# A10 Thunder ADC: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/a10-thunder-adc

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Load balancers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/index.md) | 4% | 6 | 0% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "F5 BIG-IP LTM or A10 Thunder ADC are top choices if you need enterprise-grade features and scalability." (Mistral Small, Load balancers)
- "Top Recommendation: A10 Networks Thunder ADC" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Load balancers)
- "Strong performance, but generally more complex and positioned slightly upmarket" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Load balancers)
- "Often chosen for cost-sensitive deployments that still require robust security." (MiniMax M2.5, Load balancers)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named A10 Thunder ADC, from 24 of the 28 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- f5.com: 13
- loadbalancer.org: 11
- trustradius.com: 9
- a10networks.com: 8 (its own site)
- techtarget.com: 8
- featuredcustomers.com: 7
- linkedin.com: 7
- peerspot.com: 7
- slashdot.org: 7
- devopsschool.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://featuredcustomers.com/software/application-delivery-controller-software: 7
- https://trustradius.com/categories/application-delivery-controllers-adc: 7
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/the-top-application-delivery-controllers-adc: 6
- https://f5.com/products/compare: 6
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/what-load-balancer-compare-f5-citrix-a10-radware-nginx-pacuszka-2zzpe: 6
- https://marketsandmarkets.com/ResearchInsight/application-delivery-controller-market.asp: 6
- https://nomios.pl/en/news-blog/best-load-balancers-2024: 6
- https://devopsschool.com/forum/d/5599-which-are-the-leading-load-balancers-and-how-do-they-differ: 5

## In its own words

What A10 Thunder ADC's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Application Security & Load Balancing (https://a10networks.com/)
- Customers named: Segpay, Yahoo! JAPAN, Softbank Cloud

## What it publishes

Every page a10networks.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 2497 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 592 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-08
- case study: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-09
- webinar or virtual event: 105 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-08-21
- conference or event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-06-29
- report or ebook: 109 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-01-26
- comparison: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-13
- template or tool: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-14
- glossary or explainer: 103 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-22
- podcast or video: 56 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-11-11
- news or press: 181 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-02-13
- Recent: 2026-03-13 comparison: 1081 https://community.a10networks.com/t/a10-thunder-adc-ha-vs-avcs-for-private-cloud-environment/1081
- Recent: 2026-01-22 glossary or explainer: 1069 https://community.a10networks.com/t/what-is-wapp-any-difference-from-waf/1069
- Recent: 2025-10-08 blog: Threatx platform defense unified protection without blind spots https://www.a10networks.com/resources/solution-briefs/threatx-platform-defense-unified-protection-without-blind-spots
- Recent: 2025-06-09 case study: Federal agencys transition to native ipv6 https://www.a10networks.com/customers/federal-agencys-transition-to-native-ipv6
- Recent: 2025-04-23 blog: A10 control platform https://www.a10networks.com/resources/product-demos/a10-control-platform
- Recent: 2025-04-14 template or tool: The buyers checklist for api protection solutions https://www.a10networks.com/resources/tools/the-buyers-checklist-for-api-protection-solutions

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.