F5 NETWORKS VS RELIANOID ALTERNATIVE

F5 Networks

F5 Load Balancer specializes in application security, multi-cloud management, online fraud prevention & application delivery networking.

RELIANOID

RELIANOID® is an Application Delivery Controller and Load Balancer that ensures high performance and security of IT services on a massive scale.

F5 Network’s Strengths

BIG-IP’s LTM facilitates the smooth integration of various servers, preserving your application’s configuration.

Furthermore, this solution offers exceptional stability in comparison to other providers.

It offers a range of security, remote access, performance, and application delivery features.

F5’s Silverline cloud-based services deliver ADC functionality for both on-premises and cloud applications.

RELIANOID’s Strengths

Expert and skilled R&D professionals accomplished in Zevenet and Zen Load Balancer, departing from an Open Source technology with no vendor lock-in and broad platforms integration (hardware, virtual, bare metal and cloud), bringing security, performance and readiness.

Cost-effective solutions with no constraints on products and services, tailored to the needs of midsize companies as well as large enterprises.

Protocol Versatility adapting and managing diverse network environments and protocols (UDP, TCP, HTTP/S, SCTP, SIP, T/FTP).

L7 and L4 Performance managing over 140K concurrent users at Layer 7, while at Layer 4, it efficiently handles more than 10 million concurrent users, all with just 2 dedicated cores.

High Availability witha automatic real time stateful cluster replication.

Security and WAF improved as it incorporates an Intrusion Prevention and Detection System (IPDS) and also an integrated Web Application Firewall (WAF). It actively safeguards web applications against specific threats while providing real-time IP blacklisting, Denial of Service (DoS) protection, and support for black and whitelisting.

User-friendly interface designed for both DevOps and SRE professionals, ensuring ease of use in managing and configuring systems.

Automation thanks to its fully programmable and robust REST+JSON API.

F5 Network’s Weaknesses

New users may find the learning curve somewhat steep.

There is room for improvement in the graphical interface to enhance both security and the developer experience.

If a network issue occurs, the installation process could be quite challenging.

RELIANOID’s Weaknesses

Emerging brand, challenging the ADC and Load Balancing market, operating as an open-source company.

Still in the process of building a significant presence. It must expand its partnership network more extensively.