F5 Access vs FastID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
F5 Access
This application provides secure and accelerated mobile access to enterprise networks and applications. It utilizes advanced VPN technologies to ensure data protection and seamless connectivity for users on the go.
- Secure mobile access with BIG-IP APM
- Automatic network roaming
- Full Layer 3 network access
- iOS per-app VPN support
- Multi-factor authentication
- Biometric and device authentication
- Managed configuration mode
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F5 Access leverages the latest VPN technologies from iOS. Before using this application please refer to the F5 DevCentral article “F5 Access – FAQ” before deploying F5 Access with your MDM vendor. The new F5 Access iOS application from F5 Networks secures and accelerates mobile device access to enterprise networks and applications using VPN and optimization technologies. Secure VPN access is provided as part of an enterprise deployment of F5 BIG-IP® Access Policy Manager™ (APM). F5 Access for iOS™, version 3.2.0, features: - Secure mobile access when used with BIG-IP® Access Policy Manager. - Automatic roaming between networks, enabling users to stay securely connected while on the go. - Full Layer 3 network access to all appropriate enterprise applications and files. - Support for iOS per-app VPN. - Web logon protocol support. - Multi-factor authentication. - Custom URL scheme support for creating F5 Access Client configurations. - Custom URL scheme support for starting and stopping F5 Access Client. - Administrator enforced device lock settings. - Jailbroken device detection. - Biometric and Device Authentication for re-use of cached credentials. - Managed configuration mode for disabling of user edits to connection configurations after user’s IT admin has setup the initial configurations. - OIDC authentication with ASWeb Authentication session Requirements: Contact your IT Administrator End User License Agreement: https://cdn.f5.com/product/apm/apps/eula.html By downloading and using the application, you agree to its terms. BEFORE CONTACTING F5 SUPPORT, PLEASE REFERENCE: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K2633
FastID
Securely access events, services, and locations using your digital ID and biometrics. Avoid long queues and keep all your important data on your phone with complete control.
- Biometric authentication
- Digital ID management
- Fast access to events
- Secure data storage
- User control over data
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Fast access everywhere with your biometrics By using your digital ID and your biometrics to provide access, FastID enables fast, easy and secure access to events, services, and locations. By using your digital ID, you: - You get in fast, no more waiting in long queues - You have all your data with you in your own mobile phone - You have complete control over your data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FastID at every 2 weeks against F5 Access's every 5 months. FastID also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 11%). F5 Access's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
F5 Access ships an update every 5 months, FastID every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | F5 Access | FastID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.9% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 490 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | F5 Networks, Inc. | Cne IT Services |
Customer experience
F5 Access
FastID
In-app purchases
F5 Access
No in-app purchases
FastID
No in-app purchases









