We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and Radware Alteon 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."Provides resiliency for applications that reside on servers, as well as connectivity to remote applications."
"For NetScaler, our major use cases are database load balancing, PowerVPN VPN access gateway, WAF (Web Application Firewall), and content switching."
"Load balancing, cache redirection, content switching, all connected with traffic management."
"The solution improves security performance."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its load balancing."
"Manageability and visibility are good."
"Scalability is great. One of the best features of NetScaler is that it can scale out."
"The web application firewall is one feature I found valuable in the solution."
"I like the concept of self-service, that I can do everything on my own."
"The integrated application protection provided by Alteon is very good. It really helps to avoid false positives in some cases. It provides important granularity to avoid a situation in which security or cybersecurity scenarios escape us."
"The device blocks threats and allows legitimate users to work correctly."
"The link load balancing is a great feature."
"Radware has been characterized by being extremely robust. This gives us the confidence to offer our users a continuous service."
"I like the web GUI. It's very intuitive and easy to use."
"With Alteon, the load-balancing options are practically unlimited. We haven't had any issues with offloading, decryption, putting in cookies, or any other load-balancing features. We can check URLs, etc., on the back end for load balancing instead of running a TCP check. We're also doing some certificate stuff on there. Alteon covers all of the standard load-balancing techniques, and we employ most of them daily."
"The best features are the security through the web application firewall, the functionality that the solution offers, being a load balancer with the security functionality on top of it, and the ease of administration."
"Overall the price of Citrix ADC could be more competitive."
"Currently, it is not easy to use the configuration capabilities of the product."
"We are looking for some in-depth monitoring and analytics and more information that Citrix Director doesn't provide. ControlUp has insights that not only give you an overview but also allow you to do some drill-down troubleshooting for what's going on in your environment. We are looking for some more analytical and monitoring data to be able to monitor the environment better, not only from an application standpoint but also from the standpoint of the infrastructure to everything it sits on. They can provide more data to the administrators about what's going on within the application. They can provide data not only on the application side but also about what the application sits on. They're making strides with Citrix Analytics in regards to that."
"It was challenging explaining to customers that it's no longer NetScaler but ADC, and now it's not just ADC but also the rebranding from NetScaler."
"Citrix should offer a demo or free-trial version of NetScaler. Several other vendors do, but Citrix does not. Pricing should also be more readily available."
"Reducing the overhead required for AppFlow data collection, specifically for HDX Insight, would be a huge improvement."
"The main areas for improvement would be around documentation and support. If a feature can be used in two or three ways, show that feature being used in all of those ways. Documentation seems to only cover the primary use case and leaves you to either run through trial and error or consult the user community. In terms of support, I have never actually had them solve any of my issues. I have always solved them myself and then provided the resolution to support."
"The solution is a bit more expensive than some of the available solutions in this region. One solution in particular that I noticed was cheaper was Kemp."
"We are having a difficult time with the security module, and how to implement the Radware security."
"Recently our team was talking about the things you can customize in Alteon and the level of programming that doing so demands. I would like to see more information on how to customize the programming and troubleshoot."
"I would like for the load balancing to work with premier and the cloud, a mix of premium and cloud."
"The solution could be more open to additional third-party add-ons being integrated into it."
"I would like this solution to have an integration tool that will convert configuration from other software, into readable values for this product during implementation."
"The user interface can be improved."
"Support is very important because if we get good support, we'll be able to sell and supply more numbers."
"We don't integrate anything with it because most things don't integrate with Radware. If it were F5, we could integrate it. We can integrate F5 with practically anything that integrates with a load balancer, but that's not the case with Alteon."
Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while Radware Alteon is ranked 7th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 33 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while Radware Alteon is rated 8.4. 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 Radware Alteon writes "It's a good fit for a small team because the maintenance is easier and you don't need to know how to code". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy and Kemp LoadMaster, whereas Radware Alteon is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), F5 Advanced WAF, A10 Networks Thunder ADC, HAProxy and NGINX Plus. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. Radware Alteon report.
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