F5 Reviews

F5, Inc., formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc., is an American technology company founded in February 1996, originally as F5 Labs. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, F5 specializes in application security, multi-cloud management, online fraud prevention, application delivery networking (ADN), application availability & performance, and network security. Initially recognized for its load balancing product, BIG-IP, launched in 1997, F5 has significantly expanded its portfolio through organic growth and strategic acquisitions, including NGINX (2019), Shape Security (2020), Volterra (2021), and Lilac Cloud (2023). The company went public in June 1999 (NASDAQ: FFIV). F5's core infrastructure relies on its TMOS (Traffic Management Operating System) architecture, powering its BIG-IP hardware, software, and virtual appliances. Their offerings now encompass a broad range of application services, including the F5 Distributed Cloud Services (SaaS-based security, networking, and application management), BIG-IP solutions (application delivery controllers like LTM, DNS, security modules like Advanced WAF, APM), and NGINX products (web server, load balancing, API gateway). F5 targets large enterprises, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers across various industries like technology, finance, telecommunications, and healthcare. Their unique selling points include comprehensive application security and delivery across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, AI-driven security insights (Shape Security), and robust performance optimization solutions.