NitroAccelerator vs. Riverbed SteelHead

NitroAccelerator

Riverbed SteelHead

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
NitroAccelerator	Score 8.3 out of 10	Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)	NitroAccelerator installs as a device driver to endpoints to optimize TCP-based connections. The solution is software-based and does not rely on third party proxies, distributed caching, lateral data-movement, or hardware appliances. The vendor states that NitroAccelerator is EPL Certified and approved to run on DoD networks with no known vulnerabilities or direct-competing vendors and is currently accelerating and securing enterprise-level connections all over the world.	N/A
Riverbed SteelHead	Score 8.1 out of 10	N/A	San Francisco based Riverbed Technology offers Steelhead, a WAN optimization solution, which includes the SteelHead CX/GX delivering optimization for Hybrid WANs, accelerating the performance of applications to improve productivity and reduce costs, and SteelHead SD combining SD-WAN and WAN Optimization, providing a single, unified orchestration and connectivity fabric across the entire distributed enterprise network with embedded security, optimization, and visibility.	N/A

Pricing

NitroAccelerator

Riverbed SteelHead

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
NitroAccelerator	Riverbed SteelHead
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

First year Maintenance & Support (M&S) are included in the license price. For the second year on, annual M&S will be charged at 20% of the original license price.

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Community Pulse
	NitroAccelerator	Riverbed SteelHead
Top Pros	Pro Data transfer Pro Easy to setup	Pro Microsoft exchange Pro Remote sites Pro Gives insight
Top Cons	Minus Product needs Minus New server Minus Sql database	Minus Traffic analysis Minus Dashboard capabilities

Best Alternatives
	NitroAccelerator	Riverbed SteelHead
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	Cisco Routers Score 8.4 out of 10	Cisco Routers Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises	Cisco Routers Score 8.4 out of 10	Cisco Routers Score 8.4 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	NitroAccelerator	Riverbed SteelHead
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (1 ratings)	10.0 (6 ratings)

User Testimonials
	NitroAccelerator	Riverbed SteelHead
Likelihood to Recommend	Nitrosphere If you have an analytics-supporting SQL Server instance on a VM or bare metal, this is for you. Any large queries will get a massive speed-up. If you're using a DBaaS, then you would need to set up a proxy VM to see the benefits. If you have a transactional-only database, you won't likely see any benefits. Steven Hibble SVP Data Operations Read full review	Riverbed Technology If you are dealing with large CAD files on a daily basis "remotely", Riverbed Steelhead makes your home office feel just like the office Incentivized KW Kevin Walgren Technology Lead Read full review
Pros	Nitrosphere No answers on this topic	Riverbed Technology Effectively improves data throughput over VPN WAN connections. Seamless operation. Optimizes a variety of applications. Including, HTTPS, Citrix, Netapp SM and SV, Exchange, etc. Incentivized Tim Slater Manager, Corporate Services and Information Systems Read full review
Cons	Nitrosphere No answers on this topic	Riverbed Technology A reduction in price is always welcomed Simplify and streamline advanced features and add-on pieces for more detailed traffic analysis Getting granularity into traffic behavior becomes confusing and very expensive Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Nitrosphere No answers on this topic	Riverbed Technology We tested Cisco eleven years ago in parallel with Riverbed in a PoC. The Cisco configuration was very complex and sticky based on the location. The Riverbed configuration is flexible based on the whole storage. A software client for devices like laptops or tablets is not available for Cisco WAAS, therefore we selected Riverbed based on a PoC. Incentivized Ralf Richter Senior Solution Architect Read full review
Return on Investment	Nitrosphere No answers on this topic	Riverbed Technology Files now open a lot quicker, at near local speeds. We are able to respond to customers quicker as we can get access quicker. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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