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A10 Networks Lightning ADC vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

A10 Networks Lightning ADC
Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
17th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure Application...
Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
9th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category, the mindshare of A10 Networks Lightning ADC is 1.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is 5.2%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Application Gateway5.2%
A10 Networks Lightning ADC1.8%
Other93.0%
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
 

Featured Reviews

RONALDO DE MELO - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Account Executive at l8
Efficient application security while optimizing connections
The initial setup is simple; it is not complex. The configuration itself is simple and can be done in a couple of hours. However, the migration of the system to A10 Networks takes longer due to critical applications. Clients prefer to move them one by one, which is why it takes a significant amount of time. The configuration itself is simple, especially for this application.
SS
Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Mutual TLS has secured our web services and now needs broader protocol support
The most valuable feature we have found in Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is mutual TLS. We find mutual TLS valuable because we can verify the client securely by setting up the trust certificate of the client, and also if we do it at the client side as well. This successfully develops mutual trust, ensuring that we know the client who is calling our service is a legitimate client. That is a very nice feature.Microsoft Azure Application Gateway has helped manage our traffic efficiently because we have many web services that we can put behind the same URL, and we can have different URLs with the same Application Gateway with a limited number of listeners. We can do host-based routing as well as URL-based routing or path-based routing. It supports both, so we can have even a single URL supporting many applications, or we can have different URLs for different applications respectively. We have both use cases.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"What I like about Lightning ADC, is that instead of having a big appliance sitting in front of the Kubernetes cluster, Lightning can pretty much go inside of Kubernetes."
"Our clients appreciate that this is a security enabled solution."
"It allows you to secure the application while balancing the connections for many other customers, reducing CPU usage and server load."
"Our clients have reported an increase in revenue by around 5% on a year to year basis, since this solution was implemented."
"The solution was very easy to configure. It wasn't hard at all to adjust it to our needs."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the web application firewall (WAF)."
"Up until this point, it's working great for us; it's excellent at catching attacks and suspicious content and works well for us while offering good performance."
"The production is a valuable feature."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway impacts our cost savings while maintaining higher performance."
"We find it valuable because it is compatible with our existing Azure solution."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway are the policies, the data store they are using, and the cloud platform it operates on."
"The solution's most valuable feature is an HTTP solution and SSL certificate. It is also easy to use."
 

Cons

"The documentation is pretty much closed and I think A10 crashes sometimes because initially, I was not able to set up Lightning ADC."
"A10 documentation is not as open and accessible as AWS and Azure documentation is."
"We would like to see some improvement in the rapidity with which we can customize security facts within the solution."
"The support from A10 should be improved."
"Scalability can be a bit of an issue although it's better in v2."
"The solution could improve by increasing the performance when doing updates. For example, if I change the certificate it can take 30 minutes. Other vendors do not have this type of problem."
"Overall, it just wasn't a great product. It was lacking in a lot of areas."
"The support provided for the solution has certain shortcomings that need improvement, especially when it comes to the response time from the support team."
"Overall, I would rate Microsoft Azure Application Gateway seven out of ten. It can be improved; for example, one feature I mentioned is the support for non-HTTPS protocols such as TCP, which could allow one endpoint for all kinds of protocols."
"The pricing of the solution is a bit high. The solution should offer different pricing systems."
"The graphical interface needs improvement because it is not user friendly."
"The tool is a pain to deal with when it comes to the area of configuration."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I rate the pricing seven out of ten because some third-party solutions are even costlier than this."
"There is a need to pay a fixed price per month to use the product. There are no additional payments to be made to Microsoft apart from the charges paid towards the monthly licensing costs attached to the solution."
"The solution is cheaper than Imperva. I rate it four to five out of ten."
"Regarding pricing for Azure Application Gateway, I would rate it at seven."
"Between v1 and v2, there is a lot of change in the pricing. It is very costly compared to AWS."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway has less price than other application gateway solutions."
"The product is expensive. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten."
"The tool's pricing model is pay-as-you-go."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise24
 

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Also Known As

Lightning ADS
Azure Application Gateway, MS Azure Application Gateway
 

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Sample Customers

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