F5 perpetual licensing
License application services through our Better and Best product bundles.
Maximize the value of your application delivery investment
We make getting the right application delivery capabilities simpler, more flexible, and more affordable for your business. Our product bundles let you choose from available modules, with standardized images and fewer configurations. Plus, you can save up to 65% over buying the modules as individual components.
Choose the right fit
Get advanced traffic management, optimization, and security services on one BIG-IP platform. And with our Better and Best options, you can find the right fit to address your business challenges.
Better
Intelligent local traffic management for increased operational and peak network performance of applications, along with advanced application delivery optimization.
Best
The capabilities of Better, plus advanced access management and total application security.
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Software services
- Advanced routing (BGP, RIP, OSPF, ISIS, BFD)
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager
- High performance ICSA firewall
- Network DDoS protection
- Application-centric firewall policies
- Protocol anomaly detection
BIG-IP DNS
- Global server load balancing
- DNS services
- Real time DNSSEC solution
- Global application high availability
- Geolocation
- DNS DDoS attack prevention
BIG-IP Advanced WAF
- Web App and API Protection
- Application Layer Protection (L7 DoS and DDoS protection)
- Defends against Bots and Automated Attacks
- Integrated XML Firewall
- Violation Correlation and Incident Grouping
- Credential Theft Protection
- Security as Code
- PCI-compliant Web Application Firewall (PCI 4.0)
BIG-IP Zero Trust Access
- 500 concurrent user sessions; scalable up to 200,000
- Zero Trust Remote Access VPN
- Full proxy for VDI (Citrix, Microsoft, VMWare)
- Identity Federation (OAuth2/OIDC, SAML)
- Single Sign-On enhancements
Choose your platform and purchasing options
Platforms
Platforms
Each of our product bundles are available for BIG-IP Virtual Editions (VEs), BIG-IP hardware, or hybrid environments that combine both physical and BIG-IP VE systems.
Supported environments
- Virtual
- On-premises
- Hybrid
Purchasing
Purchasing
Better and Best bundles are available as either a VE subscription or through a VE Enterprise License Agreement (ELA). Both options cover your application in public, private, or multi-cloud environments. Self-license any number of virtual instances, in any capacity, at any time.
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Packaged NFV solutions for service providers
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.
Available for:
- BIG-IP Gi LAN VNF Service Layer
- BIG-IP Gi Firewall VNF Service Layer