Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management [EOL] vs NetScaler comparison

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We performed a comparison between Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management [EOL] and NetScaler based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Citrix Intelligent Traffic ...

Average Rating

8.0

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NetScaler

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

106

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (1st), Network Management Applications (4th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (11th)

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reviewer982137

Manager IT Technical Teams / Organizational Consulting at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

It's a robust and proven solution that we've been working with for many years

Citrix solutions are increasingly complex. I think this is a disadvantage for Citrix now. One or two weeks is long enough to implement Citrix's core products. However, you have to set up all features and user parameters, which takes one or two months. We need about 30 people to deploy and maintain this solution.

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DEMİRHAN ÇAVUŞOĞLU

Cloud Consultant at Migros Ticaret A.Ş.

A tool for centralized management including inventory and sales tracking

Citrix ADM has the ability to implement policies to tighten security. For instance, you can restrict access to your network from outsiders or lack necessary security measures such as antivirus programs. Additionally, there's the Delivery Controller, which allows for comprehensive monitoring and management tasks such as remote restarts, maintenance, and registration. Another essential component is the Director, which provides detailed insights into sessions, including identifying session failures, connection issues, user lockouts, etc. It presents a list of problems to address, enabling you to click on them and resolve them efficiently.

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Pros

"We use the HDX protocol, a high-performing component of the Citrix solutions. We also use provisioning to generate VM and NetScaler ADC solutions to propose access to applications for our customers."

"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."

"Citrix is good for application protection."

"I found that the GUI was very easy to to navigate. If you were looking for something, it was fairly easy to find. There's a lot of third-party documentation and information available online as well."

"The most valuable feature is load balancing."

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

"The most valuable features are the VDA Delivery, Gateway Fort, and the load balancing."

"What I like most about Citrix NetScaler is its stability, and I didn't see a lot of issues with it."

"We appreciate that this solution facilitates our access to Citrix internet."

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Cons

"We discussed problems with the network products with the Indian teams. The support center for network products is located in India. There are language barriers and issues with the time difference, so we sometimes face restrictions when dealing with this team."

"The reporting is not so good. They don't have an application to connect the logs."

"They can improve the scalability and the multi-tenancy feature. We recently tried to configure an authentication, and we ran into some issues while using the web-based GUI. It was very slow when you log in with your credentials in the web-based GUI. Each time we clicked on the menu, it tried to do the authentication. It works properly in the console."

"I feel that Citrix NetScaler's customer support needs to improve."

"Citrix Web App and API Protection could improve in the area of licensing"

"Citrix NetScaler has been recently acquired by another company and the support has been negatively impacted, the solution is at its end of life. The support for the solution could improve. The sales team needs to be improved."

"I would like to see support for scripting, like "iRule", which gives you the option to implement any configuration which is not available out of the box."

"This is an expensive solution."

"The solution should be able to scale more effectively than it does."

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"Our licensing fees including technical support are approximately $3,500 USD."

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

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

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

"F5 BIG-IP is much more expensive than Citrix ADC. For example, If we choose two platforms, Citrix ADC, 3000 version, and we choose F5, F4200 version. F5 BIG-IP has connections, timers, and throughput similar to Citrix ADC, but the price is very expensive."

"We are quite happy with price. It's not too high."

"NetScaler does the same thing as an F5 and it's cheaper."

"It's not for startups or SOHO."

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What do you like most about Citrix ADC?

The most valuable feature for us is the application firewalling in Citrix NetScaler, ensuring only valid traffic enters our environment.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Citrix ADC?

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

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What needs improvement with Citrix ADC?

Citrix NetScaler is a robust product, but mastering it requires significant learning and training due to its complexity. While it could be easier to manage, it is like transitioning from driving a ...

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Also Known As

Citrix ITM

Citrix ADC, Citrix NetScaler VPX, NetScaler Console, NetScaler Web Application Firewall

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Overview

With billions of real user measurements a day, from every corner of the internet, Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management monitors internet traffic issues in real time and automatically steers your traffic to avoid them.

Whether you host your applications and content on premises, in the cloud or in content delivery networks (CDNs), Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management allows you to globally load balance all traffic, dynamically optimizing the user experience and lowering service costs. Citrix uses real-time machine learning to direct user requests to the most suitable content source.

One platform for a consistent application delivery and security experience because nobody has time to learn multiple systems to manage ADC deployments. NetScaler is built with a single code base using a software-based architecture, so no matter which ADC form factor you choose — hardware, virtual machine, bare metal, or container — the behavior will be the same.

Sample Customers

Dataport, Bet365, VFLI, Rhode & Schwartz

ABB Schweiz, Aer Lingus, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Amnet Technology Solutions, Aramex International, Ascenty, Atos, Autodesk

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