We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Application Gateway 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."Load balancing and web application firewall features are the most valuable."
"It is a scalable solution...The installation phase of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is very easy."
"Application Gateway automatically redirects unwanted users and takes care of the security aspect. It also handles the performance side of things, which is why we use it."
"Some of the key features of this solution are the low-level maintenance required, floating proxy service, and load balancing."
"The solution has built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway are the policies, the data store they are using, and the cloud platform it operates on."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is traffic management."
"It does an excellent job of load balancing."
"his solution allows me to secure applications, by blocking suspicious traffic based on the signature that has been enabled for that particular application."
"I like the concept of self-service, that I can do everything on my own."
"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."
"The interface is easy, it's friendly, and has good alerting."
"The most valuable feature is the load-balancing reverse proxy."
"It is easy to expand. Our clients are enterprise-size."
"It saves us a lot of work in terms of management since it has tasks already defined automatically. That enables us to better administer our services. It is very dynamic and easy to administer."
"I want the solution's support to improve. The tool is also expensive."
"It could be easier to change servicing."
"Application Gateway’s limitation is that the private and the public endpoint cannot use the same port."
"The support provided for the solution has certain shortcomings that need improvement, especially when it comes to the response time from the support team."
"In the next release, the solution could improve the integration with Service Mesh and other Azure Security Services."
"The configuration is very specific right now and needs to be much more flexible."
"For the first-time user, it is difficult to understand so the user-interface needs to be improved."
"The product could be easier to use and implement."
"The service could be improved by better customer support."
"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."
"Support is an area that needs improvement."
"Scalability should be based on customer requirements."
"The reverse proxy piece is a little bit complicated. If the reverse proxy were easier to implement, that would help."
"Radware Alteon could improve the troubleshooting from the command line interface, they could do a better job making it easier."
"It can be improved by combining the web application firewall (WAF) facility."
More Microsoft Azure Application Gateway Pricing and Cost Advice →
Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is ranked 4th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 41 reviews while Radware Alteon is ranked 7th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 33 reviews. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is rated 7.2, while Radware Alteon is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway writes "High stability with built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure". 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". Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is most compared with AWS WAF, F5 Advanced WAF, Citrix NetScaler, Azure Front Door and Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, whereas Radware Alteon is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Citrix NetScaler, F5 Advanced WAF, HAProxy and A10 Networks Thunder ADC. See our Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs. Radware Alteon report.
See our list of best Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) vendors and best Web Application Firewall (WAF) vendors.
We monitor all Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
