Alternatives and competitors
Sites like F5
The 20 closest application security (WAAP) alternatives to F5, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 7 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to F5? The closest matches are Cloudflare, Linode and OVHcloud. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
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- k = 20
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01 · Entity
About F5
F5 ves.io
F5 Distributed Cloud - SaaS-based application security | F5
F5 Distributed Cloud deliver security, WAAP, API protection, and multicloud networking across cloud, on-premises, Kubernetes, and edge. Learn more today.
Summary by Claude
F5 Distributed Cloud (formerly Volterra, ves.io) is a SaaS service providing web application and API protection, bot defense, DDoS mitigation, load balancing, and multicloud networking for applications running across cloud, on-premises, Kubernetes and edge environments.
- Who it’s for
- Enterprise IT, security and DevOps teams
- Business model
- Subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to F5’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to F5
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to F5, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Cloudflare: Build for the agent era
Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications
Very close cos 0.898 - 02
The World's Most Distributed Cloud Computing Platform | Akamai
Build and deliver low-latency, edge native applications on Akamai Connected Cloud.
- Google Workspace
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Akamai
- Akamai Bot Manager
- Akamai Edge DNS
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OVHcloud
OVHcloud is a global, cloud provider delivering hosted private cloud, public cloud, and dedicated server solutions trusted by over 1.5 million developers.
Close cos 0.886 - 04
Powering the best of the internet | Fastly
Fastly's edge cloud platform delivers faster, safer, and more scalable sites and apps to customers. Elevate your edge CDN, video delivery, security, and more.
Close cos 0.881 - 05
Agentic Infrastructure - Vercel
The autonomous stack for every app and agent.
Close cos 0.879 - 06
Fly.io | Deploy apps and agents on fast, hardware-isolated VMs
Deploy apps, agents, and databases on fast, hardware-isolated VMs. Pay only for the seconds they run. Sign up free.
Close cos 0.876 - 07
European Cloud & AI. | Scaleway
Build on a secure, transparent, and fast-moving cloud & AI platform built for what’s next.
Close cos 0.876 - 08
Image and Video Platform for Visual Experiences | Cloudinary
Streamline media management and improve user experience by automatically delivering images and videos, enhanced and optimized for every user.
Close cos 0.875 - 09
Dropbox: Secure cloud storage, file sharing, and more
Discover Dropbox – secure, easy cloud storage for file sharing and collaboration. With Dash, save time and organize all your company content in one place.
Close cos 0.873 - 10
KI-gestützte Serviceplattform | Zendesk
Mehr als Ticketvermeidung: KI-Agenten lösen Anfragen durchgängig. Verbessern Sie Servicequalität, Geschwindigkeit und Skalierung. Jetzt kostenlos testen.
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Vercel Security Checkpoint
American provider of Voice over IP products
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Cloud Software Group home
Cloud Software Group is a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure software solutions encompassing virtualization, integration, data management, automation, business intelligence, collaboration, networking and security.
Close cos 0.871 - 13
Veeam: Solving Impossible AI & Data Challenges
Discover cyber resilient solutions for AI and data. See risk everywhere, move data securely, stay compliant, and accelerate safe AI all with Veeam.
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JumpCloud: Unified Platform for Identity, Access, & Devices
JumpCloud makes it simple to manage Windows, Apple, Linux, and Android devices and to deliver secure access with SSO, MFA, Zero Trust, RADIUS, and more.
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零信任_安全办公平台_远程安全访问_SASE方案_终端安全-白山云
基于零信任理念和白山云全球边缘网络,「网络+安全+服务+情报」一体化建设,更安全、更快速、更经济地保障企业全球化高效办公,确保分布在全球各地的用户都能随时随地、快速安全地访问企业本地和云上资源。
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development and dissemination of internet software and tools
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AI-powered Observability
New Relic is an AI-powered observability platform that correlates your telemetry across your entire stack, so you can isolate the root cause and reduce MTTR.
Close cos 0.870 - 18
RingCentral: The Voice of Your Business
Power the voice of your business with RingCentral Agentic Voice AI, including AI Receptionist (AIR), AI Virtual Assistant (AVA), & AI Conversation Expert (ACE).
Close cos 0.870 - 19
The AI Workspace for People & Agents | monday.com
Get more work done with AI agents that work side by side with your people. Execute, manage, and operate together on one AI Workspace to drive business results.
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零信任_安全办公平台_远程安全访问_SASE方案_终端安全-白山云
基于零信任理念和白山云全球边缘网络,「网络+安全+服务+情报」一体化建设,更安全、更快速、更经济地保障企业全球化高效办公,确保分布在全球各地的用户都能随时随地、快速安全地访问企业本地和云上资源。
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to ves.io’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones F5 uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What F5 is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Cookie consent
- TrustArc page source: consent.trustarc.com
- Hosting
- Vercel header x-vercel-id: fra1::iad1::nfk6w-1793957688682-fcf5aed72095
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
- DNS hosting
- Google Cloud DNS NS ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Dropbox TXT dropbox-domain-verification=7ewvrdb4aong
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what F5 adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on ves.io 18/20
- Apple Business · not on ves.io 14/20
- Google Workspace 14/20
- Atlassian · not on ves.io 12/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on ves.io 11/20
- DocuSign · not on ves.io 10/20
- OneTrust · not on ves.io 9/20
- Salesforce · not on ves.io 9/20
- Adobe · not on ves.io 9/20
- Miro · not on ves.io 8/20
- Stripe · not on ves.io 8/20
- OpenAI · not on ves.io 8/20
- Canva · not on ves.io 6/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on ves.io 6/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on ves.io 6/20
- Zendesk · not on ves.io 6/20