# F5 Networks: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/f5-networks/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDoS protection | 0% | 17 | 0% | 3 |
| Bot management | 0% | 60 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Combines DDoS mitigation with BIG-IP WAF & ASM" (MiniMax M2.5, DDoS)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- DDoS protection: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 17 of 58.

## In its own words

What F5 Networks's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: home lab purpose (https://community.f5.com/t/f5-networks-big-ip-lab-license/43077)
- For: home lab purpose (https://community.f5.com/t/f5-networks-big-ip-lab-license/43077)
- Price stated: it’s usually round the $99 price (https://community.f5.com/t/f5-networks-big-ip-lab-license/43077)
- Starting price: 99 (https://community.f5.com/t/f5-networks-big-ip-lab-license/43077)

## What it publishes

Every page f5.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 17480 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2764 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-12
- case study: 98 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- webinar or virtual event: 498 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- conference or event: 154 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- report or ebook: 253 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-27
- comparison: 156 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-18
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-07
- glossary or explainer: 523 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-31
- podcast or video: 91 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-14
- news or press: 492 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- Recent: 2026-09-17 news or press: F5 positioned as market shaper in the gartner emerging market quadrant for ai application https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-positioned-as-market-shaper-in-the-gartner-emerging-market-quadrant-for-ai-application
- Recent: 2026-09-11 case study: Hcww secures resilient water services in egypt with f5 adsp https://www.f5.com/case-studies/hcww-secures-resilient-water-services-in-egypt-with-f5-adsp
- Recent: 2026-09-02 case study: Rackspace technology accelerates growth with f5 innovation and tools https://www.f5.com/case-studies/rackspace-technology-accelerates-growth-with-f5-innovation-and-tools
- Recent: 2026-09-01 case study: Healthcare system adopts hipaa compliant ai with f5 https://www.f5.com/case-studies/healthcare-system-adopts-hipaa-compliant-ai-with-f5
- Recent: 2026-09-01 conference or event: F5 to participate in upcoming financial conference 0926 https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-to-participate-in-upcoming-financial-conference-0926
- Recent: 2026-08-31 conference or event: Four reasons not to miss the f5 post mythos security summit https://www.f5.com/company/blog/four-reasons-not-to-miss-the-f5-post-mythos-security-summit

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.