BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) is the industry-leading application delivery and security services platform. From intelligent L4-L7 load balancing, traffic management, and service offloading to application access, acceleration, and security, BIG-IP VE consistently ensures your applications are fast, available, and secure.

BIG-IP VE modules are available in Good, Better, and Best (GBB) license bundles.

GOOD: BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)

BETTER: GOOD + Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) + DNS

BEST: BETTER + Application Security Manager (ASM) + Access Policy Manager (APM)

The Good bundle contains the LTM module, which includes intelligent L4-L7 load balancing, SSL/TLS termination and offloading, health monitoring, connection state management, and programmatic control over application traffic with F5 iRules.

More detailed information on the capabilities of each bundle is available at https://www.f5.com/pdf/licensing/good-better-best-licensing-overview.pdf

Speed up and simplify your BIG-IP VE deployment by using a CloudFormation Template from the F5 Networks GitHub repository. https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-aws-cloudformation

All hourly offerings include a 30-day free trial as well as access to F5 premium support. https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K25327565