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BioCatch vs F5 Shape Security comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

BioCatch
Ranking in Fraud Detection and Prevention
3rd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
F5 Shape Security
Ranking in Fraud Detection and Prevention
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Fraud Detection and Prevention category, the mindshare of BioCatch is 4.3%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 Shape Security is 1.5%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Fraud Detection and Prevention Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
BioCatch4.3%
F5 Shape Security1.5%
Other94.2%
Fraud Detection and Prevention
 

Featured Reviews

AC
Senior Full Stack Java Developer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Has enabled real-time risk-based authentication using behavioral insights across multiple channels
We experienced some stability issues including API latency, SDK initialization failures, and session ID correlation. We mitigated these by synchronous SDK loading, monitoring API performance, ensuring fallbacks for unsupported devices, and regular session validation. Load testing and error logging also help maintain reliability at scale. Currently, I do not have anything to say on present features of BioCatch because we use it frequently but have not explored it completely. As a Java developer, I work on both front-end and back-end. If something could be developed in BioCatch, I see potential in how users interact with devices, such as typing patterns. Also, integration-friendly aspects, such as the lightweight SDK for web, native, and iOS and Android SDKs, along with continuous authentication, real-time risk scoring, and multiple fraud detection models such as account takeover and bot detection, would be beneficial. It could work across web and mobile platforms while maintaining privacy and compliance.
Nikolay Dimitrov - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at Paysafe / IBM
Easy to configure and blocks bot attacks for web users
The solution is deployed on the F5 cloud. The solution's real-time analytics help you see what has been blocked. It helps to see whether the attack category was an automation attack or a fake browser. F5 Shape Security has a normal dashboard. We are doing F5 Shape Security migrations for 30 customers. F5 Shape Security uses Javascript. For a lot of competitors, the Javascript can be reverse-engineered by attackers to bypass the protection. F5 Shape Security has machine learning authentication of the Java script. If you had hacked it, the encryption would have been changed. It's really hard for attackers to reverse engineer the F5 Shape Security JavaScript. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It can track mouse movements as well as the actual oriental moments of such as the movement of devices, how they are held, and the angles which at they are held. All these are captured for customers and a behavioral profile is built for the customer over a period of time. This would be matched against any fraudulent behavior. If, for example, suddenly a customer account seems to be accessed by our profile, which is not one particular customer account, if the movements or habits are suspect, we can catch the fraud and shut it down."
"The best features of BioCatch include analyzing how users interact and creating unique profiles for each user, which is what I appreciate most."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of configuration."
"F5 Shape Security's most valuable feature is performance."
 

Cons

"BioCatch is one of the fraud detection tools which also has machine learning capabilities and it has what is called a machine learning model feature. It is run in the background. The consequence of those machine models is it is complex to perform data functions and the activity and programming techniques. The decision-making for determining what's happening within those models is a little bit complex and not at all transparent. It's not easy for businesses to understand how the model is using the data of the bank customers in order to come to the assumption it does."
"We experienced some stability issues including API latency, SDK initialization failures, and session ID correlation."
"I want the solution's custom exclusion rules to be more granular."
"The tool's price is high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"The solution is moderately priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
54%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Comms Service Provider
4%
Financial Services Firm
30%
Healthcare Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BioCatch?
Regarding the pricing, I think I heard it is a subscription-based model, where the number of accounts or channels covered impacts the cost, usually per active or per user session. It is cost-effect...
What needs improvement with BioCatch?
We experienced some stability issues including API latency, SDK initialization failures, and session ID correlation. We mitigated these by synchronous SDK loading, monitoring API performance, ensur...
What is your primary use case for BioCatch?
In my current role at TD Bank, I work for banking clients, where we worked on integrating BioCatch behavior biometrics, enhancing fraud detection during high-risk user sessions. We use BioCatch SDK...
What do you like most about F5 Shape Security?
The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of configuration.
What needs improvement with F5 Shape Security?
There could be some improvement in the options to make custom exclusion rules to be more granular. Sometimes, the solution blocks something that you don't want to be blocked. The solution should al...
What advice do you have for others considering F5 Shape Security?
The solution is deployed on the F5 cloud. The solution's real-time analytics help you see what has been blocked. It helps to see whether the attack category was an automation attack or a fake brows...
 

Also Known As

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Shape Security
 

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Sample Customers

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Wells Fargo, Loblaw, JetBlue, Zoosk
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