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Citrix SD-WAN [EOL] pros and cons

Vendor: Citrix
4.1 out of 5
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Pros & Cons summary

Citrix SD-WAN [EOL] offers excellent scalability and stability with enhanced security features like unique port bindings. Cost-effectiveness is achieved by replacing MPLS links with lower-cost alternatives. Reliable connectivity and zero-touch deployment simplify network management. Customization supports SaaS applications and local internet breakouts. However, the initial setup and price could be improved, and there are issues with feature life cycles, reporting, customization, stability, and licensing.

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PROS

Citrix SD-WAN offers excellent scalability and stability, enhancing network performance.
It provides robust security features including port bindings that are unique compared to other technologies.
Downtime is significantly reduced, achieving nearly zero downtime for branch offices and offering 100% real-time visibility.
Features like zero-touch deployment and cloud management facilitate fast communication and easy integration of new branches.
The technology effectively replaces more costly MPLS links, reducing internet costs and allowing flexibility in provider selection based on connectivity.

CONS

The initial setup could be a bit easier.
The firewall reporting could be easier to use and filter. Built-in reporting is not great, and additional reporting support would be beneficial.
Citrix should continue to offer a perpetual licensing model.
The communication around the life cycle would have been really helpful, as some components were discontinued shortly after purchase.
Enhancements are needed to improve stability.
 

Citrix SD-WAN [EOL] Pros review quotes

it_user1295586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 11, 2022
The SD-WAN solution as it is already is quite feature-rich and the upgrade process is very simple.
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SadeepaPalliyaguru - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 25, 2022
They have a zero downtime failover mechanism, where, when there's a link failure or a link weakness, or bad link conditions, they provide the ability to fail back seamlessly.
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Rohit Ghorpade - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 4, 2023
We are using it widely for the local record for SaaS-based applications. Another valuable feature is a local breakout.
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Richard Vivian - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 27, 2020
Downtime for branch offices is now almost zero. We have 100% real-time visibility into all of our lines. MPLS links have been replaced with lower-cost links, saving a larger percentage of line costs. Overall, I see SD-WAN as a must. And the Citrix SD-WAN product has delivered on expectations and exceeded them. (With later firmware updates we now have good firewall capabilities in the product too).
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Jeffry Miguel De Los Santos - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 5, 2022
The main advantage of Citrix SD-WAN is that it enables fast communication between our branches and data centers. And, with its cloud management features, it also makes the process of adding new branches into our company network much easier.
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John Helsmoortel - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 10, 2022
The zero-touch deployment is most valuable for us.
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reviewer1270815 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 9, 2022
It allows you to combine two asymmetrical connections.
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MichaelNdwiga - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 13, 2023
The tool is quite cost-effective because it replaces the need for MPLS, which is a bit expensive...Citrix SD-WAN doesn't need much maintenance.
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Sammy Mukuna - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 13, 2023
It lowered our Internet costs and gave me the flexibility to choose providers based on each location's connectivity.
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RP
Feb 20, 2019
The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features.
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Citrix SD-WAN [EOL] Cons review quotes

it_user1295586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 11, 2022
Even though the monitoring is pretty good, there is some room for improvement there.
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SadeepaPalliyaguru - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 25, 2022
Overall, network security and next-generation firewall features are areas that they can improve on.
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Rohit Ghorpade - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 4, 2023
There are a few things that can be improved, are domain-based routing and the slowness of virtual parts, and it may be due to the wrong configuration, which we have been unable to find out.
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Richard Vivian - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 27, 2020
The firewall reporting could be easier to use and filter. (It works well enough, but if I need to give an area for improvement, I think this would be it.). The built-in reporting on the product in this regard is not great.
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Jeffry Miguel De Los Santos - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 5, 2022
Given that Citrix SD-WAN solved all our problems by providing us with everything we needed to unify communications with our branches and data centers, I cannot suggest anything further in terms of improvements.
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John Helsmoortel - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 10, 2022
The communication around the life cycle would have been really helpful. The main issue we have had is related to the life cycle because some of the things that we are using were discontinued. They were discontinued within a year after we had purchased it, which is a bit painful. If we had known that, we would've made some other decisions.
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reviewer1270815 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 9, 2022
The price could be improved, it's an expensive solution.
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MichaelNdwiga - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 13, 2023
Citrix SD-WAN's knowledge base has a few missing things, so you may need to seek help from support.
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Sammy Mukuna - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 13, 2023
The only improvement for Citrix SD-WAN would be to lower its cost.
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RP
Feb 20, 2019
The reports need to be improved. We need to have them customized but they don't have that right now. I would like for them to have better system predictions. We don't have that right now. My system may be working fine right now but after making some changes, that can change.
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