We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and Fortinet FortiADC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Global load balancing between data centers."
"The NetScaler appliance has provided a lot of customers with greater high availability for their enterprise applications within a single site and across multiple locations."
"The web application firewall is one feature I found valuable in the solution."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix NetScaler was the seamless integration. Additionally, the UI is good."
"Its flexibility, agility, and robustness are the most valuable. Its management and implementation are also quite easy."
"SSL Offload"
"From a security standpoint, It is a comprehensive solution in a single box."
"The most valuable feature is load balancing."
"I am impressed with the product's load-balancing feature."
"The product has flexible and interesting licensing options."
"I like the solution's load balance with DNS intelligence."
"The most valuable feature is its simplicity."
"From a technical perspective, it is the most scalable device from Fortinet."
"Simple to use and easy to integrate."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL offloading capacity."
"Content caching and content compression are good features."
"Improvements are needed to address the issue of machines becoming unregistered, ensuring stability for end users. Troubleshooting with Citrix support can be challenging, so clearer diagnostics would be beneficial. As for global server load balancing, it works well on-premises, depending on user volume and service stability. Overall, it's satisfactory for us."
"We would like the licensing model for this product to be improved, as it isn't currently very transparent. There isn't a standard package available, and each extra feature creates an additional cost."
"Technical support could be improved."
"The only thing customers told me that could be improved is that they would like to be able to purchase and receive the products in one box, rather than two boxes. This is something related to marketing, though."
"The GUI should be improved."
"The interface needs to be improved because the competition is coming up with ones that are more eye-catching, straightforward, and sophisticated."
"Native integration needs to be improved. You cannot build ISE codes natively. For DevOps, integration would be very helpful because it would be a lot simpler from an operational standpoint."
"The security is okay, but the monitoring and reporting need improvement."
"FortiADC is complex to configure so the interface should be improved."
"There is a mismatch between the number of features they are offering and the device capacity on how much it can handle."
"Issues with SSL and encrypted traffic."
"Fortinet has some drawbacks, and it can be a bit challenging to scale."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"It would be good if they built in a fully functional web application firewall."
"I think it would be helpful if Fortinet put more video examples on their cookbook site."
Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while Fortinet FortiADC is ranked 8th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 19 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiADC is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Citrix NetScaler writes "Optimizing application delivery and ensuring robust network performance with its excellent stability and comprehensive load-balancing capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiADC writes "High-level load balancing and routing protocols but scalability is limited to 200 gigabits". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, HAProxy, Loadbalancer.org and A10 Networks Thunder ADC, whereas Fortinet FortiADC is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Fortinet FortiWeb, Kemp LoadMaster, A10 Networks Thunder ADC and HAProxy. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. Fortinet FortiADC report.
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