🆚 Application Request Routing vs. F5 BIG-IP

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 F5 BIG-IP is as popular as Application Request Routing.
🌍 F5 BIG-IP is more popular in Germany, Canada, and France.
🌎 Application Request Routing is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

Type

Load balancer

About

Application Request Routing is a module for Internet Information Server (IIS) that can load-balance between multiple servers in a server farm.

F5 BIG-IP is a reverse proxy with web application security, load balancing and authentication capabilities.

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Website

iis.net #134,406

f5.com #2,250

Pricing

$3,200+/year

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The F5 BIG-IP load balancer is as popular as Application Request Routing.

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 Germany, Canada, and France, while Application Request Routing is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

Netherlands

Canada

Australia

Sweden

Brazil

France

Norway

Awards

🥇 Most popular in Slovenia in the Load Balancers category.
🥈 Second most popular in the Netherlands in the Load Balancers category.
🥈 Second most popular in Sweden in the Load Balancers category.
🥈 Second most popular in Norway in the Load Balancers category.
🥈 Second most popular in Denmark in the Load Balancers category.

🥇 Most popular in Turkey in the Load Balancers category.
🥇 Most popular in Vietnam in the Load Balancers category.
🥇 Most popular in Israel in the Load Balancers category.
🥇 Most popular in Taiwan in the Load Balancers category.
🥇 Most popular in Saudi Arabia in the Load Balancers category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

F5 BIG-IP is more popular among sites focused on finance and banking, education and reference, and government and military, while Application Request Routing is more commonly used on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping sites.

Business

Finance/Banking

Marketing/Merchandising

Education/Reference

Government/Military

Health

Online Shopping

Travel

Internet Services

Public Information