Run A10 Networks in India without guessing the licence tier.
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A10 Inc. Application Delivery & DDoS Defence at a glance
Why A10 Networks Inc. anchors most Indian application delivery & ddos defence estates.
- OEM
- A10 Networks Inc. San Jose, California. NYSE: ATEN. India sales and support run through authorised channel partners.
- What it does
- The Thunder line. ADC load balancing, TPS DDoS defence, SSL Insight decryption, and CGN carrier-grade NAT.
- One OS everywhere
- ACOS runs across physical appliance, vThunder virtual, bare metal, container and public cloud. One skill set covers all of it.
- Management
- aGalaxy and Harmony Controller give central policy, analytics and multi-site rollout from one console.
- Where it fits in India
- Telco and ISP cores, BFSI customer portals, government, and large enterprise data centres.
- Licensing
- Capacity-based by throughput tier, plus feature bundles. Right-sizing the tier is where most buyers quietly overspend.
- Support
- A10 support contracts through Sirius Star. Spares and RMA coordinated from Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
The A10 Inc. ADC ranges Sirius Star supplies
Pick the range that matches the use case. We size the mix in the free 30-minute review.
A10 Thunder ADC
Load balancing and application delivery for portals that cannot blink.
- Active-active and active-standby high availability
- L4 to L7 load balancing with SSL offload
- Health checks and intelligent traffic steering
- aFleX scripting for custom application rules
A10 Thunder TPS
Volumetric and application-layer DDoS mitigation at the network edge.
- Multi-Gbps to Tbps-class mitigation
- Automated zero-day attack pattern detection
- Protects DNS, web and application layers
- Runs inline or out-of-band
A10 Thunder SSLi (SSL Insight)
Decrypt once, then let your whole security stack inspect the traffic.
- Single decrypt and re-encrypt point
- Feeds firewall, IPS, DLP and sandbox
- URL-category bypass for privacy
- Cuts CPU load on every security tool
A10 Thunder CGN / CFW
Carrier-grade NAT and convergent firewall for service-provider scale.
- IPv4 conservation and IPv6 migration
- High session-table capacity
- Logging for lawful-intercept compliance
- Gi/SGi firewall for mobile cores
A10 Inc. Application Delivery & DDoS Defence vs F5, NetScaler, Radware
All four are honest choices. Most Indian buyers land on the first option for service depth and ecosystem fit.
| Brand | Where it wins | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| A10 Networks | Strong price-to-throughput on ADC and DDoS. Same ACOS across appliance, virtual and cloud. | Telco and ISP cores, BFSI portals, cost-aware data centres. |
| F5 BIG-IP | Deepest L7 feature set and the iRules ecosystem. | Complex enterprise app delivery with heavy customisation. |
| NetScaler (Citrix) | Tight fit where Citrix VDI and apps already run. | Citrix-heavy estates and VDI delivery. |
| Radware | Mature DDoS and WAF, strong managed-service options. | Security-led buyers who want managed mitigation. |
How a Sirius Star A10 Inc. procurement runs
Free 30 minute review first. Then a written quote in 24 working hours.
Traffic + threat profile
Free. Throughput, app count, DDoS exposure.
Sizing + licence tier
Right capacity tier, no overbuy. Appliance vs vThunder call.
Written quote + PO
In 24 working hours. GST broken out.
Rollout + support
Staged cutover, HA pair config, support from Vashi.
Buying A10 gear in India, a field guide
The deeper read for network and security leads sizing ADC, DDoS and SSL visibility.
- The full Pune NBFC festive-DDoS story
- Four questions before you sign an ADC licence
- How to read A10 throughput tiers without overbuying
- Appliance vs vThunder vs cloud, when each one wins
A10 Inc. Application Delivery & DDoS Defence India FAQ
Common questions about this brand for Indian buyers. Hover any underlined term for a plain-English definition.
What does A10 Networks make?
A10 builds the Thunder line. Thunder ADC for load balancing, Thunder TPS for DDoS defence, Thunder SSLi for SSL inspection, and Thunder CGN for carrier-grade NAT. One operating system, ACOS, runs across appliance, virtual and cloud.
Is A10 Networks available in India?
Yes. A10 sells and supports in India through authorised channel partners. Sirius Star sizes, quotes and supports A10 deployments from Navi Mumbai, with spares and RMA coordinated from Vashi.
A10 vs F5, which should we pick?
F5 BIG-IP has the deepest L7 feature set. A10 usually wins on price-to-throughput and on running the same ACOS across appliance, virtual and cloud. For straight load balancing and DDoS at scale, A10 is often the cost-smarter call.
What does A10 Networks pricing look like in India in 2026?
Indicative*: entry vThunder ADC licences start in the low lakhs. Mid-range Thunder ADC appliances run a few lakh. Carrier-class TPS DDoS and high-throughput appliances run higher. Pricing tracks the throughput tier and feature bundle, so right-sizing the tier matters more than the list price.
Can we run A10 virtually or in the cloud?
Yes. vThunder runs on VMware, KVM, Hyper-V and bare metal. Lightning ADC and vThunder run in AWS and Azure. The licence can move with the workload, so you are not locked to a single box.
Ready for an A10 Networks sizing and quote?
Tell us your throughput, app count and DDoS exposure. We will size the tier and ship the licence or appliance from Vashi.
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