An application delivery controller (ADC) is a computer network device in a datacenter, often part of an application delivery network (ADN), that helps perform common tasks, such as those done by web accelerators to remove the load from the web servers themselves. Many also provide load balancing. ADCs are often placed in the DMZ, between the outer firewall or router and a web farm.
First generation ADCs, starting around 2004, offered simple application acceleration and load balancing. In 2006, ADCs began to mature when they started featuring advanced applications services such as compression, caching, connection multiplexing, traffic shaping, application layer security, SSL offload and content switching combined with services like server load balancing in an integrated services framework that optimized and secured business critical application flows. Application acceleration products were available from many companies by 2007.
The ADC market has been decreasing over the years, as companies are transitioning to cloud solutions instead of hardware. For this reason, virtual ADC solutions are gaining more ADC market share in recent years. The most important vendors are F5 Networks, Radware and Citrix. You can find ADC Market Size, ADC Market Share, and other trends and statistics below and you can learn more about T4's strategy consulting services here.
The chart shows the ADC Market Size from 2013 to 2021. In 2019, the size of the ADC Industry was $1.8B and is projected to decline -4% in 2020. From 2013 to 2021 the ADC Industry growth is projected to average -1.5% per year. These estimates were made before the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The short term impact of COVID-19 on the ADC market growth will likely be High because the COVID-19 pandemic will have an immediate impact on 2020 spending worldwide. IT spending may return to pre-crisis levels worldwide. The long term impact of COVID-19 on the ADC market growth beyond the COVID-19 pandemic will likely be High because the impact on company's cost will draw its potential to streamline the deployment of new workloads, ease infrastructure management, and optimize infrastructure costs. The ADC market was decreasing before the pandemic, which can lead to a faster decline in the market. Request help with obtaining the source for this data and learn more about T4's strategy consulting services here.
The chart shows ADC Market Share in 2019. The ADC Market is divided into hardware and virtual appliances solutions. The leading Subcategory in the ADC Industry was Global Hardware Based Appliances Sales with 62% market share in 2019, followed by Virtual Appliance with 38% ADC market share. Get help with market research for the ADC market, including the source for this ADC Market Share chart and learn more about T4's strategy consulting services here.
The ADC market is declining because enterprises are transitioning from Traditional IT Architectures to Multi-Cloud Architectures Requiring Less hardware. Major growth drivers for the market include several advantages of application delivery controllers such as improved performance by distributing traffic among multiple servers, optimizing resources by efficiently allocating traffic based on application types, and ensuring application and data-access consistency. Virtual appliances are the driver of growth of the ADC market. Virtual Appliances offer a cost-effective alternative with greater control when compared to the traditional application delivery controllers. Software-defined networking and virtualization have enabled more flexible deployments of application delivery controllers functionality. Virtual application delivery controllers also offer network and application innovations such as clustering, intelligent architecture, and deep packet inspection. These components ensure that applications run smoothly and effectively. The advantages of virtual application delivery controllers include simplified infrastructure, reduced costs, increased productivity, and enhanced end user experience.
Learn about T4's Consulting servicesADC is a Declining market composed of two different types of solutions, divided into hardware and virtual. Hardware Based Appliances own most of the ADC market share - 62.4% of the market in 2019. Hardware based appliances have been decreasing over the years as companies are transitioning from IT architectures to Multi-Cloud Architectures requiring less hardware. Virtual Appliances market share was 37.6% of the ADC market in 2019. Virtual appliances exceed hardware based appliances in units, but since their cost is much lower, hardware is still the main revenue source for the market.
T4's research team can help you learn more about the ADC industry with market analysis, competitive analysis, commercial Due Diligence, and other market research needs. This includes deeper analysis on competitors in the ADC market, including: F5 Networks, Citrix Systems, A10 Networks, Fortinet, Radware; research into related topics such as Application delivery, Infrastructure as a service, Networking virtualization, Public cloud services, Datacenter Networks, Network Application Delivery; or additional support in the Technology, Hardware, Software Sectors or others. Learn more about T4's strategy consulting services here.
