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At a Glance
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
Star Rating
(8)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (71.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Star Rating
(38)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Featured Products

A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) vs F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)

  • Reviewers felt that F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) meets the needs of their business better than A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC).
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) over F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
No pricing available
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
No pricing available
Free Trial
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
No trial information available
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
5
9.2
19
Ease of Use
8.7
5
9.0
20
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.8
15
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.8
14
Quality of Support
8.0
5
8.6
18
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.9
14
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
5
9.4
18
Features by Category
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Usability - Load Balancing
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Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
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Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) are categorized as Load Balancing
Unique Categories
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) has no unique categories
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
14.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
71.4%
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
10.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
69.0%
Reviewers' Industry
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
Computer Software
42.9%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Construction
14.3%
Computer & Network Security
14.3%
Airlines/Aviation
14.3%
Other
0.0%
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Information Technology and Services
24.1%
Banking
17.2%
Financial Services
10.3%
Telecommunications
6.9%
Computer & Network Security
6.9%
Other
34.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
LM
lalitha M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

I like the GUI of A10 LB. It's easy even for a junior to understand and use. Creating VIPs and configuring certificates is easy here in A10 networks product.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Burhan K.
BK
Burhan K.
Verified User in Construction

HA setup is a little difficult. WAF features are insufficient. I do not recommend if you are buying as WAF. You can make some advanced settings only from CLI. WM tools cannot be installed on the virtual version. If you are taking snapshot backup, service is...

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Amit J.
AJ
Amit J.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

F5 has a policy and iRule to modify traffic on layer 1 to layer 7. it has tcp & SSL profile to modify timeout and encrypt traffic for end to end communications.you have greate control to modify traffic passing thru F5 LTM.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Banking

Policy defines and irule feature on system

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A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
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Discussions
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) Discussions
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) Discussions
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