Radware Alteon Application Delivery and Security
Load balancing software
Web application firewalls (WAF)
DevSecOps software
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What is Radware Alteon Application Delivery and Security
Radware Alteon Application Delivery and Security is an application delivery controller (ADC) that provides load balancing and traffic management for web and application services, with integrated security capabilities such as web application firewalling. It is used by infrastructure and security teams to improve application availability, performance, and protection for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments. The product combines L4–L7 load balancing features (for example, SSL/TLS offload and content switching) with application-layer security policies and operational tooling for managing application traffic.
Mature ADC traffic controls
Alteon provides core ADC capabilities such as L4–L7 load balancing, health checks, persistence, and traffic steering. It also supports SSL/TLS termination and offload, which can reduce compute load on application servers. These functions fit environments that need centralized control of application traffic across multiple services and data centers.
Integrated WAF with ADC
The platform includes web application firewall functionality alongside delivery features, which can simplify architectures that would otherwise require separate appliances or services. This can reduce the number of policy enforcement points for common web threats and application-layer attacks. It is particularly relevant for teams that want delivery and security controls managed together for the same virtual services.
Deployment flexibility options
Alteon is commonly deployed as an appliance and is also available in virtualized and cloud-oriented forms, supporting hybrid patterns. This helps organizations standardize application delivery policies across different infrastructure footprints. It can be used for both traditional north-south traffic and application publishing use cases where centralized ingress is required.
Less cloud-native than ingress
ADC-centric architectures typically require more explicit configuration and operational ownership than Kubernetes-native ingress controllers and service-mesh patterns. In container-heavy environments, teams may need additional integration work to align with GitOps workflows and dynamic service discovery. This can make it less straightforward for organizations prioritizing fully cloud-native traffic management.
Policy tuning and upkeep
WAF effectiveness depends on ongoing rule tuning, exception handling, and monitoring to manage false positives and application changes. Organizations without dedicated security operations processes may find the operational overhead non-trivial. This is especially true for complex applications with frequent releases or many APIs.
Commercial licensing and scaling cost
ADC platforms are typically licensed by throughput, features, or instance capacity, which can increase costs as traffic grows or as high availability is expanded. Budgeting can be harder when scaling across multiple environments (for example, dev/test/prod plus multiple regions). This may be a constraint compared with lighter-weight, software-only load balancers in some scenarios.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Deliver (Alteon DPS "Deliver" package) | Not published — contact Radware sales | Fully featured L4–L7 ADC (load balancing), basic analytics, market-leading flexibility and performance. License string: aas-deliver-STARTDATE-ENDDATE-XXXXXXXX. Source: Radware support documentation. |
| Perform (Alteon DPS "Perform" package) | Not published — contact Radware sales | Deliver features plus GSLB, Operator Toolbox (OTB), Advanced Routing, LinkProof, Web Performance Optimization, Basic analytics, Bot Management Ready. License string: aas-perform-STARTDATE-ENDDATE-XXXXXXXX. |
| Secure (Alteon DPS "Secure" package) | Not published — contact Radware sales | Deliver features plus AppWall WAAP (WAF), SSL inspection, GSLB, Advanced Routing, LinkProof, Basic analytics; includes WAF and security-focused capabilities. License string: aas-secure-STARTDATE-ENDDATE-XXXXXXXX. |
| Perform (annual) subscription add-on | Not published — contact Radware sales | Adds Geo Updates and Advanced Analytics to the Perform package (annual subscription). |
| Secure (annual) subscription add-on | Not published — contact Radware sales | Adds Geo Updates, Advanced Analytics, WAF Security Update Service (AppWall signatures), and Threat Protection Service (TOR & IP Reputation). |
| Global Elastic License (GEL) (licensing model) | Not published — contact Radware sales | Throughput/capacity-based elastic licensing model that allows a single capacity license to be shared across physical and virtual ADCs (on-prem and cloud); enables dynamic allocation of ADC capacity across environments. |
Notes: All price fields are listed as "Not published — contact Radware sales" because Radware's official product and support pages describe package names, features, license strings and the GEL licensing model but do not publish dollar prices or fixed per-user/per-month rates on the vendor site. Evidence: Radware product pages and support documentation (see citations in final message).
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