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Radware Alteon vs Symantec Web Application Firewall comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Radware Alteon
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (6th)
Symantec Web Application Fi...
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
40th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

JorgeBlanco - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 9, 2023
Gives us highly available servers without service interruptions, and timely support when needed
It saves us a lot of work in terms of management since it has tasks already defined automatically. That enables us to better administer our services. It is very dynamic and easy to administer. Another benefit of using Alteon is the support that Radware, as a company, provides. They are very fast and that is key because the availability of our exposed services is always very important to us. We realized these benefits immediately, with highly available servers without service interruptions. We have two servers, which, thanks to the virtual services that Alteon has, can be quickly balanced. Our services are always up. The time-to-value was almost immediate. The high availability of services helps avoid losses and any instability that might result in intermittent services. We have high availability for both our servers and services, thanks to the virtual service that Alteon manages. We have two Alteon teams internally, so if one data center suddenly has a problem, the other data center still functions. That means we have an immediate solution. When one is not there, the other immediately takes control. We go to the analytics, to the graphs and to the logs, where we can identify problems and failures. We have it configured to send us notifications and alerts when a service is slow or does not respond for some time. With the alerts and the logs, we are able to further verify the graph of the services and their states of health. That helps us a lot to quickly find out if we have a problem and find solutions. We can save 80 percent of the time it used to take to investigate a case because it makes it much easier and simpler for us to find an issue.
RR
Mar 31, 2021
An excellent up-to-date data repository handling external threats successfully
We have multiple applications that we wanted to ensure were protected and we chose Symantec for that. I'm the head of IT infrastructure and we are partners with Symantec.  Symantec has specifically helped connect external users to our internal network. It has also enabled us to ensure that those…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Radware has been characterized by being extremely robust. This gives us the confidence to offer our users a continuous service."
"The best part is that we are able to manage it easily. It is easy to manage and easy to integrate with third-party applications."
"The round-robin distribution of the load is quite useful."
"A user-friendly and reasonably priced solution."
"The solution has been very stable."
"I like the concept of self-service, that I can do everything on my own."
"It is easy to expand. Our clients are enterprise-size."
"The UI is user-friendly."
"The solution has an up-to-date data repository to deal with external threats."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"The setup was straightforward."
 

Cons

"I would like for the load balancing to work with premier and the cloud, a mix of premium and cloud."
"Performance could be improved."
"I would like to see the loading documentation improved."
"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."
"You need to have pretty good internal knowledge of the solution."
"I would like to see future enhancements in security, specifically in threat protection."
"We’d like the solution to include more security features in the standard license."
"Radware Alteon could improve the troubleshooting from the command line interface, they could do a better job making it easier."
"I'm not convinced that it's necessary the best solution going forward in the future."
"Sometimes scanning slows down the endpoints."
"It would be an improvement if the management dashboards were not reliant upon Java."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of Radware Alteon is mid-ranged."
"I'm content with Alteon's pricing."
"The pricing is better than the competition. It is getting more pricey as the years go on, as more people are migrating to it, and as the technology gets better."
"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"
"We have three-year contract with Radware. It is beneficial to have a longer-term contract because you can obtain more discounts. It seems to be a much cheaper alternative."
"It is the best in the industry. It was better than the competition, and that is what made us go ahead with them."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Radware Alteon?
It saves us a lot of work in terms of management since it has tasks already defined automatically. That enables us to better administer our services. It is very dynamic and easy to administer.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Radware Alteon?
We have a three-year contract with Radware. It is beneficial to have a longer-term contract because you can obtain more discounts. It seems to be a much cheaper alternative. We use their Gel Elasti...
What needs improvement with Radware Alteon?
It is a fairly complete service and it is difficult for me to think of what can be improved. A feature that I would like to see included in the next version might be better analysis when working wi...
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Also Known As

Alteon, Radware AppWall
Symantec WAF, Blue Coat Protecting Web Applications
 

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