F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services
5.8#13 in kubernetes ingress controllersFree planFree planAPISelf-hosted
VisitF5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services vs Higress
What both publish
| Fact | F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services | Higress |
|---|---|---|
| Observability | BIG-IP data streams can export application and network statistics to third-party visibility and analytics tools, with Splunk given as an example. | The AI statistics plugin records token counts, first-token latency, total request latency and logs across gateway, route, service and model dimensions. |
| Security | F5 documents securing CIS BIG-IP credentials by storing them in HashiCorp Vault and synchronizing them to a Kubernetes Secret with External Secrets Operator. | Listed protections include prompt-attack detection, sensitive-content identification, data privacy protection, and output-content filtering. |
| Traffic management | CIS supports HTTP and URI routing, load balancing, scaling, health monitoring, and Blue/Green and A/B traffic management for app versions. | Its AI gateway supports Token-based quotas and rate limiting, API key pool rotation, and consumer authentication. |
F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services plans
- Open-source softwareFree
Higress plans
- Alibaba Cloud AI Gateway Serverless StandardPriced on request
- Higress CommunityFree
- Higress Community EditionFree
- Alibaba Cloud AI Gateway Serverless EnterprisePriced on request
- Feitian Exclusive EditionPriced on request
Pick F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services if…
CIS is aimed at network architects and operations teams, AppDev and DevOps teams, and system infrastructure teams managing container environments alongside BIG-IP.
Pick Higress if…
Higress suits teams that need a self-hosted gateway for AI services and cloud-native traffic. It may also fit those needing MCP, Kubernetes gateway, or API lifecycle capabilities.