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Ivanti Virtual Web Application Firewall [EOL] vs Radware Alteon comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 2, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Ivanti Virtual Web Applicat...
Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
17th
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
44th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Radware Alteon
Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
5th
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category, the mindshare of Ivanti Virtual Web Application Firewall [EOL] is 2.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Radware Alteon is 4.9%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Radware Alteon4.9%
Ivanti Virtual Web Application Firewall2.5%
Other92.6%
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
 

Featured Reviews

MD
Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Good feature set and is simple to deploy
In terms of what needs improvement, the price could be lowered. We've tried to deploy more of them but our purchasing department has said that they're way too expensive and they would prefer to use something else. We sort of stopped deploying them because of that. There are additional costs to the standard licensing. There are bandwidth prices. The feature set is quite good. We've been told to stop using them because of the price. If they can do something to address that I believe it would be better. On the latest version they've got a community edition, which is quite a good bandwidth, but in essence, it's to address the entry-level price. When you get to 10 gig bandwidth, it's way too expensive.
RaynielBadiola - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director at Secur Links
Load balancing has simplified deployments and improves application performance monitoring
I don't think of features that will make Radware Alteon better because it is already better, but to be able to compete also with other competitors, the price is something to consider. It is not actually that expensive, but for their level, there are other load balancers with the same feature, but they have a lower price, so pricing is the only point I can give. In the future, I would like to see some other security features added, such as DDoS, which is Distributed Denial of Service. Currently, it has the Web Application Firewall feature, but in the future, they can also add a DDoS feature or a more in-depth DDoS feature.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that it is simple to deploy. The deployment took us ten minutes."
"My experience with technical support is that they were great."
"The link load balancing is a great feature."
"I like how easy it is to create policies in Alteon. Debugging and SSL offloading are also simple, and the global load-balancing part is good. Load-balancing and SSL offloading are the two features that ensure your virtual services work perfectly."
"A user-friendly and reasonably priced solution."
"Security is one of the most valuable features that I like; it is easy to use and easy to configure, and the hardware is robust."
"The support from Radware is consistently excellent and always available."
"The most valuable feature is the load-balancing reverse proxy."
"The product offers high availability."
 

Cons

"In terms of what needs improvement, the price could be lowered. We've tried to deploy more of them but our purchasing department has said that they're way too expensive and they would prefer to use something else."
"Marketing of the product."
"The interface implementation can be improved."
"In the past, we suffered some key performance bugs; for example, there was a memory leak that persisted during firmware releases, and we had to reboot and failover the devices every Wednesday at 6:00 pm for about a year until the vendor fixed the issue."
"Load balancing needs improvement. It needs better integration. I heard f5 works as a DNS operator which is not available in this solution. It would be better if that was implemented."
"The solution could be more robust."
"With a good configuration and a good understanding of the application, you can have very good integration with the web application firewall and Radware application; however, it isn't easy."
"Integration with cloud services could be improved. Every now and then, we need engagement to address challenges with cloud integrations."
"There are certain features I would like to see in the next release."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing seems reasonable to me for what the solution provides. It is within the parameters of this type of solution."
"The Radware team we work with always gives us the best price. As a university, our budget is limited. We need something that is the best solution but with a low or economical pricing. We are getting a better price than competitors. The shift from Barracuda to Alteon was primarily due to cost efficiency. It is very economical, and the price fits our business needs."
"The price conforms to what the tool provides. It is not an inexpensive tool and not all companies can afford an ADC solution such as Alteon. However, it justifies its price with the options it offers."
"Radware LinkProof is neither cheap nor expensive."
"Radware Alteon is less expensive than many of the other competitors."
"It has a good price point and is more reasonable than other comparable products"
"The solution is cost-efficient."
"Alteon's price is excellent compared to other solutions. F5 costs around twice as much. We still have about three years left before this hardware reaches the end of its life. We're migrating to the cloud, and phasing some of this out, but it's nice that they've given us a long window to keep their hardware in place."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
19%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Performing Arts
9%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise22
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Radware AppWall?
There is room for improvement in reducing the number of false positives I receive. We could benefit from more configuration options to avoid these false positives, which can be overwhelming for a s...
What is your primary use case for Radware AppWall?
We are a system integrator company in the Philippines, and we are selling Radware Alteon product. Radware Alteon is usually used for a load balancer, so either a server load balancer or a link load...
What advice do you have for others considering Radware AppWall?
I would rate Alteon nine out of ten. The main reason I would recommend it is Radware's excellent support. I rate the overall solution nine out of ten.
 

Also Known As

Pulse vWAF, Pulse Virtual Traffic Manager
Alteon, Radware AppWall
 

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