A10 Thunder TPS vs Azure DDoS Protection comparison

A10 Networks and Microsoft are both solutions in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category. A10 Networks is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.5, while Microsoft is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.8. A10 Networks holds a 1.9% mindshare in DDOS, compared to Microsoft’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of A10 Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

A10 Thunder TPS

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

A10 Thunder TPS and Azure DDoS Protection compete in safeguarding against DDoS attacks. A10 Thunder TPS has an advantage in pricing and support, while Azure DDoS Protection excels in feature offerings.

Features: A10 Thunder TPS provides customizable mitigation templates, high-capacity threat intelligence, and automated mitigation for robust protection. Azure DDoS Protection offers seamless Azure integration, automatic traffic monitoring, and continuous threat analysis, benefiting enterprises in the Azure ecosystem.

Room for Improvement: A10 Thunder TPS could enhance deployment ease, expand user interface simplicity, and broaden customization options. Azure DDoS Protection might improve customer service specialization, refine threat detection accuracy, and enhance feature documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: A10 Thunder TPS requires specialized IT skills for deployment but provides dedicated support. Azure DDoS Protection leverages its cloud-native design for easier integration and faster deployment but could improve its specialized support.

Pricing and ROI: A10 Thunder TPS offers competitive setup costs with strong ROI due to effective threat mitigation. Azure DDoS Protection may have higher upfront costs but delivers superior ROI through scalable protection and bundle benefits within the Azure ecosystem.

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

6.8

A10 Thunder TPS reduced support tickets, improved satisfaction, and saved costs, acting like insurance against significant revenue losses.

Sentiment score

7.2

Azure DDoS Protection offers cost-effective security for public IPs, benefiting users with ROI despite varying enterprise costs.

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.0

A10 Thunder TPS support is praised for timely responses, effective resolutions, proactive fixes, and handling complex issues efficiently.

Sentiment score

6.3

Educational institutions commend Azure DDoS Protection's swift support, while others experience slower response times affecting satisfaction.

The technical support was quick and accepted my requests.

reviewer1126782

Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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The response time is very slow, especially when multiple teams are required to collaborate on a case.

Dinesh Jaisankar

Cloud Architect at Vision Bank

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.9

A10 Thunder TPS provides scalable, flexible defenses for global data centers, supporting large traffic volumes for medium-sized enterprises.

Sentiment score

6.9

Azure DDoS Protection excels in scalability and reliability, ideal for large enterprises, enhancing security in extensive environments.

Without accessible documentation, setting up can be time-consuming.

reviewer1126782

Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

The A10 Thunder TPS offers consistent stability, high availability, and positive user feedback, with reliability enhancements and successful maintenance.

Sentiment score

7.6

Azure DDoS Protection is highly stable, rated 8/10, with minimal configuration issues and no downtime or false positives reported.

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Room For Improvement

A10 Thunder TPS needs better training, smoother upgrades, improved documentation, and enhanced synchronization, with concerns over UI and virtual training.

Azure DDoS Protection requires improved interface consistency, reporting, configuration simplicity, bandwidth optimization, enhanced services, and AI-driven auto-remediation.

We had to find workarounds for issues like A10 blocking necessary traffic, sometimes leading to decreased security.

reviewer1126782

Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Integrating more auto-remediation features with an AI engine would enhance its efficiency.

Dinesh Jaisankar

Cloud Architect at Vision Bank

I have noticed some false positives with the Web Application Firewall yet not with DDoS Protection.

Mohamed Amin Nasri

Azure Consultant at cloudshift

I suggest adding more services and additional services, which would be beneficial.

Praveen MS

Senior Manager at Ernst & Young

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Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find A10 Thunder TPS pricing mixed, highlighting both value and expense, with multiyear deals as beneficial.

Azure DDoS Protection offers expensive but comprehensive protection with trial, special pricing for education, and no extra fees for some uses.

The global price list is not accessible, making it difficult to work.

reviewer1126782

Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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If used with Front Door or Web Application Firewall, DDoS Protection is included without additional cost.

Mohamed Amin Nasri

Azure Consultant at cloudshift

The pricing is somewhat costly, usually around $3,000 to $4,000 per month.

Dinesh Jaisankar

Cloud Architect at Vision Bank

Compared to competitors, it is good.

Praveen MS

Senior Manager at Ernst & Young

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Valuable Features

A10 Thunder TPS excels in traffic filtering, DDoS mitigation, load balancing, and offers programmable automated defense with RESTful API.

Azure DDoS Protection offers seamless integration, robust security, and scalability, despite higher costs, providing significant ROI for vulnerable environments.

The vendor indicated that Thunder would not be supported, but I was able to add Thunder to the central console management.

reviewer1126782

Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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The security architecture with Azure DDoS Protection is critical for safeguarding our financial organization's infrastructure.

Dinesh Jaisankar

Cloud Architect at Vision Bank

The ability to do research and development quickly without waiting for infrastructure is a plus.

Praveen MS

Senior Manager at Ernst & Young

The integration of various tools with Azure Firewall, like DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall, and Azure Front Door, is quite effective.

Mohamed Amin Nasri

Azure Consultant at cloudshift

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Categories and Ranking

A10 Thunder TPS

Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection

17th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Azure DDoS Protection

Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (27th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category, the mindshare of A10 Thunder TPS is 1.9%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure DDoS Protection is 3.1%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Azure DDoS Protection	3.1%
A10 Thunder TPS	1.9%
Other	95.0%

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection

Featured Reviews

reviewer1126782

Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Management console adds value and technical support delivers timely solutions

I had issues with the user interface because, when putting settings up, the system asked me for strange things like virtual local networks that I didn't create. For example, I set an NTP server, and after some clicks, a message appeared stating 'setup is incorrect'. It asked for a VLAN even though no VLANs were created. We had to find workarounds for issues like A10 blocking necessary traffic, sometimes leading to decreased security, because it was the simplest way to deal with them. This was a real issue. A more flexible policy for demo licenses would also be helpful.

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Dinesh Jaisankar

Cloud Architect at Vision Bank

Security architecture shields infrastructure but dashboard needs enhancement

The Azure DDoS Protection plan is essential for environments like ours that are highly exposed to potential attacks, especially since DDoS attacks have become common. The security architecture with Azure DDoS Protection is critical for safeguarding our financial organization's infrastructure. Although implementing it is pricier, it is worth using since our applications are entirely in Azure.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

40%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for A10 Thunder TPS?

I have not seen specific prices, like $10,000 or $20,000. A frustrating aspect is the lack of demo versions. The vendor insists on commercial licenses despite requests for demo licenses. The global...

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What needs improvement with A10 Thunder TPS?

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What is your primary use case for A10 Thunder TPS?

Currently, I have a test setup. A10 Thunder TPS ( /products/a10-thunder-tps-reviews ) works in a chain with a Check Point firewall and a Juniper MX router. Recently, we had a presentation from a ve...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure DDoS Protection?

The pricing is somewhat costly, usually around $3,000 to $4,000 per month. Managing this expense is tough, especially since we haven't received everything we need for our capital expenditure manage...

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What needs improvement with Azure DDoS Protection?

The dashboard lacks insights and user-friendliness, as most data is logged into metrics like Log Analytics workspaces. It would be beneficial to have more detailed insights available directly on th...

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What is your primary use case for Azure DDoS Protection?

We are a bank with Internet banking and corporate banking portals, which exposes multiple applications externally. These exposed applications come under the Azure DDoS Protection plan, integrated w...

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Overview

The Thunder TPS is a family of high-performance DDoS defense solutions that detect and mitigate multi-vector DDoS attacks. Unlike traditional DDoS defenses that leave a wake of collateral damage against users, Thunder TPS applies a source-based defense-in-depth mitigation pipeline. This multimodal defense that includes actionable DDoS weapons intelligence, operator definable adaptive policies, and machine learning-powered Zero-Day Automated Protection (ZAP) blocks attackers while protecting real users.

The Thunder TPS is uniquely suited for communication service providers, online gaming, and enterprise network operators who protect large networks and need compact solutions with faster response from a fully automated, zero-touch defense during an attack.

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Azure DDoS Protection, combined with application design best practices, provides defense against DDoS attacks.

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DDoS defense solution trusted for more than 200 service providers, online gaming, and enterprises including; Bungie, Comcast, KDDI Corporation, Leaseweb, Microsoft Azure, NTT Docomo, Softbank, Turkcell Superonline, Verizon and more.

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