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f5

Application delivery and security company that keeps apps and APIs fast, available, and secure across data center, cloud, and edge.

✓ Technology Partner Network & Firewall Security Since 1996
Seattle, Washington, USA
Founded 1996
François Locoh-Donou, CEO

About f5

F5, Inc. is an application delivery and security company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Its technology ensures that applications and APIs are fast, available, and secure across data center, cloud, and edge environments.

F5's core products include the BIG-IP application delivery and security platform, the NGINX software suite, and F5 Distributed Cloud Services. Security capabilities span Web Application Firewall, DDoS protection, API security, bot management, and SSL/TLS orchestration.

The company trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker FFIV. François Locoh-Donou serves as president and chief executive officer.

What MSPs Use f5 For

MSPs and internal IT teams use f5 for BIG-IP, BIG-IP Next, NGINX.

Best for: businesses securing their network perimeter, remote access, and traffic with firewalls and threat prevention.

f5 Products & Solutions

BIG-IP
BIG-IP Next
NGINX
F5 Distributed Cloud Services
Web Application Firewall
DDoS Protection
API Security
BIG-IP DNS
SSL Orchestrator

f5 Pricing

f5 pricing depends on your organization's size, the modules you enable, and your contract term. Tools in this category are usually licensed by subscription, billed per appliance or per user, and scale with the users, endpoints, or sites you cover.

Public rate cards are not always available, and many vendors set final pricing through a quote or their MSP and reseller channel. To get an accurate f5 price for your environment, request a quote from f5 directly, or ask a managed IT provider that supports f5 to bundle licensing, deployment, and management into one predictable monthly cost.

Solution Categories

Application delivery
Load balancing
Web application firewall (WAF)
API security
DDoS protection
Multi-cloud networking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is F5?

F5, Inc. is an application delivery and security company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It keeps applications and APIs fast, available, and secure across data center, cloud, and edge, and trades on the NASDAQ as FFIV.

Where is F5 headquartered?

F5 is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, in the United States.

What does F5 offer?

F5 offers the BIG-IP application delivery and security platform, BIG-IP Next, the NGINX software suite, F5 Distributed Cloud Services, and security capabilities including Web Application Firewall, DDoS protection, and API security.

Who leads F5?

François Locoh-Donou is the president and chief executive officer of F5.