User Reviews of F5 Advanced WAF

Updated February 2026

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F5 Advanced WAF review

Kallamuddin Ansari
Kallamuddin Ansari
Cyber Security Consultant at a security firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Application security has protected critical banking services while policy learning...
F5 Advanced WAF performs well overall, but I have noticed some points that could enhance the solution. Initially, policy tuning could be simpler, as while the learning engine is powerful, initial tuning still requires experienced engineers, which can be challenging for new teams due to the complexity of options and parameters. A more guided...
F5 Advanced WAF review

Kkc Casey
Kkc Casey
Security Solutions Architect at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Advanced configurability has strengthened financial app protection and provides...
On the features I wish existed, Big-IP Advanced WAF is primarily an on-premises solution and in that solution, there are not enough features that need to be there to protect API-based applications. F5 somehow tends to force clients to go for a cloud WAF solution where it provides a solution for API security at least at some granular level,...

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