Awards and recognition

SC Award: Best API Security Solution 2024

F5's Distributed Cloud API Security won "Best API Security Solution" at the 2024 SC Awards, protecting APIs from rising attacks.

2025 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards for Bot Defense, WAF, API Security and Network Connect

F5 earned multiple 2025 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards, based on customer reviews for the Application Delivery and Security Platform and products.

CRN Product of the Year for Networking – Enterprise 2023

F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect SaaS-based service, was recognized as an overall winner for its capabilities in connecting and securing hybrid and multi- cloud networks.

CRN – The Top 25 IT Innovators Of 2025. François was recognized.

François Locoh-Donou, F5's CEO for eight years, has guided the company's major transformations, refocusing its strategy on application delivery and security.

CRN AI 100

F5 has been recognized as a leader in the 2025 CRN AI 100 for the 25 hottest AI companies for data center and edge, along with fellow leaders AMD, Cisco, Cohesity, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Intel, and NVIDIA.

SC Awards 2025 – Finalist (Best API Security Solution)

F5 was a finalist in SC Media’s 2025 “Best API Security Solution” category, reinforcing its reputation for API-centric innovation.

CRN Women of the Channel 2025

Seventeen F5 women, including leaders like Lisa Citron, were featured in CRN’s Women of the Channel 2025.

KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Web Application and API Security

August 25, 2025 - F5 was recognized an Overall Leader in WAAP and named a Leader in innovation, product and market categories

EMA Vendor Vision 2025, Black Hat Edition

July 23, 2025 - F5 was named a visionary for delivering post-quantum cryptography readiness solutions.

The Total Economic Impact™ of F5 Distributed Cloud Services

August 2022 - A Forrester TEI study commissioned by F5 shows a 30% reduction in networking costs associated with cloud infrastructure optimization with Distributed Cloud Services.

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KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for API Security and Management

July 24, 2025 - F5 was one of 25 vendors evaluated in the report.

IDC Market Note: F5’s Strategic Vision for Application Delivery and Security in the AI Era

June 2025 - F5’s strategic vision for application delivery and security in the AI era focuses on the transition to ADSP, which integrates AI-driven multicloud orchestration, security, observability and programmable data planes to address the complexity of modern application infrastructures.

2024 Market Share Leader: Overall Application Security & Delivery and Application Delivery Controller

May 2025 - According to Dell’Oro, F5 is market share leader for converged application security and delivery in 2024.

The Eight Components of API Security

May 19, 2025 - The report noted that F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform includes AI tools to help simplify operations, and introduces insights and efficiencies that can reduce risks and save costs.

451 Research Market Insight: F5 Aims to Optimize and Secure AI Applications

May 19, 2025 - The report noted that F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform includes AI tools to help simplify operations, and introduces insights and efficiencies that can reduce risks and save costs.

EMA Vendor Vision 2025

April 16, 2025

F5 was named a visionary, one of 12 “trailblazing security companies,” distinguishing itself by providing a unified Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) that tackles the complexities of modern, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.”

Market Guide for Cloud Web Application and API Protection

April 14, 2025 - F5 was named a representative vendor.

EMA Impact Brief: F5 Launches Application Delivery and Security Platform

April 2025 - The F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform reshapes the operational landscape for enterprises amidst the growing complexity of AI technologies and hybrid infrastructures.

IDC Spotlight: Enhancing AI Workload Performance with Advanced Networking Solutions

April 1, 2025 - IDC examines how F5 BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes, deployed on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, optimizes data movement and communication within AI clusters.

EMA PRISM Report: DDoS Mitigation Solutions

March 6, 2025 - F5 was ranked a Platinum vendor. The F5 Distributed Cloud DDoS Mitigation Service provides comprehensive support for both L3 and L7 attacks ensuring complete coverage across various threats.

GigaOm Radar for Cloud Networking

March 14, 2025 - F5 was named a Leader and Fast Mover reinforcing our continued commitment to provide best-in-class hybrid, multicloud networking at scale.

GigaOm Radar for Application and API Security

Dec. 13, 2024 - F5 was named a Leader and Fast Mover in GigaOm’s Radar for Application and API Security positioning F5 among the most innovative and mature application security companies.

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection Enterprise Platforms 2024 Vendor Assessment

Sept. 2024 - F5 was recognized a Leader for demonstrating a long history of delivering high performance, advanced security capabilities to secure applications and APIs, often through strategic acquisitions of purpose-built point solutions.

IDC Link: F5 Launches NGINX One to Simplify Application Security and Delivery Across Hybrid Environments

Sept. 18, 2024 - Through its unified visibility and management system, NGINX One addresses challenges associated with managing NGINX's diverse functionalities, enhancing security and application delivery for both commercial and open source users.

KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Web Application Firewall

April 8, 2024 - F5 was recognized an Overall Leader in WAF and named a Leader in innovation, product and market categories

Market Guide for API Protection

May 29, 2024 - F5 was named a representative vendor.

Market Guide for Cloud Multicloud Networking Software

April 22, 2024 - F5 was named a representative vendor.