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A10 Thunder TPS vs F5 Silverline Managed Services comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

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
6.1
F5 Silverline Managed Services improved efficiency by 30%, enhancing revenue, sales, and providing significant time, cost, and security benefits.
Our revenue has grown substantially after the introduction of F5 Silverline Managed Services.
Product Management Consultant at Mafoi Strategic Consultants
F5 Silverline Managed Services is a global solution we have used for one of our customers, providing high scalability and protecting all of our public assets in both low and high demand situations, which is very important for any customer with a global presence.
Dns architect at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I have seen a return on investment in the time saved.
Cloud Support at a security firm with 51-200 employees
 

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
6.5
F5 Silverline's customer service is generally responsive and helpful, though regional support consistency and escalation issues exist.
The technical support was quick and accepted my requests.
Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Anyone who comes on a call has deep knowledge of how this product works.
Dns architect at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I think 24/7 expert support and streamlined compliance management definitely benefit my company's security efforts.
Associate Vice President at Novac Technology Solutions
Configuration problems largely arise from customer misunderstanding, leading to cases opened for configuration aspects where AI has become increasingly useful.
Network And Security Consultant at TD SYNNEX
 

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
7.3
F5 Silverline excels in scalability, handling traffic spikes effectively with cloud-based adaptive scaling and easy capacity upgrades.
Without accessible documentation, setting up can be time-consuming.
Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The scalability of F5 Silverline Managed Services is high, as it is a SaaS-based platform that can be scaled on demand according to our end customer's needs.
Dns architect at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The solution is fully scalable, and I would give it a rating of ten on a scale of one to ten for scalability.
Design & Delivery Senior Network Security Architect at Qiddiya Investment Company
F5 Silverline Managed Services is not a concern due to its scalability.
Associate Vice President at Novac Technology Solutions
 

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
F5 Silverline Managed Services is reliable, effectively handles incidents, and receives high user ratings despite occasional downtime during maintenance.
I have not seen anything suspicious with its accuracy or output.
Product Management Consultant at Mafoi Strategic Consultants
 

Room For Improvement

A10 Thunder TPS needs better training, smoother upgrades, improved documentation, and enhanced synchronization, with concerns over UI and virtual training.
F5 Silverline faces criticism for complex onboarding, high costs, inadequate reports, and needs integration, automation, and compliance improvements.
We had to find workarounds for issues like A10 blocking necessary traffic, sometimes leading to decreased security.
Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
F5 Silverline Managed Services needs to adapt compliances related to India's DPDP.
Associate Vice President at Novac Technology Solutions
Localized support could enhance F5 Silverline Managed Services.
Cloud Support at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Radware provides straightforward blocking WAF and TPS, which are important features that are easier to implement.
Senior Security Consultant at kyndryl
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find A10 Thunder TPS pricing mixed, highlighting both value and expense, with multiyear deals as beneficial.
F5 Silverline pricing is reasonable with flexible licensing, though some find it costly; cost-saving opportunities exist through negotiation.
The global price list is not accessible, making it difficult to work.
Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
In Indian currency, it is approximately 25 to 30 lakh.
Senior Security Consultant at kyndryl
The solution is expensive
Design & Delivery Senior Network Security Architect at Qiddiya Investment Company
Regarding the pricing of F5 Silverline Managed Services, I would say it is quite affordable.
Associate Vice President at Novac Technology Solutions
 

Valuable Features

A10 Thunder TPS excels in traffic filtering, DDoS mitigation, load balancing, and offers programmable automated defense with RESTful API.
F5 Silverline Managed Services offers comprehensive 24/7 security solutions with enhanced efficiency, easy implementation, and user-friendly management.
The vendor indicated that Thunder would not be supported, but I was able to add Thunder to the central console management.
Information Technology Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
It allows for centralized management of certificates, protecting applications from top ten attacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.
Design & Delivery Senior Network Security Architect at Qiddiya Investment Company
One part is positive security, which allows you to know vulnerabilities in depth, and you can implement CAPTCHA and MFA for logins, while also preventing known threats with included signatures.
Network And Security Consultant at TD SYNNEX
F5 Silverline Managed Services has positively impacted my organization by drastically helping us during a major DDoS attempt or web scraping that was detected, where F5 handled the triage and mitigation entirely.
Lead Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

A10 Thunder TPS
Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
23rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
F5 Silverline Managed Services
Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category, the mindshare of A10 Thunder TPS is 1.6%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 Silverline Managed Services is 2.9%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
F5 Silverline Managed Services2.9%
A10 Thunder TPS1.6%
Other95.5%
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1126782 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Sanchit Makkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Dns architect at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Robust protection has secured global web assets and keeps critical applications available
F5 Silverline Managed Services can be improved in areas with complex onboarding processes and slow deployment settings. Tuning of policy requires significant technical expertise, and there is a lack of knowledge in the F5 world where one needs to go through a steep learning curve in understanding what and how the policy should be configured for effectively protecting an application. These processes need to be streamlined.Knowing the limitations of F5 Silverline Managed Services, F5 has come out with a new product called F5 distributed cloud WAF platform, which has a better API integrated with security modules. It also offers advanced auto discovery, swagger, and open API validation, which is much better than Silverline.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
31%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise13
 

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...
What needs improvement with A10 Thunder TPS?
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, an...
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...
Is Citrix ADC (formerly Netscaler) the best ADC to use and if not why?
For ADC, any ADC can do a good job. But in case if you want to add WAF functionality to the same ADC hardware you have to look for other ADC's like F5, Imperva, Radware, Fortinet, etc.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Silverline Managed Services?
My company has a business relationship with F5 Silverline Managed Services, as they charge based on services provided. The operational team handles project configuration. We mostly purchase F5 Silv...
What needs improvement with F5 Silverline Managed Services?
The disadvantages of F5 Silverline Managed Services in comparison to Radware include complexities in WAF technology and iRules, which are highly useful. Radware provides straightforward blocking WA...
 

Also Known As

No data available
F5 Silverline Web Application Firewall, F5 Silverline DDoS Protection
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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.
City Bank, Ricacorp Properties, Miele, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office
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