F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) vs. Portnox

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is a high-performance, full-proxy network security solution designed to protect networks and data centers against incoming threats that enter the network. Built on F5’s industry-leading BIG-IP hardware and software platforms, BIG-IP AFM provides a scalable platform that delivers the flexible performance and control needed to mitigate aggressive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and protocol attacks before they overwhelm and degrade applications and infrastructure availability.

Portnox delivers continuous, zero-trust access control for every identity, human and non-human, securing local network and remote access from a single, cloud-native platform. It continuously verifies access based on identity context, device posture, and risk signals, unifying passwordless authentication, policy enforcement, and automated response through one policy engine.