A10 Networks Thunder CGN Reviews

Name: A10 Networks Thunder CGN
Brand: A10 Networks
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Vendor: A10 Networks

4.5 out of 5

2 reviews
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What is A10 Networks Thunder CGN?

Extend IPv4 Connectivity
Solve IPv4 address exhaustion and extend the life of an IPv4 network infrastructure with carrier-grade NAT to ensure critical applications and services are always available and reliable.

A10 Networks Thunder CGN is the #1 ranked solution in top Carrier Grade Network Address Translation solutions. PeerSpot users give A10 Networks Thunder CGN an average rating of 9.0 out of 10. A10 Networks Thunder CGN is most commonly compared to Junos Address Aware: A10 Networks Thunder CGN vs Junos Address Aware.

A10 Networks Thunder CGN mindshare

As of November 2024, the mindshare of A10 Networks Thunder CGN in the Carrier Grade Network Address Translation category stands at 34.2%, down from 39.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Carrier Grade Network Address Translation

Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

"The most valuable features are its ease of use and deployment, and being able to collapse several solutions into a single solution, all contained within a single bit of hardware and software."
"It is very easy to use. Both the GUI and CLI interface are consistent, which makes the ease of access throughout various constituencies possible. It's also well-documented and logical."
"It has freed up a lot of our IP space and has been extremely reliable. We have set it up in a high availability scenario, testing it many times. It has been absolutely perfect in terms of failover."

Room for Improvement

"There are a couple of features that they could look to implement, versus the workarounds that they have in place. Regarding IPv4 and IPv6, there are a couple of opportunities in there that they are working on, as well."
"They don't track concurrent port usage. We have to do that in another way and it's not a very clean way. That is something that I know they could do, but they don't."

Pricing

"The FlexPool consumption-based licensing model has the ability to spin up VMs as needed for NAT, as well as their ADC, which is their load balancing stuff. We are considering that, as that is a pretty attractive feature."
"The cost to buy it initially was a single purchase price. This was a cost for the hardware and software, but we got a year of service with it. Annually, we pay them a service fee, but it's not much money."

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Manage IPv6 Migration
Enable a smooth transition to IPv6 by supporting translation and tunneling between IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

Reduce TCO
High performance in a compact form factor results in lower OPEX and CAPEX through efficient rack space usage, lower power consumption and reduced cooling requirements.