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Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management [EOL] vs NGINX Plus comparison

Citrix and F5 are both solutions in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category. Additionally, 100% of Citrix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of F5 users who would recommend it.
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Categories and Ranking

Citrix Intelligent Traffic ...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NGINX Plus
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (2nd), Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

HB
Jan 5, 2022
It's a robust and proven solution that we've been working with for many years
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 I've been working with Citrix solutions for more than 20 years.  Citrix ITM is stable.  Citrix…
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EL
Sep 29, 2023
Excels at being a reverse proxy
I primarily use NGINX Plus as a reverse proxy, and it does an excellent job.  NGINX Plus is a crucial tool that helps me tackle various problems and challenges. Its versatility and capabilities make it invaluable for implementing patches and fixes when necessary. NGINX Plus is incredibly valuable…
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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."
"The best solution, by far, for web traffic control for things in production and just around the house."
"When you use NGINX, you have more options and power."
"Nginx is simple to configure, very stable in a highly utilized environment and very modular, allowing DevOps to create it's own modules for interactive use with Nginx."
"The product is lightweight and fast."
"I need to highlight that the number one thing about NGINX is that it is free."
"It's lightweight software that can handle heavy loads efficiently."
"Its versatility and capabilities make it invaluable for implementing patches and fixes when necessary."
"​Zero Downtime has always been a strength in recommending infrastructure web services. NGINX allows me to execute such infrastructure with less complications and the ability to switch from server to server easily.​"
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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 solution must improve its performance."
"Our most challenging part was to run an older PHP website reverse-proxied through NGINX. That was not fun."
"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"The scaling should be built into the software rather than configured from an outside source."
"Lack of a feature to print data on the terminal for verification of network traffic during debugging and testing."
"Make modules easier to enable or disable. The beauty and ugly side of the NGINX modules is you have to know how to compile the module. For beginners or non-very technical aspirant(s) going for NGINX, they have to learn how to compile the modules.​"
"It would be great if there was even more automation to make it even easier to maintain."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"​NGINX Plus is worth it, if you need it. If you do not need the features or support, the free and open source package is more than capable. ​"
"I am not so happy with their pricing policy, but this is not the worse thing in my life. I can tolerate it."
"The solution is free, but you can spend a lot of money with a complex solution."
"There's an open-source version of NGINX that is free."
"The cost is reasonable."
"HAProxy is cheaper than NGINX."
"Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version."
"It's an open source solution, so it's free."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Which is better - IIS or NGINX Plus?
IIS is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server to host anything on the web. IIS’s scalable and open architecture can handle the most demanding tasks. From media streaming to web applications,...
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What do you like most about NGINX Plus?
It performs very well. That's one of the primary reasons we use NGINX.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX Plus?
There's an open-source version of NGINX that is free. There's also NGINX Plus, which is a paid version with additional features.
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Also Known As

Citrix ITM
NGINX
 

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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.

NGINX Plus is a versatile solution that offers load balancing, caching, proxying, and API deployment capabilities. It can be deployed on private or public clouds and is ideal for building CDN solutions. The solution can also be used to secure web applications and replace web services like Apache. 

NGINX has helped organizations improve functioning, reduce downtimes, and offer a DevOps-friendly solution. Its community support and documentation are highly regarded, and its configuration is more straightforward, making it a recommended choice over HAProxy.

 

Sample Customers

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Locaweb, AppNexus, Wix, Reliam, Montana Interactive, MuleSoft, Warpwire, Discovery Education, InkaBinka, WordPress.com, Gogo, GOV.UK, NASA
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