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Product	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager by F5 View product	Skyhigh Private Access by Skyhigh Security View product
Overview
What it is	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager offers SSL VPN, SAML SSO, federated identity and identity-aware proxy. Use it for Access Management. See IAM alternatives.	Skyhigh Private Access offers zero trust application access, client-based and clientless ZTNA and posture checking. Use it for ZTNA. See Zero Trust alternatives.
Product type	Application Access & Identity Gateway	Zero Trust Network Access Gateway
Best for	Cross-industry, Enterprise, Finance, Government, Healthcare	Cross-industry, Enterprise, Healthcare
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud; Hardware appliance; BIG-IP Virtual Edition; Cloud	Cloud (SaaS); Endpoint Connector; Cloud SaaS; Lightweight connector
Data residency	Global; US; EU	Global; US; EU
Key features
What it offers	Context-aware zero-trust access SSL VPN SAML SSO Federated identity Identity-aware proxy Access Management IAM Zero Trust	Zero trust application access Client-based and clientless ZTNA Posture checking Micro-segmentation Zero Trust Network Access ZTNA
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Enterprise networksHybrid cloudApplications	Private data centersCloud VPCsWeb apps
Compliance	Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2	SOC 2ISO 27001GDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Active DirectoryEntra IDOktaPing Identity	Skyhigh ClientActive DirectoryOkta
Industries	Cross-industryEnterpriseFinanceGovernmentHealthcare	Cross-industryEnterpriseHealthcare
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	F5	Skyhigh Security
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA	San Jose, California, USA
Company size	6,000+	1,000+
Founded	1996	2011

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

by F5

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Skyhigh Private Access

by Skyhigh Security

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Overview

What it is

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager offers SSL VPN, SAML SSO, federated identity and identity-aware proxy. Use it for Access Management. See IAM alternatives.

Skyhigh Private Access

Skyhigh Private Access offers zero trust application access, client-based and clientless ZTNA and posture checking. Use it for ZTNA. See Zero Trust alternatives.

Product type

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Application Access & Identity Gateway

Skyhigh Private Access

Zero Trust Network Access Gateway

Best for

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Cross-industry, Enterprise, Finance, Government, Healthcare

Skyhigh Private Access

Cross-industry, Enterprise, Healthcare

Pricing

Pricing model

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Contact Vendor

Skyhigh Private Access

Contact Vendor

Free trial

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Skyhigh Private Access

Deployment

Deployment options

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

CloudOn-Premise

Skyhigh Private Access

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud; Hardware appliance; BIG-IP Virtual Edition; Cloud

Skyhigh Private Access

Cloud (SaaS); Endpoint Connector; Cloud SaaS; Lightweight connector

Data residency

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Global; US; EU

Skyhigh Private Access

Global; US; EU

Key features

What it offers

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Context-aware zero-trust access
SSL VPN
SAML SSO
Federated identity
Identity-aware proxy
Access Management
IAM
Zero Trust

Skyhigh Private Access

Zero trust application access
Client-based and clientless ZTNA
Posture checking
Micro-segmentation
Zero Trust Network Access
ZTNA

Platform & access

API access

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Skyhigh Private Access

Single sign-on (SSO)

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Skyhigh Private Access

Role-based access (RBAC)

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Skyhigh Private Access

Multi-tenant

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Skyhigh Private Access

Mobile app

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Skyhigh Private Access

Supported platforms

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Enterprise networksHybrid cloudApplications

Skyhigh Private Access

Private data centersCloud VPCsWeb apps

Compliance

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2

Skyhigh Private Access

SOC 2ISO 27001GDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Active DirectoryEntra IDOktaPing Identity

Skyhigh Private Access

Skyhigh ClientActive DirectoryOkta

Industries

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Cross-industryEnterpriseFinanceGovernmentHealthcare

Skyhigh Private Access

Cross-industryEnterpriseHealthcare

Regions

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Global

Skyhigh Private Access

Global

Vendor

Company

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Skyhigh Private Access

Skyhigh Security

Headquarters

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Seattle, Washington, USA

Skyhigh Private Access

San Jose, California, USA

Company size

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

6,000+

Skyhigh Private Access

1,000+

Founded

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

1996

Skyhigh Private Access

2011