F5 BIG-IP DNS Reviews

I am using F5 BIG-IP for various modules such as LTM (Local Traffic Manager), ASM (Advanced Security Manager), ABM (Application Policy Manager), and DNS. It helps in achieving scalability and high availability for applications, load balancing traffic, protecting applications from outside attacks, application security management, and DNS solutions for data center communication.

I have not worked on operational improvements directly since I am part of a partner team. Our role is to implement the solution for companies and then leave. However, F5 BIG-IP has helped achieve high availability, scalability, and protection from attacks.

The main features valued in F5 BIG-IP include high availability, scalability, and protection of applications from attacks. These are the primary targets it achieves.

The support response time could use improvement. In critical cases, such as in the big environment projects, faster support is needed to address critical issues promptly.

I have been using F5 BIG-IP for seven years.

F5 BIG-IP is highly stable, and there are no major stability issues noted.

F5 BIG-IP is highly scalable. I would rate its scalability as ten out of ten.

The technical support is quite good, but there is room for improvement. I would rate it as eight out of ten.

Positive

I have not specifically worked with other solutions. I know there are others like Citrix and Fortinet that offer similar capabilities.

The initial setup varies based on the project requirements. For a medium-sized project, it can be completed in two days. In the case of a cooperative project with the Ministry of Finance, it took around three days.

The deployment is usually done by only one person from our company.

In terms of pricing, F5 BIG-IP is not cheaper compared to other solutions like Fortinet or Citrix. The cost can be high due to its comprehensive modules.

I have evaluated other solutions such as Citrix and Fortinet, which provide features like load balancing and ADC.

I recommend F5 BIG-IP based on the specific environment and application protection needs. For example, F5 offers separate products for DDoS attacks. Understanding specific company needs is crucial.

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

This is a DNS solution.

The security is pretty good. It helps protect against DDoS. 

The management is very easy. 

Overall, it works well and is effective. 

The pricing is reasonable.

It is stable.

We can scale the solution. 

it is pretty secure. It's a good environment. 

The costs could always be a bit lower. 

I've been using the solution for about a year and a half. 

It's a very stable, reliable solution. I'd rate the stability ten out of ten. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. 

The product scales well. I'd rate scalability ten out of ten. It's easy to expand. 

While I've never used technical support, the company has reached out to support in the past. Support is managed by a third party. They manage the troubleshooting as well. 

We did previously use a different Windows solution. F5 is better for bigger companies. I changed solutions when I changed companies. 

You do need a team to manage the setup process. 

The solution was deployed by the time I got to the company. I'm not sure if there was outside assistance. 

You do need a license to use the solution and do need to renew it periodically if you decide to continue to use it. 

While I do not know what the exact price of the solution is, my understanding is that it is pretty cheap. 

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. 

We use F5 for load balancing, reverse processing, and for web applications.

There is room for improvement in pricing. It is very pricey. So we don't have a performance problem at this stage. Because the appliances that we use are not the virtual edition. We know that NGINX started using the virtual edition for containers. But, from a performance perspective, we're happy. And from just the price perspective, it's very expensive.

I have been using this solution for ten years.  

It's very stable.

It is scalable to a certain extent, but that's why we're starting to look at the virtual deployed editions like NGINX because you have limitations, and it's easier to scale in any environment you have on-prem cloud deployment as well. 

Two engineers are required for the deployment of the solution. We also have certain vendors who work with us during the implementation. 

We saw a return on investment. 

We need pay for the license. It is an expensive solution. 

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I would recommend using the solution.

We use F5 BIG-IP DNS to handle traffic from multiple servers. 

The solution is easy to configure and deploy. It is scalable and works without any downtime. F5 BIG-IP DNS is a flexible solution. 

The tool needs to improve its UI. 

I have been working with the solution for two years.

F5 BIG-IP DNS is scalable, and we have around 5000 users. We plan to increase the number of users. 

F5 BIG-IP DNS' installation is straightforward and can be completed in 10 minutes. You need to deploy the virtual servers with the right interfaces. 

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten. 

For caching purposes, we use F5 BIG-IP DNS.

The security features, DDoS mitigation facilities, and SQL configuration are the most valuable aspects of this solution.

The data mitigation is very good.

They only have a few sub-vendors, but competition for the reduced-price listing has increased. 

This one requires a few more vendors who can join the F5 network. 

In my opinion, brand recognition can be increased. I would like them to focus on marketing and brand awareness.

In India, for example, the product is not well known, and it is difficult to find F5 partners or vendors.

It's not widely known.

The weakness is that extensive training is required to hire the people who need to work on the project. Training is only part of it, the other is marketing, where and whom to approach.

I would like them to concentrate on training sessions or educational webinars to educate the users and customers.

We are only trained after we have installed it. The training was provided during the deployment.

The main point is that intelligence will be infused into this panel. The product server is prevented from accessing a malicious server site. CNC (control and command) communication would be beneficial.

We would like to have control and command blocking to prevent visiting malicious websites.

We would like them to have a prevention feature included, to prevent them from visiting these websites.

We have been using F5 BIG-IP DNS for three or four years.

F5 BIG-IP DNS is a stable solution.

F5 BIG-IP DNS is a scalable product.

Technical support is quick to respond and knowledgeable.

I would rate the technical support a three or four out of five.

We are not using any other products. We are only using F5 BIG-IP DNS.

The initial setup was straightforward.

I would rate the initial setup a three or four out of five.

We have preventive maintenance every six months. We have a team of two people to maintain this solution.

We had assistance from a third-party consultant.

They are competitively priced.

I would rate the price a four out of five. I don't have any issues with the pricing.

I would rate F5 BIG-IP DNS a nine out of ten.

One of our primary use cases for F5 BIG-IP DNS is local traffic management. We also use the LTM module, application services, load balancer, and advanced firewall. F5 BIG-IP DNS is a secure web gateway. 

It would be great to see a F5 BIG-IP DNS cloud version. What we within the Australian government are looking at doing is utilizing a secured DNS service much the same as the English GCHQ version of their protected DNS service. That's a fully-managed external platform and it's used by multiple government agencies, so we get a better holistic view of all malicious DNS traffic that is occurring. 

We have been using F5 BIG-IP DNS for about six years, although we are looking at migrating off to a central government-provided DNS upstream service. We are doing this because we have adopted a cloud-only policy. 

F5 BIG-IP DNS has been rock solid in terms of stability for years. 

We have not had to scale it much as our internal infrastructure was small. We have 1,000 individuals using F5 BIG-IP DNS. 

The tech support is always great. 

Positive

It took us about six months to get it all bolted down and working as we expected it to. It was relatively simple for us to launch. 

We received a bit of external support from F5 – from one of the channel partners here in Western Australia, but it was relatively simple to turn on in-house. 

Moreover, once we set it up, the ongoing maintenance turned out to be relatively small.

One a scale of one to five, with one being expensive and five being adequately priced, I would give this solution a four. However, the solution we are migrating to is free. 

We did not evaluate other options because when we picked up the BIG-IP package, we wanted to implement a number of things, and DNS is a bonus blade that we picked up. Therefore, we didn't do a full evaluation because what we were buying for was more like ASM module and the load balancing features out of that BIG-IP box. We just picked up DNS as a subsequent bonus.

On a scale of one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best, I would give F5 BIG-IP DNS an eight as a solution overall. 

If the client wants to clarify that they are using the trusted packet and trusted browsing, they can use the DNS load balancing. F5 can provide some DNS service solutions. The client forwards the traffic, and the DNS is verified whether it can be trusted. If it's suspicious or malicious, it will be declined. If the traffic is observed to be trusted, valid, or legitimate, then it can pass.

F5 BIG-IP DNS is a stable solution.

The solution's initial setup is complex compared to Fortinet.

I have been using F5 BIG-IP DNS for ten years.

F5 BIG-IP DNS is a scalable solution.

The solution's technical support is complex.

I did a POC for Cisco Umbrella on the client side.

You need to connect to the console port, put the management IP, and connect the management IP for the dashboard in the management port. Then, you must go to the laptop and browse the management IP, username, password, and GUI. There is a CLI option also, but most of the configuration is done on the graphical unit. The CLI dependency is very low. For the first configuration, I need to go to the CLI, put the management IP, and connect to the graphical unit.

Overall, I rate F5 BIG-IP DNS an eight out of ten.

We are using the latest version of FS BIG-IP. We use the solution for classic reverse proxy authentication. We have approximately 800 internal staff and 2,000 external customers using the solution.

F5 BIG-IP DNS is useful, depending on how you use it. Once you write to it, you can do anything you want from it, making it a very powerful solution.

The solution is complicated to use. It is difficult to write to. F5 BIG-IP DNS is powerful but challenging to use.

I would like to see the login facilities improved, as well as more troubleshooting.

I have been working with F5 BIG-IP DNS for two and a half years.

The solution is stable.

I have not scaled F5 BIG-IP, it is only a single-box solution.

Prior to using F5 BIG-IP, we used PMG. We switched because PMG was at end of life.

The initial set up of F5 BIG-IP DNS is complex. It took approximately six months to deploy.

We implemented the solution through consultants. We are still using the consultants, so we will need to add someone to our team to handle future deployment and maintenance.

Anyone deciding to implement F5 BIG-IP DNS should be aware that it is a complex and powerful product.

I would rate this solution an 8 out of 10.