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A10 Thunder TPS vs Radware DefensePro comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

A10 Thunder TPS
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Radware DefensePro
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection category, the mindshare of A10 Thunder TPS is 1.8%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Radware DefensePro is 7.5%, up from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
 

Featured Reviews

David Mello - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 31, 2023
A highly stable solution that can be used for load balancing
We have our own data center, and we perform load balancing for a lot of internal and external services using A10 Thunder TPS. For some users, we use A10 Thunder TPS for HTTP protocol. We perform load balancing for HTTPS on A10 Thunder TPS and others with too much workload we have to do on the…
M.A. Faisal - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 14, 2023
Helps detect attacks in real-time, and is stable, but the cloud scrubbing capabilities need improvement
Radware DefensePro can defend against Layer 3 and Layer 4 DDoS attacks but it is not capable of protecting against Layer 7 attacks. Radware DefensePro suffers from a high false positive rate of 25 percent and occasionally blocks legitimate traffic, requiring manual unblocking. Additionally, it has been known to miss some threats. We have not seen a reduction in downtime associated with attacks by using DefensePro. Radware DefensePro needs to improve its cloud scrubbing capabilities. We have discontinued their cloud services due to poor performance. The inability to access local technical support during our business hours poses a significant inconvenience. This necessitates extra devices for continuous operation until we can speak to their support. We would appreciate the availability of a team within our time zone for optimal service.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase is very simple."
"The solution's support is one of the coolest things about the product. I"
"Based on previous equipment that we had, it's amazing that this device can do what it can do in a 1U form factor. The devices that we have right now have never gone over capacity and we've actually mitigated some pretty large attacks."
"Thunder TPS has automated mitigation and fully managed support in case the device cannot handle the attack. They have engineers available to respond."
"The GUI is very use-friendly. You can configure it through CLI or GUI, they give you an option to choose. It's a good solution in terms of the appliance itself. It's very light compared to other brands that offer DDoS solutions."
"The response time to an attack is instant. We've used some outsourced solutions in the past, out in the cloud, that weren't so quick. But it's all within our control now. We control how fast it mitigates."
"We can keep track of all the customer's requirements. We can forecast our trails and we can forecast our overall financial things."
"They give us the ability to configure many features for DDoS. There are many items that we can use."
"The DDoS protection that the solution provides is its most valuable feature."
"Technologically simple and effective."
"Its functionality is very good."
"The product integrates well with Cisco."
"It has not gone down for a quite long time. It's working fine."
"It has kept us up and operational on a day-to-day basis, without being interrupted by an attack from outside sources."
"Radware DefensePro is one of the best solutions for on-premise protection."
"It offers valuable insights into ongoing and past attacks, aiding in post-incident analysis and continuous improvement of our cybersecurity strategy."
 

Cons

"We have had some issues with implementation. So, it is the only area that needs improvement."
"The solution needs improvement in terms of fail-open."
"It is very difficult to implement. It should be made a bit easier to implement. There is also a lack of resources on the internet. They need to develop more resources."
"If there's one aspect of A10 that needs improvement it would be the training. All of their training is done online, at least in what we've been exposed to. I would like to have a classroom environment for training... It would give [people] a chance to provision it."
"I would like for them to develop an advanced reporting feature."
"They have a cloud scrubbing feature that redirects the traffic if the on-prem appliance can't accommodate a large amount of traffic but it's not available where we are."
"The upgrade process for the boxes is not efficient. We have to go through the A10 aGalaxy where we have issues, like timeouts. They told me it was fixed in the latest version, but I tried to do it on the Portal and it is not working all the time."
"Its documentation could be better."
"I would like to have more granular steps according to protected bandwidth, so the granularity should be better."
"They should add artificial intelligence to the platform. It is currently missing the machine learning piece."
"This product would be improved if ongoing live monitoring with dashboards were added."
"I would like to see more focus on layer seven protection."
"The solution is a little more pricey than other options on the market."
"I would like to see more graphics within the dashboard. Right now, you are required to buy tools in order to have graphical representation for your monitoring."
"I would like to see better implementation of a zero-day attack implementation strategy with self-mitigation."
"There needs to be more reporting."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is very reasonable."
"We did a price survey, and compared to other solutions, A10 Thunder TPS wasn't cheap."
"Pricing was much higher with Arbor (APS) for the same type of solution."
"The financials are always a challenge with this type of technology. That's not really a product-functionality thing but it's the area where we push A10 the most."
"We may need to pay fifty percent more if we purchase other solutions. For the payments made to A10 Thunder TPS, we have received three-year support."
"The tool is expensive. If one is low price and ten is expensive, I rate the tool's price as a ten."
"We had a customer who was down for six hours and the loss of revenue for him was three times the price he was paying for us per year. The customer just said, "I don't care about paying you because on only one attack I saved money. It's three times better than losing money.""
"It is sort of middle-of-the-road for this type of solution."
"The price varies by use case and there are monthly and annual licensing options. If you deploy on-premise, there is an annual license with the amount dependent on the throughput you need and which features you will be using - i.e. IPS, behavioral, etc."
"The licensing cost is about $50,000."
"Licensing of Radware is quite simple and straightforward, while Arbor DDos is a bit complicated."
"Radware DefensePro is a bit on the expensive side."
"The cost for maintenance is cheaper because the majority of the deployments using the solution are in areas where cost of maintenance is also lower."
"The initial cost is over $100,000 for one appliance."
"The NetFlow security could be improved too."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
34%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
49%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about A10 Thunder TPS?
The most valuable feature of A10 Thunder TPS is load balancing.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for A10 Thunder TPS?
The tool is expensive. If one is low price and ten is expensive, I rate the tool's price as a ten.
What needs improvement with A10 Thunder TPS?
The solution needs improvement in terms of fail-open. We need separate fail-open kits connected to A10 Thunder TPS and the network so that network traffic will pass through normally when the tool g...
What do you like most about Radware DefensePro?
The dashboard is the best part, and there is also the ease of operations.
What needs improvement with Radware DefensePro?
The APSolute Vision feature needs improvement.
 

Also Known As

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"Radware Defense Pro"
 

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Sample Customers

DDoS defense solution trusted for more than 200 service providers, online gaming, and enterprises including; Bungie, Comcast, KDDI Corporation, Leaseweb, Microsoft Azure, NTT Docomo, Softbank, Turkcell Superonline, Verizon and more.
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