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A10 Defend DDoS Protection

byA10 Networks
in
4.4
Market Presence: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Cloud Web Application and API Protection

Overview

Overall experience with A10 Defend DDoS Protection

Manager
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“High Performance DDoS Mitigation Appeals to Service Providers and Data Centers”

4.0
Jul 15, 2025
great use for service providers, large enterprises and data center that requires high performance DDoS mitigation
DEPUTY MANAGER, IT SECURITY
500M - 1B USD, Finance (non-banking)
CRITICAL

“A10 Thunder TPS Review”

3.0
Oct 5, 2023
A10 Thunder TPS is very good in detecting and responding for threats. Overall experience with the product is good and it provided us visibility about the attacks and provided protection against them.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 25th July 2024

A10 Networks, based in San Jose, California, focuses on the security of 5G networks and multi-cloud applications for service providers, cloud providers, and enterprises. Employing advanced solutions like analytics, machine learning, and intelligent automation, A10 Networks aims to ensure the protection, reliability, and continuous availability of business-critical applications. Since its establishment in 2004, A10 Networks has been serving a global market, reaching customers in 117 countries.

Company Details

Updated 8th July 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2004
Head office location
San Jose, United States
Number of employees
501 - 1000

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Performance of A10 Defend DDoS Protection Across Market Features

A10 Defend DDoS Protection Likes & Dislikes

Like

reliable real time mitigation

Like

DDOS Protection Traffic management Easy integration Incident/Threat handling features

Like

The good support team they have, with a lot of knowledge

Dislike

hardware dependency, higher operational complexity

Dislike

User interfaces need to be improved. Documentation of the production should be improved which can give user more visibility on the troubleshooting part. License is too costly.

Dislike

We think the price is better than the competitors, but still very high

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A10 Defend DDoS Protection Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(39 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
54%
4 Star
44%
3 Star
3%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Planning & Transition

4.5

Delivery & Execution

4.8

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.3

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • Manager
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    High Performance DDoS Mitigation Appeals to Service Providers and Data Centers

    4.0
    Jul 15, 2025
    great use for service providers, large enterprises and data center that requires high performance DDoS mitigation
  • Sénior System Administrator
    50M-1B USD
    Travel and Hospitality
    Review Source

    A Yearlong POC Reveals A10's Highly Skilled Product Support Team

    4.0
    Jan 24, 2025
    We are running a big POC for over a year with A10 on several of their products and they are really impressive in their support
  • Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Great tool with multi-layered defense to reliably mitigate threats such as sql injection

    5.0
    Dec 3, 2024
    It is a robust DDoS tool with comprehensive anti-malware, intrusion prevention and firewall features that allows us to create policies and take control over the block and filters to monitor and frequently analyze the incoming network traffic.
  • Deputy Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    A10 Thunder TPS- Great Threat Protection Tool

    5.0
    Oct 10, 2023
    I recently had the opportunity to experience the A 10 Thunder Threat Protection System (TPS) in action, and i must say, it left a lasting impression .In a world where cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving and becoming more sophisticated, having a robust and reliable threat protection solution is paramount.
  • DEPUTY MANAGER, IT SECURITY
    50M-1B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    A10 Thunder TPS Review

    3.0
    Oct 5, 2023
    A10 Thunder TPS is very good in detecting and responding for threats. Overall experience with the product is good and it provided us visibility about the attacks and provided protection against them.
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