Array Networks vs F5

Array Networks is an American networking hardware company. It sells network traffic encryption tools. Array Networks was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California. In 2011, CRN Magazine noted that most of Array Networks' sales is from Asia and that the company is "particularly strong" in China, Japan, and India. In 2008, Array Networks first introduced its APV Series that consists of Application Delivery Controllers for SSL acceleration, load balancing and traffic managementat layers 2-7 for enterprise data centers and Web sites.

F5 Networks, Inc. is a multinational American company which specializes in Application Delivery Networking technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, availability of servers, data storage devices, and other network resources. F5 is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and has development, manufacturing, and sales/marketing offices worldwide. F5 originally manufactured and sold some of the industry's first load balancing products. In 2010 and 2011, F5 Networks was on Fortune's list of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies worldwide.