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We performed a comparison between A10 Networks Lightning ADC and Barracuda Load Balancer ADC 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.
To learn more, read our detailed A10 Networks Lightning ADC vs. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"It allows you to secure the application while balancing the connections for many other customers, reducing CPU usage and server load.""Our clients appreciate that this is a security enabled solution.""What I like about Lightning ADC, is that instead of having a big appliance sitting in front of the Kubernetes cluster, Lightning can pretty much go inside of Kubernetes."

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"Barracuda's technical support is good - whenever we have an issue, they immediately connect and resolve it.""The price is very good, and it's not very expensive."

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Cons
"We would like to see some improvement in the rapidity with which we can customize security facts within the solution.""A10 documentation is not as open and accessible as AWS and Azure documentation is.""The support from A10 should be improved."

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"Load Balancer ADC is competitively priced, but it's not feature-rich, and its technology is not that advanced.""The quality of the solution's performance could be improved."

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  • "Load Balancer ADC is cost-effective and is about half the price of F5."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It allows you to secure the application while balancing the connections for many other customers, reducing CPU usage and server load.
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in the customer service and support team. The support from A10 should be improved.
    Top Answer:We sell a couple of boxes to Comodo Federal and Bank of Brazil, which are the biggest banks here in Brazil. They also have a F5 tool.
    Top Answer:The price is very good, and it's not very expensive.
    Top Answer:The price of the solution is reasonable. It costs approximately 200 million. So the price is very good, and it's not very expensive, because it's just basic WAF, but the Load Balancer is good.
    Top Answer:The quality of the solution's performance could be improved. For example, the solution's performance is high because of CPU usage when the application is in refresh mode for more than 30 seconds… more »
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    Also Known As
    Lightning ADS
    Barracuda Load Balancer
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    Overview

    A cloud-native, software-defined solution that provides integrated advanced load-balancing, performance optimization, application security and per-application analytics to increase operational agility and application performance.

    Barracuda Load Balancer is ideal for organizations looking for a high-performance, yet cost-effective application delivery and security solution. With the broadest range of hardware and virtual models, Barracuda Load Balancer provides maximum flexibility for organizations looking to build highly secure and scalable application infrastructure, whether it's deployed on-premises or in the cloud.
    Sample Customers
    Handle Financial
    Fenwal Blood Technologies
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Educational Organization9%
    Retailer8%
    Government7%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise47%
    Buyer's Guide
    A10 Networks Lightning ADC vs. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about A10 Networks Lightning ADC vs. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,415 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    A10 Networks Lightning ADC is ranked 16th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 3 reviews while Barracuda Load Balancer ADC is ranked 14th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 3 reviews. A10 Networks Lightning ADC is rated 7.0, while Barracuda Load Balancer ADC is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of A10 Networks Lightning ADC writes "Efficient application security while optimizing connections". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Barracuda Load Balancer ADC writes "Cost-effective but lacking features and integration". A10 Networks Lightning ADC is most compared with A10 Networks Thunder ADC and Kemp LoadMaster, whereas Barracuda Load Balancer ADC is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Fortinet FortiADC, Citrix NetScaler, Kemp LoadMaster and HAProxy. See our A10 Networks Lightning ADC vs. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC report.

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