Amazon Elastic Load Balancing vs NetScaler comparison

"The solution offers good load balancing."

"The solution is very well integrated into Amazon's services."

"Security and monitoring for high-performance applications are some of the top features."

"It has very good features. It is very configurable. Security with TLS, et cetera is also very easy."

"Amazon Elastic Load Balancing transfers the data securely from servers to users and splits the traffic based on peak times."

"It is straightforward to deploy."

"The Elastic Load Balancer facilitates the distribution of incoming application traffic, which directs requests to various servers, preventing overload on a single instance."

"The most valuable feature of Amazon Elastic Load Balancing is scaling."

"The web application firewall is one feature I found valuable in the solution."

"The GSLB feature allows us to move services between data centers. We can do this in either a planned or unplanned manner. We have experienced service provider outages at our primary data center and GSLB will kick in to automatically modify DNS records to point to a secondary data center (active/passive). We also make use of GeoIP information to point clients to the closest data center for accessing applications."

"The MAS integration for HDX Insight has provided teams with significant visibility into network performance of the user's connection."

"Compared to other solutions, Citrix ADC is much more robust in terms of the native integration to cloud platforms. It is far more robust from an operational point of view as well."

"The best feature of Citrix is its track record of stability in its features."

"I prefer this solution because of its user-friendly interface. I find it simple and close to what I am currently using, which is Citrix Fortiva Access for Multi-Factor Authentication. I appreciate the familiar user interface and troubleshooting tools it offers."

"It's very easy to configure."

"The solution improves security performance."

"The solution needs to guarantee stability because multiple loads behind a load balancer can cause service unavailability."

"The machines created by Amazon Elastic Load Balancing have different IP addresses, which we are not able to whitelist or predict."

"The product should be made as an alternative to Amazon services. It would be easier for us if you got one service that is available everywhere."

"It would be good if we had a product that integrates well with third-party vendors. Some of our customers want a multi-cloud solution. They don't want to be tied up to or be in just one cloud."

"The tool could enhance the internal load balancer with better health monitoring. The external load balancer needs more security parameters to protect it from the internet, as it currently lacks protection. It's okay for basic load balancing and those looking for basic functionality in an application load balancer. However, if someone is going to onboard a critical application, like in the banking sector, I wouldn't suggest Amazon Elastic Load Balancer because of security issues. There are no firewall restrictions."

"The reporting could be simplified so that the client sees a report of what they cached at the end of the month and the number of hits. It should have metrics above and beyond their Google analytics, etc. You can't do that with the solutions from AWS. You have to build sophisticated cloud trails, reports, dashboards, etc. The setup is significant, and it's hard to manage. You'll need to hire someone or pay a consultant on a regular basis to manage it, and it's not for the faint of heart."

"One issue that we faced with ALB was that leaf-level certificate validation was not happening. It is not that user-friendly in that aspect."

"Improvement is needed in the integration with Terraform, especially in writing scripts for creating load balancers and target groups."

"The solution could be more secure."

"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 technical support could be better. Whenever I contacted support, I rarely got the solution that we needed. And most of the time, I finished fixing the problem by looking on the internet or by finding documents about the problem on Google."

"Citrix ADM needs to improve on its additional features and reduce the communication ports."

"Overall the price of Citrix ADC could be more competitive."

"We face challenges with the solution's firmware upgrades frequently."

"There are certain features that are very useful and Citrix makes you pay a bit more for them."

"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."

"The solution is expensive."

"The solution's pricing is $30 per month."

"The solution's pricing is low and I rate it a nine out of ten."

"I have no issues with the tool's pricing."

"There is a yearly license."

"The licensing fees are based on the number of connections one uses. It is a free tool for a certain amount of connections, which runs into thousands, and after that, there is a certain amount to be paid to Amazon."

"The product is not cheap."

"For partners, NetScaler is not as expensive price-wise versus F5."

"Citrix NetScaler VPX is not the cheapest solution out there, but you get what you pay for."

"I do not have any experience with the pricing of the product."

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

"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."

"Its price is comparable to others and affordable."

"We have all the features and functions of Citrix because we have a premium license."

"The client pays for the Citrix NetScaler license annually."