We performed a comparison between Citrix Web App and API Protection and NGINX App Protect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We have good customer support."
"Citrix Web App API Protection allows you to enable a blocking mode"
"The web application firewall which protects our services on the internet, and then of course services like our ability to provide high availability for the services we are offering are the most valuable features."
"The advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is just its graphic user interface for beginners. The solution is nothing special, but we have to use it for the corporation. Another advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is that we have our copy to test things and get the know-how of it."
"Citrix is good for application protection."
"When our primary link goes down I can still get to my Cisco devices and the NetScaler devices on-prem because of the SDN solution. If the internet connection at one of the branches goes down, we can still route them, they still get internet based on the SDN solution through one of the other sites. They can carry on working."
"I like the solution's simplicity compared to Citrix's on-prem solutions."
"The stability is good. If there is a problem, the load will be shifted to other sites automatically, which has been a good experience for us."
"The most valuable feature is that there is a link in the system that will help to analyze the security of an application when something abnormal is found."
"The initial setup was simple and took three to four days."
"The stability of the product is very impressive since it handles 60,000 to 70,000 requests or transactions per second."
"The policies are flexible based on the technologies you use."
"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is the reverse proxy."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the OWASP certification. Additionally, the tool's ability to enforce strong passwords and OTP within minutes is impressive. With its analytics and recommendations, it is a very good solution."
"I tested specific features and evaluated the solution against the Web Application Firewall. I conducted research to test different detection percentages. I did not use it directly for protection but for evaluation purposes."
"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its open source."
"The setup was not simple."
"The user interface could be more friendly. Some wizards and other documentation for administrators, as well as some use cases, helps us to understand the solution."
"The solution's pricing is a big concern and should be improved."
"I am not an expert in this solution, but simplicity and user-friendly interfaces are crucial for me. I would appreciate advice from Citrix, particularly in the form of an interactive guide for API protection. It would be helpful if they could provide specific points and recommendations for cybersecurity, indicating areas that need attention or improvement. I find such interactive guidance valuable."
"The product could be improved by making it easier to use and easier to implement."
"Their upgrades are not very backward compatible, and sometimes they mess up."
"The configuration for its web application firewall is complicated."
"An area for improvement in Citrix Web App and API Protection is for it to give real-time notifications and alerts. It would be practical if the solution warns you if there's an attack or if the load or traffic volume increases or decreases. An additional feature I'd like to see in Citrix Web App and API Protection is a prediction or artificial intelligence on what is happening, for example, attacks."
"The dashboard could provide a more comprehensive view of the status of the connections."
"The setup of NGINX App Protect is complex. The full process took one week to complete. Additionally, we had to change the network infrastructure platform which took one month."
"I encountered issues with NGINX App Protect while trying to upgrade custom rules."
"They could provide a better user interface."
"The price of NGINX App Protect could improve."
"The solution needs to be improved in the e-commerce portal."
"Currently, the policies have to be handled manually, and you have to create from scratch, which can be a bit time-consuming, in a large environment."
"It's challenging if you need to go for a high throughput."
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Citrix Web App and API Protection is ranked 20th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 11 reviews while NGINX App Protect is ranked 15th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 20 reviews. Citrix Web App and API Protection is rated 8.0, while NGINX App Protect is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citrix Web App and API Protection writes "Affordable, provides advanced features, and protects applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX App Protect writes "Capable of complete automation but is costly ". Citrix Web App and API Protection is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Azure Front Door, Fortinet FortiWeb, AWS WAF and Akamai App and API Protector, whereas NGINX App Protect is most compared with Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, AWS WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb, F5 Advanced WAF and Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. See our Citrix Web App and API Protection vs. NGINX App Protect report.
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