Allot NetEnforcer [EOL] vs Steelhead comparison

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We performed a comparison between Allot NetEnforcer [EOL] and Steelhead based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "The solution is expensive and the service contacts are costly too. The cost of the device makes the value proposition borderline acceptable for us. The service contract fees we pay is approximately $30,000 annually."
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    Top Answer:The application response time of the solution can be improved.
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    Overview

    Deliver Applications and Quality of Experience (QoE)

    Allot NetEnforcer comprises a series of high-performance, purpose-built appliances for monitoring and managing data traffic in enterprise, cloud and broadband service provider networks. With speeds scaling from 20Mbps to 16Gbps, these platforms provide granular visibility, policy enforcement, and service integration in a wide range of networks. Allot NetEnforcer platforms are powered by our Dynamic Actionable Recognition Technology (DART) engine, which identifies more applications and protocols than any other product in the market, and is kept up to date via frequent, hitless updates.

    Support real-time traffic steering to ensure value-added services

    Allot NetEnforcer platforms support real-time traffic steering and are fully integrated with our constantly growing portfolio of value-added services to enable a wide range of solutions and use cases. With the visibility, control, performance, and service integration provided by Allot NetEnforcer, you can ensure critical application delivery and user quality of experience when and where it matters.

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    Steelhead is the leading network optimization and application performance solution chosen by over 30,000 organizations worldwide. The performance of networks and applications directly impacts business productivity. Riverbed draws from nearly two decades of experience in driving network and application performance over Wide Area Networks with its flagship offering, SteelHead. SteelHead delivers the underlying technology that helps enterprises of all sizes maximize the efficiency and performance of the networks and applications used to run modern business. 

    SteelHead is proven to dramatically speed up the performance of applications anywhere in the organization while delivering the best end-user experience even under sub optimal network conditions. Reduce bandwidth utilization by up to 95%, deferring costly network bandwidth upgrades. Increase performance by up to 100x for on-premises applications.

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    Cubix, University of Bath, NSSL
    ElAraby, SFK Leblanc, Bobst Group, Northwest Pipe Company, Halkbank, Tradebridge, EFG Hermes
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    Energy/Utilities Company18%
    Construction Company6%
    Media Company6%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Government10%
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Allot NetEnforcer [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in WAN Optimization while Steelhead is ranked 4th in WAN Optimization with 22 reviews. Allot NetEnforcer [EOL] is rated 0.0, while Steelhead is rated 8.2. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Steelhead writes "Exceptionally stable and reliable but costly". Allot NetEnforcer [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Steelhead is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform, WAAS, Citrix SD-WAN and Noction IRP.

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