We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and Okta Workforce Identity based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Access Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The performance of the solution is valuable."
"Our customers have never complained about the stability"
"The tool is reliable and easy to configure."
"Stickiness is the most valuable feature of the product."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"This is a product that is easy to install and integrate, and it is simple to use."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual IP creation. It's our most frequently used feature."
"F5 BIG-IP APM is relatively easy to use."
"This solution has a lot of capabilities and features."
"The solution can scale very well."
"The product’s most valuable feature is multifactor authentication."
"I find the provisioning features and the integration with other applications useful."
"It's easy to use and straightforward."
"It has a wide range of MFA options. I prefer "Okta Verify" out of them all."
"The product requires very little maintenance."
"It made things a lot easier, especially with passwords."
"The solution’s GUI looks very old."
"Integrating identity providers and single sign-on solutions can simplify user authentication and access control."
"F5 BIG-IP APM disconnects when you leave it for long enough, but that is natural for IT solutions to do. That's a little bit frustrating."
"I'd suggest improved documentation integration directly within the GUI. Right now, finding comprehensive documentation often requires going to external websites like the community portal."
"The initial setup was complex."
"Cloud services are something that F5 Access Policy Manager could do better"
"The operational deployment is not great."
"The technical support’s response time must be improved."
"RESTful Web Service calls and their response seem a bit slow."
"The error logging could be improved. Okta doesn't provide enough details when you are troubleshooting an issue. It's often difficult to fix it from our end, so we always need additional support from Okta."
"The guest user access could be improved."
"There are some issues with the interface that can be improved."
"You can't hide the device when you're checking logs."
"The solution can be quite expensive."
"The solution’s policies are difficult to understand due to the policy methods. They use authentication. The solution’s workflow is also difficult and not very active. They need to have proper documentation on it. In the next release, I would like to see the workflows being more digestible."
"The training is too costly."
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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 6th in Access Management with 13 reviews while Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 3rd in Access Management with 59 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is rated 8.2, while Okta Workforce Identity is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) writes " Facilitates packet inspection, modification, and offloading and offers visibility and troubleshooting capabilities, allowing for pre-production server testing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Okta Workforce Identity writes "Extremely easy to work with, simple to set up, and reasonably priced ". F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is most compared with Citrix Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Ivanti Connect Secure, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) and BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, whereas Okta Workforce Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Google Cloud Identity, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt and Auth0. See our F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. Okta Workforce Identity report.
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