# A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) Reviews
**Vendor:** A10 Networks  
**Category:** [Load Balancing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/load-balancing)  
**Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 8
## About A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
A10 Thunder ADC enhances integration with Kubernetes to monitor changes to containers, notifying the Harmony Controller to synchronize the Lightning ADC configuration with the new environment.




## A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) Reviews
  ### 1. Recommendations about Thunder ADC

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Atanu Kumar B. | Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2024

**What do you like best about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

Thunder ADC also as Application Delivery Controller is a critical component in modern network infrastructure, which is currently focusing on optimizing the delivery of various of applications and it's services to the end users. It's Load balancing and traffic management these two are the key points to move ahead with the technology.

**What do you dislike about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

There are some points which we can dislike or we can say it as a Con l. Among them one is Cost which is much expensive and for the next con we can point out the complexity and vendor lock in as well as performance overhead.

**What problems is A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

A10 Thunder ADC addresses many key challenges in modern network infrastructures such as it's optimise the application delivery which distributes incoming traffic efficiently as well as its enhancing the security by ensuring scalability and flexibility. It also simplifies and streamlines the network operations by centralizing application delivery and management tasks.

  ### 2. A10 Thunder ADC Review from Avinash

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Avinash J. | Associate Consultant , Information Technology and Services, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2024

**What do you like best about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

1. A10 Thunder ADC is easy to use due to enhanced application availability.
2. A10 Thunder ADC is ease to implement due to its complete application visibility.

**What do you dislike about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

1. A10 Thunder ADC is limited to application tuning and load balancing.

**What problems is A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

A10 Thunder ADC is solving routing the servers load to new network in efficient manner.

  ### 3. ADC

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 22, 2024

**What do you like best about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

good for troubleshooting
good load balancing capabilities
ease of use
no help needeed for installation
scalable

**What do you dislike about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

few solution's WAF features
performance of multiple boxes in the solution regarding memory and caches needs to be improved
bit pricey

**What problems is A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

really good prroduct for load balancing and scaling

  ### 4. A10 Thnder ADC

**Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 22, 2024

**What do you like best about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

good for load balancing
 easier when routing

**What do you dislike about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

needs lots of monitorring frorm clieent side
bit pricey

**What problems is A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

The biggest advantage I feel using the ADC solution is the ease of routing between the different segments that are behind the solution, compared to F5.

  ### 5. A10 ADC cheap and effective

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Cristoffer S. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** May 19, 2023

**What do you like best about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

It enables us to comply with an auditing program by allowing us to also segment in scope devices. Having the flexibility to load scripts also helped us address requirements

**What do you dislike about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

Nothing really as it already complies with our requirements. But if i may add, the lead time of delivery affected our planning for the deployment of a10 as we are needed to wait for another 2 weeks to deploy

**What problems is A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Load balancing, reverse proxy and SSL certificate offloading. It helps us address these network requirements

  ### 6. A10 ADC

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Tharusha D. | Network engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 12, 2022

**What do you like best about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

Configurations are easy and the support Given by A10 professionals on TAC cases is very effective.

**What do you dislike about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

There is no downside of A10 as I have done more than 15 deployments in Sri Lanka.

**What problems is A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Application availability, security and performance.

  ### 7. One of the best Load Balancers I've ever used

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** lalitha M. | software engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 07, 2021

**What do you like best about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

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.

**What do you dislike about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

Sometimes,it delays in loading UI while I switch between contexts.

**What problems is A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I use A10 Load balancer for handling my DMZ setup in my Infra. I upload and maintain certificates. Creating VIPs has always been easy in A10 LB. Best part is that I get notified before a certificate expires well in hand.

  ### 8. a10 adc enough for middle sized company

**Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Burhan K. | Network & Security Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2020

**What do you like best about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

It has an easy and user-friendly interface. Thanks to its flexible license management, it makes a difference to its competitors. You can install the application on the virtual server. Stable and no problem in performance. Its price is much better than its competitors. It has a CLI interface similar to Cisco commands. As Loadbalancer, his abilities seem to be sufficient.

**What do you dislike about A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC)?**

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 interrupted

**Recommendations to others considering A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC):**

As a vision, the product is in really good condition. There is no problem in terms of stability. When they develop WAF features, it will be a better quality product than many ADCs in the market. a10 flex license feature is the point where the competitors make the biggest difference

**What problems is A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

316/5000
Thanks to its flexible license capability, I installed 4 a10. I work as HA in groups of 2. I put 2 of them on DMZ. I put the other two on the LAN. I use the DMZ as WAF and RELAY server. I use the one on the LAN as a loadbalancer. I also do all certificate offload on a10 in DMZ


## A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) Discussions
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## A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) Features
**Usability - Load Balancing**
- User Interface Design
- Setup Simplicity
- Platform Integration
- Container Support

**Performance Optimization - Load Balancing**
- Global Load Balancing
- Dynamic Resource Allocation
- Server Health Monitoring
- Disaster Recovery

**Security & Compliance - Load Balancing**
- SSL/TLS Termination
- Application Firewall Integration
- DDoS Mitigation
- Access Control
- IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting

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