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A10 Thunder ADC
I recommend it but would like to mention that the buyer should analyze their needs very well and perform exhaustive service tests prior to purchase.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesAkamai Ion
- Akamai Ion is excellent if you have the staff to manage the configurations and understand how best to leverage its benefits amidst ongoing Dev work without getting in their way. You'll have to communicate consistently on what the CDN does and does not do as well as drive knowledge sharing sessions on expected behavior or unexpected behavior to help reduce unnecessary troubleshooting from your IT and Dev teams when tickets/issues arise.
- Akamai Ion is best suited for well equipped and well informed IT or Marketing teams that can leverage the delivery benefits of caching and offload. Doing so will increase customer satisfaction, reduce bounce rates, improve conversion rates as well as drive more time on site.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Consumer Electronics Company, 10,001+ employeesPros
A10 Thunder ADC
- It offers very good performance.
- Really fast deployment.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesAkamai Ion
- Ease of management with good UI for making rules and behaviors.
- There is also an API and Code integration for the advanced Dev-Ops team to use as well.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Consumer Electronics Company, 10,001+ employeesCons
A10 Thunder ADC
- Functionalities and features do not match our needs.
- Other vendors offer very similar characteristics for lower prices.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesAkamai Ion
- The learning curve on using a CDN is steep and requires class time. The initial onboarding and integration with the business' DevOps teams should be a bit closer relationship.
- Global vs. Regional management can be a bit challenging if your account is centralized overseas, and you want a local time-zone account manager on your time.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Consumer Electronics Company, 10,001+ employeesSupport Rating
A10 Thunder ADC
A10 Thunder ADC 7.0
Based on 1 answer
Support said the devices will work in our environment but when we had the device working we realized that it was not possible to do what we wanted, for this reason, our experience was not entirely good and we did not like the way they approached us for the sale of the device.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesAkamai Ion
Akamai Ion 9.0
Based on 1 answer
- Support for tickets has gotten better/quicker over the years.
- Also, there is a wealth of information on the knowledge base, documentation, and there is also a message board too now.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Consumer Electronics Company, 10,001+ employeesReturn on Investment
A10 Thunder ADC
- Allow routing instances in the device, this would increase the benefits much more and compete very well with other vendors.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesAkamai Ion
- Improved conversion rates.
- Reduced page load times.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Consumer Electronics Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
A10 Thunder ADC
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Akamai Ion
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No