A10 Thunder ADC
6.2#4 in load balancing softwareAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitA10 Thunder ADC vs kube-vip
What both publish
| Fact | A10 Thunder ADC | kube-vip |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | The product is offered as physical and SPE appliances, virtual appliances, bare metal, containers, and cloud deployments. | It runs inside the Kubernetes cluster it serves, without relying on external hardware or software. |
| Integrations | The product page names Terraform and Ansible for CI/CD integration, TKC and HashiCorp NIA with Consul for Kubernetes service discovery, and Prometheus/Grafana for monitoring. | The documentation describes a kube-vip cloud provider for assigning IP addresses to Kubernetes LoadBalancer Services and lists vendor API integrations. |
| Purpose | Thunder ADC is an application delivery controller and Layer 4–7 load balancer designed to protect critical applications, maintain server availability, and accelerate content delivery. | kube-vip provides a virtual IP and load balancer for Kubernetes control planes and Services of type LoadBalancer. |
| Support | A10 says its technical assistance center uses follow-the-sun support, and customers with a valid Thunder or AX Series support contract can download current software releases and receive product updates. | The project README directs users to raise issues on its GitHub repository and consult the documentation. |
A10 Thunder ADC plans
- Thunder ADCPriced on request
kube-vip plans
No prices published.
Pick A10 Thunder ADC if…
It suits organizations from SMBs and large enterprises to service providers and cloud operators that need application delivery, load balancing, and security features. Teams using varied deployment models or automation integrations may also find its listed options relevant.
Pick kube-vip if…
kube-vip is for teams operating self-hosted Kubernetes clusters on Linux, including bare-metal, on-premises, edge, and virtualized environments. It suits users seeking control plane virtual IPs or Layer 4 load balancing for LoadBalancer Services.