TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    A10 Thunder ADC

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA10 Networks offers their application delivery controller, Thunder ADC.N/A

    F5 BIG-IP DNS

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AF5 BIG-IP DNS (formerly BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager) secures DNS infrastructure.N/A
    Pricing
    A10 Thunder ADCF5 BIG-IP DNS
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    A10 Thunder ADCF5 BIG-IP DNS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    A10 Thunder ADCF5 BIG-IP DNS
    Considered Both Products
    A10 Networks
    No answer on this topic
    F5
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    Best Alternatives
    A10 Thunder ADCF5 BIG-IP DNS
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure Application Gateway
    Score8.8 out of 10
    F5 BIG-IP
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    NetScaler
    Score8.7 out of 10
    F5 BIG-IP
    Score9.2 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    A10 Thunder ADCF5 BIG-IP DNS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    A10 Thunder ADCF5 BIG-IP DNS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    A10 Networks
    I recommend it but would like to mention that the buyer should analyze their needs very well and perform exhaustive service tests prior to purchase.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    F5
    It's well suited. Like I said, it provides us, it provides the clients and the business environments throughout an Internal Revenue Service. The network visibility needed for them to provide their application and the use of their applications throughout the Internal Revenue Service and the enterprise, as far as IRS.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    A10 Networks
    • Load balancing
    • Scripting AFLEX
    • DDOS mitigation
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    F5
    • The easy of importing DNS records into the BIG-IP
    • The ease of searching and locating records
    • The speed of creating multiple records when you need to duplicate effort.
    • The DNS dashboards to see requests and data points.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    A10 Networks
    • Functionalities and features do not match our needs.
    • Other vendors offer very similar characteristics for lower prices.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    F5
    • I'd like to see better reporting capabilities on the decision-making process for DNS resolutions. Currently there are plenty of log messages for that, but I'd like to see tighter integration into the GUI.
    • It could be an improvement to better discriminate features intended for AA vs LDNS functionality within the GUI.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    A10 Networks
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    We use this heavily and it is one of the best products out there for this type of use case. We already have LTMs and to leverage GTM on top of that is just a piece of cake. Everything is so well integrated its amazing
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    A10 Networks
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    I think the interface that you guys have, it is pretty user friendly. I personally find it easy to work with.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    A10 Networks
    Support said the devices will work in our environment but when we had the device working we realized that it was not possible to do what we wanted, for this reason, our experience was not entirely good and we did not like the way they approached us for the sale of the device.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    A10 Networks
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    As I mentioned, the GSLB capability, being able to do intelligent DNS by having access to monitor specific endpoints associated to my current BIG-IP infrastructure, I believe that brings a huge value, then combine fast responses and security.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    A10 Networks
    • A10 Thunder ADC had a negative impact on the company, due to the fact that the client had to monitor a large number of sites, which could not be achieved with this device.
    • This led to looking for another alternative.
    • It is more beneficial for companies that do not need to monitor a large number of websites as the security and stability provided by the device are excellent.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    F5
    • Protection against security threats using DNS as a vector.
    • Protection against security threats targeting DNS itself.
    • Provide top user experience to application clients, by directing their requests to where they will be treated with the best performance.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots