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Riverbed SteelHead vs. Symantec MACH5

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Riverbed SteelHead
Score 8.1 out of 10
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San Francisco based Riverbed Technology offers Steelhead, a WAN optimization solution. The new SteelHead 90 series appliances are designed to provide performance, security, scalability, data movement efficiency, and resilient networking.N/A
Symantec MACH5
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Symantec MACH5, formerly from Blue Coat, is presented as a WAN Optimization solution that accelerates application performance, improves user experience and saves bandwidth for today’s business, cloud and web applications.N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Riverbed SteelHeadSymantec MACH5
Considered Both Products
Riverbed SteelHead
KW
Kevin Walgren
Technology Lead
Chose Riverbed SteelHead
We felt our value and price for Riverbed Steelhead blew the competition out of the water.
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Ralf Richter
Senior Solution Architect
Chose Riverbed SteelHead
We tested Cisco eleven years ago in parallel with Riverbed in a PoC. The Cisco configuration was very complex and sticky based on the location. The Riverbed configuration is flexible based on the whole storage. A software client for devices like laptops or tablets is not …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Riverbed SteelHead
We used some firewalls with built-in WAN optimisation, however, they lacked the features that Riverbed Steelhead gave us.
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Tim Slater
Manager, Corporate Services and Information Systems
Chose Riverbed SteelHead
I have done a POC of several other vendors products and Riverbed Steelhead comes out on top.
KD
Kyle Depue
Network Services Manager
Chose Riverbed SteelHead
Steelhead is still clearly the leader in this space but needs to work on RIOS code stability.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Riverbed SteelHead
Riverbed Steelhead offers simplicity and fantastic customer support. The performance is a cut above the others as well.
Symantec MACH5

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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Enterprises
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Riverbed SteelHeadSymantec MACH5
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User Testimonials
Riverbed SteelHeadSymantec MACH5
Likelihood to Recommend
Riverbed Steelhead is very stable and integrates into applications easily, especially Microsoft and Azure or AWS. If there is a new Windows version available, the Riverbed version is not far away. The remote locations can work like they are located near the data center. For this reason, you can reduce your global data centers to a minimum. Some customers have just one!
Ralf Richter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ralf Richter
Senior Solution Architect
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Pros
  • Effectively improves data throughput over VPN WAN connections.
  • Seamless operation.
  • Optimizes a variety of applications. Including, HTTPS, Citrix, Netapp SM and SV, Exchange, etc.
Tim Slater | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tim Slater
Manager, Corporate Services and Information Systems
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Cons
  • A reduction in price is always welcomed
  • Simplify and streamline advanced features and add-on pieces for more detailed traffic analysis
  • Getting granularity into traffic behavior becomes confusing and very expensive
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Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
We felt our value and price for Riverbed Steelhead blew the competition out of the water.
KW
Kevin Walgren
Technology Lead
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Return on Investment
  • Files now open a lot quicker, at near local speeds.
  • We are able to respond to customers quicker as we can get access quicker.
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Anonymous
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