--- title: WAN Optimization Reviews meta\_title: 'WAN Optimization Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how WAN Optimization works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.9 review\_count: 4 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # WAN Optimization Reviews & Product Details Reduce bandwidth cost and Accelerate application speeds with WAN Optimization. Wan Optimization reduce network costs and accelerate network speeds through TCP Acceleration, Compression, Byte-Caching, Packet Loss Recovery, Caching and related techniques. * * * Seller [Wanos](https://www.g2.com/sellers/wanos) Discussions [WAN Optimization Community](https://www.g2.com/products/wanos-wan-optimization/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Barracuda CloudGen Firewall](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Barracuda CloudGen Firewall") Barracuda CloudGen Firewall 4.5/5(52) ](https://www.g2.com/products/barracuda-cloudgen-firewall/reviews) [ ![Windstream OfficeSuite UC](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Windstream OfficeSuite UC") Windstream OfficeSuite UC 4.1/5(30) ](https://www.g2.com/products/windstream-officesuite-uc/reviews) [ ![WAN Optimization](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "WAN Optimization") WAN Optimization 4.3/5(12) ](https://www.g2.com/products/wan-optimization/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/wanos-wan-optimization/competitors/alternatives) ![Verified User in Telecommunications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Telecommunications") IT Verified User in Telecommunications Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/25/2022 "Wanos: A set of Technique's and Technologies for WAN Optimization." 3/5 What do you like best about WAN Optimization? Network Control is centrailized in a device refered as SDN controller and that implements policy Manager.The tasks suh as Configutation and Installtions are automated. helps to comminicate in long distances offices as it covers large geogriphical area. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WAN Optimization? As we know WAN Optimization provides performance improvements, although It incurs a high cost as we have to pay each time we transfer the data, as well as projects, can be complex, Along with that it needs software-based security and a lot of Dependency on third-party apps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WAN Optimization solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps us to increase the speed , Efficiency and accurancy of the data transfered acorss wide area networks, by allowing sharing of resoucres and application softwares amoung different users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/27/2021 "Optimization done great by WANOS" 3/5 What do you like best about WAN Optimization? It provides stable connection by optimising high and lows signal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WAN Optimization? Sometimes it keep on optimised speed even if speed is fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WAN Optimization solving and how is that benefiting you? Connection stability when prioritising tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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