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F5 Bot Management vs Imperva Application Security Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

F5 Bot Management
Ranking in Bot Management
13th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Imperva Application Securit...
Ranking in Bot Management
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
147
Ranking in other categories
CDN (2nd), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (1st), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (4th), API Security (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Nadeem-Inamdar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Advanced behavioral analysis has improved bot threat visibility and informed mitigation strategies
The integration was a bit tough, but I find it to be a good solution. I do face problems with the integration within my existing system because there are many bots giving false positives. There is some room for improvement when it comes to performance. F5 Bot Management interface should be simplified significantly.
reviewer2818155 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Application protection has improved and reporting and dashboards still need refinement
I believe Imperva Application Security Platform should have a more interactive wizard. While the dashboard is good, it could be more eye-catching. Based on my perspective, I recommend modifying the dashboards, especially the main dashboard where I can see the traffic hit count, alerts, and other latest information. In terms of reporting, I find it challenging to create reports; in my earlier days, it was difficult. Over time, I have learned how to create reports, but it should be easier to do so. I have used other tools such as firewalls or SolarWinds, where creating a report is straightforward and does not take much time, unlike in Imperva, where I have to add many elements. Modifications in the integration aspects would also be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"F5 Bot Management provides the automation and dashboard that informs my approach to handling automated attacks."
"Imperva DDoS is fairly stable, and its availability is quite high."
"Its inline transferring mode is the most valuable because it is 100% transparent. When you change the IP, there is no change on the network side. If you can't and want to try to reach an IP, you can reach the server IP. There are many other advanced security features in it. The smallest appliances of Imperva can handle the highest traffic at a customer site. For example, a smaller appliance from Imperva can provide you the same security as an F5 product."
"Imperva anti-DDoS protection has the well-known value of having lots of distributed nodes around the world, making it the best value for DDoS protection."
"It has helped a lot with working among, and creating a link between, different teams in my organization, of course I’m referring to security, networking and system application teams."
"The solution can scale."
"We are using Incapsula as our web application firewall and for DDoS protection, and it performs really well at its job."
"It works right out of the box once you integrate the application."
"Imperva solutions are the best in terms of stability."
 

Cons

"I do face problems with the integration within my existing system because there are many bots giving false positives."
"Communication declined a bit as they got bigger – 7/10."
"Sometimes, the SSL setup can be a bit slow/inconsistent."
"There's always room for improvement. Occasionally, there might be false-positive alerts."
"Their customer service sometimes has different responses for similar requests. We sometimes need to explain the issue many times before they understand."
"The rules surrounding the making of web applications could be improved."
"Imperva Application Security Platform could be improved by providing a more user-friendly dashboard."
"As such, I have not seen a return on investment."
"Its firewall should be made less penetrable so that if an IP is blocked once, it doesn't penetrate again."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Make sure you understand the way that Imperva charges. It's very affordable. However, I would like to see a package with the Virtual Patching included. You get to do patching separately."
"Imperva Web Application Firewall is expensive."
"There is a license or subscription renewal that our customers pay."
"Everybody complains about the price of this solution."
"The solution's pricing is an issue."
"The cost is on par with other solutions such as Cloudflare and Akamai."
"The license is on a yearly basis."
"Imperva’s pricing is a bit higher in the market since it offers a full-blown WAF."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Small Business88
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise70
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with F5 Bot Management?
The integration was a bit tough, but I find it to be a good solution. I do face problems with the integration within my existing system because there are many bots giving false positives. There is ...
What is your primary use case for F5 Bot Management?
The primary use cases involve bot management.
What advice do you have for others considering F5 Bot Management?
I have been working with multiple F5 products besides NGINX. Currently, I am only using the WAF and anti-bot solution from their DDoS solutions, DNS, and API Gateway. I do not see any other particu...
Which Web Application Firewall (WAF) would you recommend? R&S or Imperva?
Imperva is a strong choice, given their security focus and ongoing R&D into the product in areas such as bot management.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Imperva DDoS?
The pricing, setup costs, and licensing of Imperva DDoS are reasonable for the amount of technical capabilities provided. I would rate the pricing of Imperva DDoS as five, where one is very cheap a...
What needs improvement with Imperva DDoS?
I would like to see improvements in the pooling of threats and attacks, possibly to enlarge the scale of indicators of compromise. For example, the initiation of an attack on the endpoint level cou...
 

Also Known As

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Imperva Bot Management, Imperva Web Application Firewall, Imperva API Security
 

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Sample Customers

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Hitachi, BNZ, Bitstamp, Moz, InnoGames, BTCChina, Wix, LivePerson, Zillow and more.
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