F5 BIG-IP VE Subscription Licensing
Get the application services you need with lower upfront cost.
F5 BIG-IP VE Subscription Licensing Offer
BIG-IP virtual editions (VEs) are available in renewable, 1-, 2-, and 3-year subscriptions. Self-license BIG-IP VEs on-demand, with benefits that go beyond saving on initial upfront costs.
Multiple environments
BIG-IP VEs deliver application delivery and security services whether your apps live in the public cloud, private cloud, or in a data center.
Easy to manage
Pay a single price for your subscription services. Plus, your term will automatically renew to ensure business continuity.
Flexibility of scale
Self-service licensing management allows you to increase or decrease the number of instances throughout your subscription term.
Simple to deploy
Stay agile with REST APIs for automatic deployment and cloud solution templates on GitHub.
Subscription Licensing Offer options
PRODUCT BUNDLES
As with perpetual licensing, subscription services are available in our Good, Better, Best product bundles. Get common application service combinations at a lower cost than individual licensing.
Good
BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Software services (optional add-on)
Better
BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Software services
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager
Advanced Routing
Best
BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Software services
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager
Advanced Routing
BIG-IP Application Security Manager
BIG-IP Access Policy Manager
STANDALONE MODULES
Need to license specific services? We offer BIG-IP VEs as standalone modules as well. Pay for exactly what you need, and nothing you don’t.
Standalone licensing is available for:
· BIG-IP DNS
· BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager
· BIG-IP Application Security Manager
· BIG-IP Access Policy Manager
· BIG-IQ VE
PER-APP VEs
License BIG-IP VEs to deploy on a per-app basis.
Per-app licenses are available for:
· BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
· F5 Advanced WAF
Packaged NFV Solutions for Service Providers
These integrated solution packages for service providers combine F5’s leading VEs (VNFs) with automated lifecycle management in a capacity-based consumption model.
Packaged NFV solutions are available for:
BIG-IP Gi LAN VNF Service Layer
BIG-IP Gi Firewall VNF Service Layer
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