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Arbor DDoS vs Radware DefenseFlow comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Arbor DDoS
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Radware DefenseFlow
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
23rd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
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 Arbor DDoS is 15.8%, up from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Radware DefenseFlow is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
 

Featured Reviews

Tushar Sail - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 15, 2023
A critical solution for security, as it includes features that can automatically detect and prevent DDoS attacks
Arbor DDoS offers security features that automatically detect and prevent DDoS attacks. When a DDoS attack is detected targeting a specific IP, the Arbor device immediately becomes in line with the traffic and actively works to prevent the attack. This auto feature is one of the best aspects of…
OM
Feb 9, 2024
A security solution to protect networks with extensive troubleshooting
We have router, which connects to other routers functioning as SDR routers that have BGP sessions with our upstream providers. We installed DefenseFlow on the device and configured it according to our customers' needs. This setup allows traffic to pass through the DefenseFlow and then proceed to the customer's location. Sometimes it blocks traffic, and it's challenging to identify the reason why it's blocking the traffic. We can clearly see that traffic is being dropped because when we configure the whitelist to bypass anything inside the box, the traffic begins to flow, indicating that the traffic was previously dropped. However, there are no traces of this in the logs. This doesn't happen very often, but there have been a couple of instances where we've encountered this situation. It took us few days to properly configure it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We can reduce the bandwidth to minimize the attack level. If we see more than 2.5 GBs we drop it directly."
"Companies that live from their presence on the internet will get a very high return on investment from Arbor."
"With real-time packet capture features, you can easily and quickly response."
"It's very flexible and we can easily deploy it to our network. It's very user-friendly. We can do everything via the web interface and troubleshoot easily from the CLI. It's not complicated."
"We use it not only for DDoS detection and protection, but we also use it for traffic analysis and capacity planning as well. We've also been able to extend the use of it to other security measures within our company, the front-line defense, not only for DDoS, but for any kind of scanning malware that may be picked up. It's also used for outbound attacks, which has helped us mitigate those and lower our bandwidth costs..."
"The solution provides good protection against volumetric DDoS attacks."
"It has an easy-to-understand GUI...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The artificial intelligence feature is most appreciated. This solution can lower the throughput and clear the traffic, which is something really important for us. It also provides good protection. It is user-friendly, and its integration has also been really fast. We have many critical applications, and it was easy to integrate Arbor DDoS with our website, mobile application, and web banking."
"The tool's machine learning and artificial intelligence help to prevent attacks by analyzing real-time traffic."
"Recently, our company has been facing difficulties due to attacks originating from the Russian Federation. DefenseFlow has proven to be a highly effective solution in protecting our customers."
 

Cons

"It is an expensive product, so there is room for improvement in terms of pricing."
"There is definitely room for improvement in third-party intelligence and integrations."
"I think Arbor DDoS needs improvement in areas where competitors like S5, Redver, or NETSCOUT offer web application firewall functionality or dedicated web application firewall devices. Arbor lacks these features, which is a significant disadvantage. Yes, I would like to see these features introduced in Arbor as well. Regarding real-time detection capabilities, Arbor DDoS works very well. We and our customers are very satisfied with its performance. However, it would benefit from adding Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities to reach a larger customer base."
"An improvement to Arbor DDoS would be to make evaluation licenses and virtual machines available."
"The regional support here in African could improve, such as marketing and account managers."
"There should be an automatic way to configure it to monitor traffic and decide which is an attack and which is not. In Arbor, you need to tweak and set all parameters manually, whereas in Check Point DDoS Protector, you can select the lowest parameters, and over the weeks, Check Point DDoS Protector will learn the traffic and you can then tighten some of the parameters to decide which traffic is regular and which is malicious."
"There is always room for improvement for any product or service. If we can bring in more agility when deploying services, that is definitely a scope which we can work towards. Nowadays, everything is being offered as a service model. It is not that we have to deploy the physical hardware, many things move up to the cloud, or even can be delivered in the VNS form in the customer's environment as well. So, in that space, if we can add more features to make it more seamless for customers to use and make it available through some marketplace, not only at the hyperscalers, but also for any on-prem deployment, that definitely would be a big plus."
"The solution's shortcomings are related to its documentation, so it's an area that needs to improve."
"Radware DefenseFlow should add new features and algorithms to make it efficient."
"Its documentation is not 100% clear, making it the weakest aspect of Radware. We have encountered some difficulties in understanding how to configure it correctly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We do not use the Arbor Cloud DDoS solution because it is too costly."
"Our customers always complain about the price of the product."
"Arbor DDoS is quite expensive, but all these solutions are expensive because they deal with confidential information."
"The licensing of a complete Arbor solution, including fire-walling and unified site management, can get expensive."
"Regarding pricing, I would rate it as average. Arbor DDoS offers good value for money with our DDoS filter device. For higher protection needs, Arbor’s CloudMeter’s DDoS mitigation or hardware devices might be more expensive, but customers who need them are usually prepared for the cost and the additional resources required."
"I don't know about the pricing details as our company's service provider offers us the solution as an inbuilt feature within the internet bandwidth they provide us."
"You need to find a way to get a good offering from Arbor by negotiating a price. That is the challenge."
"Arbor's products are very expensive. Their competitors are cheap when compared with Arbor."
"I rate Radware DefenseFlow's pricing an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
6%
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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
I would say if it’s an ISP that will build a scrubbing center, Netscout/Arbor is a good solution. In all other solutions, Imperva is a great choice.
Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
Arbor would be the best bid, apart from Arbor, Palo Alto and Fortinet have good solutions. As this is an ISP, I would prefer Arbor.
What do you like most about Arbor DDoS?
The quality of the technical support provided by Arbor DDoS is premium.
What do you like most about Radware DefenseFlow?
Recently, our company has been facing difficulties due to attacks originating from the Russian Federation. DefenseFlow has proven to be a highly effective solution in protecting our customers.
What needs improvement with Radware DefenseFlow?
Its documentation is not 100% clear, making it the weakest aspect of Radware. We have encountered some difficulties in understanding how to configure it correctly.
 

Also Known As

Arbor Networks SP, Arbor Networks TMS, Arbor Cloud for ENT
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