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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 #13 with an average rating of 8.3, while Microsoft is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0. A10 Networks holds a 2.0% mindshare in DDOS, compared to Microsoft’s 3.9% 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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Azure DDoS Protection
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100% willing to recommend
 

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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.
 

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.
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The response time is very slow, especially when multiple teams are required to collaborate on a case.
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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.
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No quotes available
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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.
 

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.
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Integrating more auto-remediation features with an AI engine would enhance its efficiency.
I have noticed some false positives with the Web Application Firewall yet not with DDoS Protection.
I suggest adding more services and additional services, which would be beneficial.
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reviewer1126782 - PeerSpot reviewerDinesh Jaisankar - PeerSpot reviewer
MN
Praveen MS - PeerSpot reviewer
 

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.
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If used with Front Door or Web Application Firewall, DDoS Protection is included without additional cost.
The pricing is somewhat costly, usually around $3,000 to $4,000 per month.
Compared to competitors, it is good.
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reviewer1126782 - PeerSpot reviewer
MN
Dinesh Jaisankar - PeerSpot reviewerPraveen MS - PeerSpot reviewer
 

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.
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The security architecture with Azure DDoS Protection is critical for safeguarding our financial organization's infrastructure.
The ability to do research and development quickly without waiting for infrastructure is a plus.
The integration of various tools with Azure Firewall, like DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall, and Azure Front Door, is quite effective.
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reviewer1126782 - PeerSpot reviewerDinesh Jaisankar - PeerSpot reviewerPraveen MS - PeerSpot reviewer
MN
 

Categories and Ranking

A10 Thunder TPS
Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
13th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Azure DDoS Protection
Ranking in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category, the mindshare of A10 Thunder TPS is 2.0%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure DDoS Protection is 3.9%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

RonaldoDE Melo - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful for protecting and supporting users against attacks
One problem for me with A10 Thunder TPS is that the box comes from another country in Brazil. In the tool, there is no one key to block it. For example, in F5 Networks, we have a key. If you try to buy another box from Huawei or from F5 and try to enable them in A10 Thunder TPS, you need a key to do it. The problem here is when you buy another box from A10, they want to put Thunder TPS to run, and it works okay, after which we cannot block it for another solution to be used, which is a problem for me where improvements are needed.
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Venkat Raju Mallipudi - PeerSpot reviewer
Acts as an additional layer of protection, provides endpoint security but not very easy to configure
It's not very easy to configure, in my view. We have to do some work behind the scenes. It's not very simple. We have to do it very carefully, and we need to monitor this enablement as well. But apart from that, I didn't see any kind of challenges. So, in my opinion, configuration is the main trouble for them. It is something that can be done to be better. Not just configuration. You need an expert who knows the ins and outs of these security solutions. In my experience, people struggle with configuration. While configuring, we get this error, we get that error, and then we try to fix those issues. I have seen those. It's not straightforward.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
35%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
5%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about A10 Thunder TPS?
The most valuable feature of A10 Thunder TPS is load balancing.
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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?
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...
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What do you like most about Azure DDoS Protection?
Azure DDoS Protection offers superior protection against denial-of-service attacks.
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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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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.

A10 Networks

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

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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.
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