We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiADC and Radware Alteon based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The main feature that we use is GSLB (Global Server Load Balancing). GSLB makes the customer's network more reliable by scaling applications across multiple datacenters. GSLB as a disaster recovery solution can direct traffic based on site availability."
"Key features include SSL Offloading, VM availability, and L7 load balancing."
"The user interface is very easy and integrates with Sandbox easily."
"Because ADC is the intermediary between the servers and the end-user application, it gives thorough information about the traffic, what the problem is."
"From a technical perspective, it is the most scalable device from Fortinet."
"It's a good product because it supports all the features that ADC solutions in the market can support, like F5 solutions, for example, such as the LTM of F5."
"Simple to use and easy to integrate."
"TSL and SSL offloading are both very good features."
"The command line interface is simple and very user-friendly."
"With Alteon, the load-balancing options are practically unlimited. We haven't had any issues with offloading, decryption, putting in cookies, or any other load-balancing features. We can check URLs, etc., on the back end for load balancing instead of running a TCP check. We're also doing some certificate stuff on there. Alteon covers all of the standard load-balancing techniques, and we employ most of them daily."
"Security is one of the most valuable features that I like. It is easy to use and easy to configure."
"The health status information, with its highly detailed reporting, has saved us time on troubleshooting. We have the precise information needed that helps us find different types of situations."
"The GUI was a valuable feature. It was uncomplicated and easy to use."
"I found the link load balancer and server load balancer are the most valuable."
"The best part is that we are able to manage it easily. It is easy to manage and easy to integrate with third-party applications."
"The strength of this solution is the application delivery controller."
"FortiADC is complex to configure so the interface should be improved."
"The product's stability for VMs could be better."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"Setup could be easier. The company's homework is to redesign those menus to configure with the smallest number of steps."
"Because it is so generic, the documentation requires special attention. A person who has not worked on Fortinet FortiADC or a similar product will struggle to understand what the document is trying to say. The documentation could be more specific, and more detailed."
"The configuration is relatively complex."
"It would be good if they built in a fully functional web application firewall."
"The L7 Persistent load-balancing algorithm has not worked for me after having tested it many times with my customer's in-house application. I'd like to suggest that the company make sure that all load-balancing algorithms work properly with most applications, even those that are in-house apps."
"Load balancing needs improvement. It needs better integration. I heard f5 works as a DNS operator which is not available in this solution. It would be better if that was implemented."
"Scalability should be based on customer requirements."
"The service could be improved by better customer support."
"A feature that I would like to see included in the next version might be a better analysis when working with crypt issues. Right now, it is very manual; you load it into Alteon and it runs. It would be interesting to see a more dynamic process."
"You need to have pretty good internal knowledge of the solution."
"It can be improved by combining the web application firewall (WAF) facility."
"The solution could be more open to additional third-party add-ons being integrated into it."
"Recently our team was talking about the things you can customize in Alteon and the level of programming that doing so demands. I would like to see more information on how to customize the programming and troubleshoot."
Fortinet FortiADC is ranked 8th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 19 reviews while Radware Alteon is ranked 6th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 33 reviews. Fortinet FortiADC is rated 7.8, while Radware Alteon is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiADC writes "High-level load balancing and routing protocols but scalability is limited to 200 gigabits". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Radware Alteon writes "It's a good fit for a small team because the maintenance is easier and you don't need to know how to code". Fortinet FortiADC is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Fortinet FortiWeb, Citrix NetScaler, Kemp LoadMaster and Imperva DDoS, whereas Radware Alteon is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Citrix NetScaler, HAProxy, A10 Networks Thunder ADC and Radware LinkProof. See our Fortinet FortiADC vs. Radware Alteon report.
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