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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiADC and Radware LinkProof 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 Fortinet FortiADC vs. Radware LinkProof Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The product has flexible and interesting licensing options.""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.""Simple to use and easy to integrate.""Ease of use in deploying and having it up and running requires minimal knowledge.""Content caching and content compression are good features.""Fortinet FortiADC is a good product because each and every piece of content is monitored by it.""From a technical perspective, it is the most scalable device from Fortinet.""Because ADC is the intermediary between the servers and the end-user application, it gives thorough information about the traffic, what the problem is."

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"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.""Provides good performance and scalability.""The performance and stability are the most valuable features.""The most valuable feature of Radware LinkProof is that it supports link load balance.""The most valuable feature of Radware LinkProof for traffic distribution is its DNS management capability."

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Cons
"The configuration is relatively complex.""It would be good if they built in a fully functional web application firewall.""I had a terrible experience with Fortinet support. I only used support once when I bought the solution. I got no response for two days. However, I believe that it's no longer the case. Fortinet solutions have problems when they're launched. For example, we had issues with Fortinet's authenticator when it came out. We also had trouble with FortiNAC in the beginning.""FortiADC is complex to configure so the interface should be improved.""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.""The solution’s pricing could be improved.""I think it would be helpful if Fortinet put more video examples on their cookbook site.""Setup could be easier. The company's homework is to redesign those menus to configure with the smallest number of steps."

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"Radware LinkProof's marketing efforts need improvement to raise awareness about its capabilities and compete effectively in the market.""There are certain features I would like to see in the next release.""The solution lacks HA configuration.""Radware LinkProof’s customer support could be improved.""Could have more customizations on the dashboard."

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  • "The price is competitive"
  • "Compared to F5, FortiADC pricing is better."
  • "The solution could be more cost-effective."
  • "They offer a perpetual license."
  • "The solution is less expensive than F5 or Imperva and is the most reasonably priced option available."
  • "I believe the price is good. It's fair. There are no extra costs."
  • "The product has affordable pricing."
  • "The solution's pricing is an issue and should be improved."
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  • "Radware LinkProof is neither cheap nor expensive."
  • "Price-wise, the solution is a reasonable one."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:For ADC, any ADC can do a good job. But in case if you want to add WAF functionality to the same ADC hardware you have to look for other ADC's like F5, Imperva, Radware, Fortinet, etc. 
    Top Answer:I recommend Fortinet FortiADC. My experience with Fortinet has been very positive. Our company has been using it for around five years. We mainly use FortiADC for the load balancing of application… more »
    Top Answer:The user interface is very easy and integrates with Sandbox easily.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Radware LinkProof for traffic distribution is its DNS management capability.
    Top Answer:I would say Radware LinkProof falls into the mid-range pricing category. It is not cheap, but it is also not overly expensive.
    Top Answer:I use Radware LinkProof to optimize our network by balancing multiple WAN links. It ensures uninterrupted access to applications by automatically redirecting traffic from failed or congested links.
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    Also Known As
    FortiADC Application Delivery Controller, FortiADC
    LinkProof
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    Overview

    Fortinet FortiADC is a robust application delivery controller (ADC) that delivers application optimization, application security, and application availability. FortiADC is a valued offering from Fortinet, which is widely recognized as a trusted supplier of dynamic security solutions worldwide. FortiADC offers dynamic security functions (AV, DDoS, and WAF) in addition to advanced application connectors for a simplified deployment and complete transparency to an organization's networks and applications. FortiADC offers three primary deployment options: physical machine, virtual machine, (VM) and cloud solution options.

    Fortinet FortiADC Benefits

    • FortiADC security protocol: FortiADC integrates with FortiSandbox to improve the overall antivirus security protections where every file is scanned for known and unknown malicious risks. If a file is identified as malicious or problematic, it will be blocked in the future.

    • SSL protocol: FortiADC securely uses the most up-to-date cryptography to provide exceptional encryption and decryption using a hardware-based SSL ASIC. FortiADC offers complete transparency to inspect all traffic for threats, improves server response time, and reduces backend server load, SSL inspection and SSL offloading. FortiADC integrates seamlessly with Gemalto’s SafeNet Hardware Security Module (HSM).

    • FortiADC connectors: FortiADC Fabric Connectors offer open API-based integration and coordination with numerous software-defined networks (SDNs), third-party partners, and cloud management providers. Fortinet Fabric Connectors provide deep open and turnkey integration with recognized third-party vendors such as AWS, K8s, OCI, and SAP, in multi-vendor solutions, improving scalability, simplified management, and automation.

    • Business stability: FortiADC load balancing for on-premise global server load balancing (GSBL) and in the cloud (FortiGSBL Cloud) will ensure users can maintain a reliable and available network by improving the ability of scaling applications throughout numerous data centers to reduce application response times and enhance disaster recovery. Users are able to define protocols based on network latency concerns, overall data performance, and site availability.

    Fortinet FortiADC Features

    • Application availability

      • 4-7 application load balancing: DNS, HTTPS, RTMP, RADIUS, MySQL and more

      • External fabric connectors: Splunk Integration, AWS/OCI Connector, Kubernetes Service.

      • Security fabric connectors: FortiSIEM, Fortigate BanIP Integration, FortiAnalyzer, and more.

      • Deployment modes: High availability (AA/AP Failover), Router mode, transparent mode (switch), one-arm mode (proxy with X-forwarded for support.

    • Web application firewall (WAF)

      • Security services: Captcha support, cookie support, HTTP header security, XML/SOAP/JSON validation, CSRF protection, API gateway, and more.

      • Application security: Web attack signature, bot detection, web vulnerability scanner, OWASP Top-10 Wizard, API protection and more.
    • Application enhancement

      • HTTP and TCP improvement: TCP buffering, HTTP compressions/decompression, HTTP caching (dynamic and static objects), Bandwidth monitoring using quality of service (QoS), TCP buffering, and more.

      • Authentication offloading: Two-factor authentication (Fortitoken/Fortitoken Cloud and Google Authentication), NTLM, AUTH2.0, SAML 2.0 (SP and Idp) RADIUS, LDAP, Kerbos, and local.

      • Networking: Integration with Ansible, Cisco ACI, OpenStack and Nutanix, NVGRE and VXLAN support, VLAN and port trunking support, IPv6 Support (SLB, firewall, routing and interfaces), Dynamic NAT, Hide NAT, Static NAT for added scalability and flexibility.

      • Management: Syslog support, SNMP using private MIBs with threshold-based traps. REST APIs, VDOMS, data analytics, real-time monitoring graphs, role-based monitoring, intuitive reporting, FortiView integration, and more.

    Radware LinkProof NG link load balancer cloud-based applications, is a multi-homing and enterprise gateway solution that offers service level availability and continuous connectivity of enterprise. It is an application-aware multi-homing and link load balancing module that delivers WAN optimization for 24/7 continuous connectivity and service level assurance for corporate and cloud-based applications. LinkProof NG scales from 100Mbps up to 160Gbps and can be deployed in entry-level to high-end data centers as well as enterprise branch offices.
    Sample Customers
    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
    Papa John's, OSRAM, ADP, NYLS
    Top Industries
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    Non Tech Company14%
    Government14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Educational Organization14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government9%
    Comms Service Provider8%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Retailer7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business47%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise29%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise54%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise63%
    Buyer's Guide
    Fortinet FortiADC vs. Radware LinkProof
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Fortinet FortiADC vs. Radware LinkProof and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Fortinet FortiADC is ranked 8th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 19 reviews while Radware LinkProof is ranked 13th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 5 reviews. Fortinet FortiADC is rated 7.8, while Radware LinkProof is rated 8.8. 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 LinkProof writes "Supports link load balance and has good stability". Fortinet FortiADC is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Fortinet FortiWeb, Citrix NetScaler, Kemp LoadMaster and HAProxy, whereas Radware LinkProof is most compared with Radware Alteon, A10 Networks Thunder ADC and HAProxy. See our Fortinet FortiADC vs. Radware LinkProof report.

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