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Blue Coat PacketShaper

byBroadcom
in WAN Optimization
4.3

Overview

Product Information on Blue Coat PacketShaper

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Blue Coat PacketShaper?

Blue Coat PacketShaper is a network traffic management software that provides visibility and control over application and network performance. The software identifies, classifies, and monitors network traffic, allowing organizations to manage bandwidth usage and prioritize applications critical to business operations. It helps address issues related to network congestion and inefficient bandwidth utilization by enabling administrators to set policies for different types of network traffic. PacketShaper is designed to enhance user experience and support business continuity by optimizing network resources and reducing the impact of non-essential or disruptive applications.

Blue Coat PacketShaper Pricing

Blue Coat PacketShaper software is offered with a licensing model that is based on bandwidth tiers and feature sets, allowing organizations to choose a package according to network capacity and application control requirements. The software typically requires an annual or multi-year subscription for updates and support, with pricing varying according to bandwidth limits and selected modules.

Overall experience with Blue Coat PacketShaper

Network Enginner
Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees, Services (non-Government)
FAVORABLE

“Implementation is very easy but more improvement required on auto generated report.”

4.0
Sep 25, 2018
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CRITICAL

About Company

Company Description

Updated 24th April 2024

Broadcom Inc. is a global entity focusing on the design, development, and supply of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. Through these operations, the firm addresses the primary issue of providing efficient top-notch technology-based solutions.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1960
Head office location
San Jose, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://www.broadcom.com

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Blue Coat PacketShaper Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(6 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
17%
4 Star
83%
3 Star
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  • Network Enginner
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Implementation is very easy but more improvement required on auto generated report.

    4.0
    Sep 25, 2018
    We have implemented the BlueCoat Packet Shaper 4 month ago in our organization. Our overall experience on average. Not bad or not more good also. First is we are not able to create any user, auto generated report is showing volume (application usage data amount) it should be bandwidth. When we create manual report then its only graph based report so any non technical person (management level) will not understand that.
  • Network Enginner
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Implementation is very easy but more improvement required on auto generated report.

    4.0
    Sep 25, 2018
    We have implemented the BlueCoat Packet Shaper 4 month ago in our organization. Our overall experience on average. Not bad or not more good also. First is we are not able to create any user, auto generated report is showing volume (application usage data amount) it should be bandwidth. When we create manual report then its only graph based report so any non technical person (management level) will not understand that.
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Reviewer Insights for: Blue Coat PacketShaper
Performance of Blue Coat PacketShaper Across Market Features

Blue Coat PacketShaper Likes & Dislikes

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We do not required more downtime to implement this solution in our live Network, if everything is ready then only max 1 min downtime if more enough for discovery mode.

Like

We do not required more downtime to implement this solution in our live Network, if everything is ready then only max 1 min downtime if more enough for discovery mode.

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We do not required more downtime to implement this solution in our live Network, if everything is ready then only max 1 min downtime if more enough for discovery mode.