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The F5 Alternative That Puts You in Control of Your Business

A10 Thunder® ADC offers solutions that give you deployment flexibility, scalability, and security, with a demonstrated ROI.

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Why Switch to A10 Networks?

Performance and scalability
A10 provides the performance, security, and scalability you need to ensure digital resilience.

Get help when you need it
High-quality customer support is critical to achieving your business outcomes. Get the support you need when you need it.

Ensure centralized control
Every Thunder ADC instance can be centrally managed with the A10 Harmony Controller. Don’t be limited by lack of insights and analytics across your infrastructure.

One integrated solution
As an integrated solution all Thunder ADCs share the same DNA, TCL scripting, and APIs, whether in software, a container, or in an appliance.

“A10 has a much more familiar command-line interface than F5, a clearer syntax, and a better config hierarchy. Being familiar with Cisco-like commands and structure makes these easy to deploy rapidly.”

Brent Jones, IT Architect, Smarsh, Inc
Source: TechValidate

We Empower our Customers to Provide a Secure and Available Digital Experience

Enhanced Application Availability

Ensure efficient and reliable application delivery/load balancing across multiple datacenters and cloud while minimizing performance issues and downtime

SSL/TLS Offload

Enhance security with high performance, modern encryption for compliance, server efficiency, and better search rankings

Service Analytics & Management

Centralized management and per application analytics for all ADCs across on-premises data centers and public, private, and hybrid cloud

DevOps Integration & Automation

Enable easy and native integration into many DevOps, automation management tools with 100% API coverage

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A10 Networks vs F5

Product Offering A10 Networks F5
Single Codebase OS This feature is included This feature is not included
Hardware Appliance This feature is included BIG-IP Only
Bare Metal This feature is included This feature is not included
Virtual Appliance This feature is included This feature is included
Container This feature is included NGINX Only
Public Cloud This feature is included This feature is included
Multi-tenant Platform This feature is included This feature is included
All-inclusive ADC License​ This feature is included This feature is included
Flexible and Portable License​ This feature is included This feature is included
Single Management Console for All Form Factors This feature is included This feature is included
Key ADC Capabilities A10 Networks F5
SLB This feature is included This feature is included
GSLB This feature is included With License
Application Security (WAF/SSO) This feature is included With License
Integrated DDoS Protection​ This feature is included With License
Dynamic Routing Protocols​ This feature is included This feature is included
Advanced Capabilities A10 Networks F5
Capacity Scaling & Clustering Solution This feature is included Limited
TCL Scripting This feature is included This feature is included
Command Line Interface User Friendly Cisco-like CLI Non-intuitive Shell CLI
Application Visibility & Analytics This feature is included Limited
Native Integration with DevOps and Automation Tools​ This feature is included This feature is included
100% Programmable via APIs​​ This feature is included This feature is not included

“With A10, the increase in performance compared to our previous F5 deployment is amazing.”

Chief Technology Officer at a Professional Services Company
Source: TechValidate

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