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We performed a comparison between Sangfor WANO 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 most valuable feature of Steelhead is its optimization capabilities.
    Top Answer:The application response time of the solution can be improved.
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    Sangfor WAN Optimization
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    Overview

    SANGFOR WANO (Wan Optimization) provides your company with a competitive edge by expanding your business potential. WANO lets you have a seamless connectivity among offices, research facilities and manufacturing plants in different locations, locally or globally.

    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.

    Sample Customers
    Coolpad, Tradewinds Plantation Berhad, Toyota TBN, Kenanga Investment Bank
    ElAraby, SFK Leblanc, Bobst Group, Northwest Pipe Company, Halkbank, Tradebridge, EFG Hermes
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    REVIEWERS
    Government25%
    Energy/Utilities Company19%
    Construction Company6%
    Media Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government12%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company11%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise52%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Sangfor WANO is ranked 14th in WAN Optimization while Steelhead is ranked 4th in WAN Optimization with 22 reviews. Sangfor WANO 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". Sangfor WANO 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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