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A10 Networks Thunder SSL Insight (SSLi) vs GigaSMART comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

A10 Networks Thunder SSL In...
Ranking in SSL/TLS Decryption
3rd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GigaSMART
Ranking in SSL/TLS Decryption
4th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the SSL/TLS Decryption category, the mindshare of A10 Networks Thunder SSL Insight (SSLi) is 28.3%, up from 22.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GigaSMART is 31.1%, up from 22.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SSL/TLS Decryption
 

Featured Reviews

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We used to have to bypass on the firewall, proxy, and IPS; now we can do it in one place
For us, it would be great if it supported SSL operations according to Active Directory users. For example, if we want to bypass one of the servers or a client's internet access for SSL interception, we have to do it according to the IP address. It would be better if we could do it according to the Active Directory username. A10 says they kind of support that but we haven't tested it. Another thing is SNI. A10 intercepts all the traffic according to the SNI, the server name indicator. It would be better if it intercepted traffic according to the IP addresses. A10 can only understand that a website is within the banking category or the website is in the social media category, according to the SNI. Without SNI, there is no way to understand it; there is no bypass operation. It would be better if worked without SNI as well. Also, the solution comes with web categories like banking and social media. There are suspicious URLs, malicious URLs, etc. It would be better if it had an application category as well. For example, it would be helpful if we had the chance to bypass all Office 365 applications: OneDrive, Skype, Outlook, etc. According to Microsoft, we need to bypass SSL for all Office 365 applications but we need to create custom categories and put all the Microsoft URLs in them and then we can bypass. It would be great if an application category could recognize Dropbox, for example. For now, we have to put the Dropbox URLs in one custom category and bypass them. Application categories could be very useful.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
8%
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Also Known As

Thunder SSLi
GigaSMART SSL/TLS Decryption, GigaSMART SSL Decryption
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Klein Independent School District
BlackHat, FireEye, Under Armour, Clemson University, Mimecast
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