🆚 Azure Application Gateway vs. F5 BIG-IP

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Load balancer
Load balancer

About

Azure Application Gateway is a managed web traffic load balancer and full reverse proxy that enables scalable, highly available, and secure web application delivery on Azure.

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

Redmond, Washington, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ❌
Application Gateway Basic
Fixed cost$0.0255/hour
Capacity unit$0.0091/hour
Application Gateway Standard
Fixed cost$0.246/hour
Capacity unit$0.008/hour
Free version ❌Free 30-day trial
$3,200+/year

Categories

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Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The F5 BIG-IP load balancer is 3 times more popular than Azure Application Gateway.
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 the United Kingdom, while Azure Application Gateway is more popular in Ireland, the Philippines, and Singapore.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Canada
Japan
France
Australia
Spain
Brazil
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

F5 BIG-IP is more popular among sites focused on business, finance and banking, and education and reference, while Azure Application Gateway is more commonly used on sports sites.
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.

Name
Rank
#387
#1,406
attheraces.com
#1,525
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Rank
#110
#183
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