A10 Networks Lightning ADC vs NetScaler comparison

"It allows you to secure the application while balancing the connections for many other customers, reducing CPU usage and server load."

"Our clients appreciate that this is a security enabled solution."

"What I like about Lightning ADC, is that instead of having a big appliance sitting in front of the Kubernetes cluster, Lightning can pretty much go inside of Kubernetes."

"For NetScaler, our major use cases are database load balancing, PowerVPN VPN access gateway, WAF (Web Application Firewall), and content switching."

"It has helped us to increase the resiliency of the application and the performance."

"Citrix Netscaler makes it easy to provide services to end users, offering better visibility into user sessions compared to VMware. However, instability in network or machine can cause headaches as it's hard to pinpoint issues. SSL offload feature enhances security posture by providing secure connectivity between end users and backend systems. We use additional Azure remote security solutions for comprehensive protection."

"Unified Gateway allows me to provide secure external access to applications for suppliers and customers while requiring Multi-Factor Authentication."

"The most valuable feature of Citrix ADC is its ease of use."

"The solution is very stable. We don't have any downtime or issues of that nature."

"Content Switching provides flexibility for routing traffic as desired to designated real servers. It also provides good geo capabilities through its GSLB feature."

"From a security standpoint, It is a comprehensive solution in a single box."

"We would like to see some improvement in the rapidity with which we can customize security facts within the solution."

"The support from A10 should be improved."

"A10 documentation is not as open and accessible as AWS and Azure documentation is."

"The customization has always been a key area where some improvements are required. In the beginning, everything was for customizing the outer shell of it. You had to use the command-based utility and you had to do a lot of manual work. They have improved it a little bit and now there are some GUI-based functionalities that can be used. However, more can be done that doesn't require a lot of intervention. Right now there are some features, there are some customizations that can be done, but it's still very tedious, very cumbersome, a lot of work. So that could be simplified."

"Finding relevant documentation for learning NetScaler can be challenging, especially for beginners who prefer a web interface over command-line interfaces."

"The tool needs to add a feature where we can access the network policy access manager."

"Integration with other third party providers and third party applications could be better because it can be a bit complex at present."

"I will try to migrate all the tools to the cloud because there is more lab and more VPN scalability available in the cloud. It is not available on-premises."

"ADC from Citrix has added functionalities from other products and the usability is very difficult for someone who is used to a simpler user interface, it's a little bit of a mess to use."

"This is an expensive solution."

"Scripting and writing expressions need to be improved by putting logic behind the rules and improve policies involving some of the scripting part, which is a tedious task to do."

"For the specific use case that my customers primarily engage with, I would give the pricing a rating of seven out of ten."

"Costly product and complicated licensing."

"It all depends on the features that will be used and the number of accesses."

"Citrix ADC could improve the price and make it less expensive, other competitors have a better prices. This would allow Citrix ADC to keep dominating the market."

"The solution is undoubtedly very good, but it is expensive."

"We have a yearly licencing fee, and there are no additional costs."

"It is true that it is a bit pricey compared to newer technologies coming to the market. For example, A10 is a load balancer that does everything that Citrix can and it does a lot more than what NetScaler does when it comes to the security space, and their prices are so cheap. Every box comes with its own license and support built into it. When you compare that with NetScaler, you have to buy licenses separately, you have to buy a support agreement that is going to be separate. A small NetScaler, even if it is a VPX which is a virtual server, could cost you close to $150,000 to $200,000 dollars. So the pricing is really high."

"After deployment, Citrix Netscaler shifted to a subscription-based license scheme for support, which is slightly more expensive."