🆚 Apache Traffic Server vs. F5 BIG-IP

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Caching solution
Load balancer

About

Apache Traffic Server is a fast, scalable, and extensible web proxy cache that improves performance by caching frequently accessed information at the edge of the network.

F5 BIG-IP is an enterprise-grade application delivery controller and full reverse proxy platform for managing, securing, and optimizing web and API traffic.

It offers programmable Layer 4-7 load balancing with advanced health checks, web application firewall protection against OWASP Top 10 threats, DDoS mitigation, and access control and authentication options including Active Directory/LDAP/RADIUS, and single sign-on.

Headquarters

Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free version ❌Free 30-day trial
$3,200+/year

Categories

Caching › Rank #19
Load Balancers › Rank #12
Load Balancers › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The F5 BIG-IP load balancer is 12 times more popular than Apache Traffic Server.
Total websites

Market share

Load Balancers

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

F5 BIG-IP is more popular in the United States, Germany, and Canada, while Apache Traffic Server is more popular in the Czech Republic.
United States
Germany
Czech Republic
Canada
France
United Kingdom
Japan
Brazil
Turkey
Australia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

F5 BIG-IP is more popular than Apache Traffic Server in all market segments.
Business
Finance/Banking
Education/Reference
Government/Military
Marketing/Merchandising
Health
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Public Information
Travel

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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#495
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