development and production layers.

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babu r.

Technical Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/29/2024

"Best of API f5 distributed Cloud API"

4.5/5

What do you like best about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

The overall experience with F5 distributed is excellent, The API plays a major role in F5, It manages F5’s cloud-based services, mainly cloud-native application security, load balancing, and multi-cloud networking.

I use this is in a daily basis.

Customer support is good and they provide timely support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

The documentation provided is not clear and makes difficult to understand.

Costing is high.

It is very hard to understand the concepts.

Implementation is difficult and takes more time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is F5 Distributed Cloud API Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has benefited the organization in many ways like automating the tasks through APIs which minimizes human error, It provides access to real-time data from various sources, It also allows for detailed monitoring and logging interactions and helping the organization to detect and respond to the security threats and also compliance issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Raja Gowtham R.

Technical Engineer

Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/22/2024

"API Security at its best"

5/5

What do you like best about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

Asset discovery

It is straightforward to move applications to blocking

It is possible to mitigate OWASP's Top 10 vulnerabilities

The reporting functionality and alerting system is great

Easy to implement and onboard applications

Customer support is very responsive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

The product is well built and i don't have dislikes in it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is F5 Distributed Cloud API Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

APIs have direct access to the company's critical data and must be secured. In our environment too many applications are hosted and sometimes without our knowledge API functionalities and used without protection, in this case, the asset discovery feature in F5 helps us mitigate this. And the bot protection is also a helpful feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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a b.

Training

Professional Training & Coaching

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/27/2024

"A Comprehensive review on F5 Distributed Cloud API Security"

4/5

What do you like best about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

I like a lot of features and solutions provided by the F5 Distributed Cloud API Security system, such as scalability and protection. It offers great security solutions against various cyber threats, including DDoS attacks, API abuse, or data breaches. One good thing it offers is very easy/user-friendly authentication and encryption techniques. Visibility and monitoring of API traffic and behavior is also a likable feature of this software. Customer support is decent. We gave preference to use F5 products over other authentication (for example, Microsoft Authenticator) because of its benefits and ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

Some things can be improved, including complexity and learning curve. The setup and configuration process seems tedious or complex, especially if you don't have enough knowledge in cloud security or API management. This is considered a steep learning curve for someone unfamiliar with F5's products. Training and skill development are necessary to fully understand its capabilities or features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is F5 Distributed Cloud API Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

The most important problem solved by F5 API security is protection against cyber threats, scalability, and visibility and monitoring. This secures my APIs from cyber threats such as DDoS attacks, data breaches, and API hacks. By mitigating these threats, it helps me safeguard my sensitive data. It benefits me in security, encryption, and authentication purposes of my project or work. Finally, F5 Distributed Cloud API Security helps enhance security perspectives, improve operational efficiency, and remove risks very effectively. It helps in creating a secure and phishing-free IT environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Telecommunications

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/15/2024

"F5 is great, not awesome"

4.5/5

What do you like best about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

F5 has been creating great security products and similarly api security in distributed cloud is great too. There is possibility of both protection rate limitation etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

There is reliability issue with the SAAS infra. I have seen many instances of glitches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is F5 Distributed Cloud API Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

The major problem industry is facing currently is the hybrid infrastructure. In which something is on cloud, something is on Prem and there are 3rd party facilities as well. The F5 distributed cloud can connect to all these and gives single console for managing api security, WAF and bot protection. With the benefits of load balancing and related features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UG

Verified User in Government Administration

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/18/2024

"Generally stable and effective"

4.5/5

What do you like best about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

Ease of access, generally reliable, fast, use frequently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

Speed can vary, sometimes get kicked off Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CT

Verified User in Telecommunications

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/18/2024

"F5 Networks to secure APIs"

4/5

What do you like best about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

Scalability

Centralized Management

Monitoring and Threat Detection

Compliance and Best Practices

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What do you dislike about F5 Distributed Cloud API Security?

Complexity

Cost

Integration Challenges

These points are not unique to F5's solution but are common considerations when implementing comprehensive API security measures in distributed cloud environments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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