Imperva Web Application Firewall vs NetScaler comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Imperva Web Application Firewall and NetScaler based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Imperva Web Application Firewall vs. NetScaler Report (Updated: October 2024).

Imperva Web Application Firewall vs. NetScaler

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Categories and Ranking

Imperva Web Application Fir...

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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NetScaler

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

10th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

106

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (1st), Network Management Applications (4th)

Featured Reviews

Abdullah Jin

Principal Cyber Prevent and Defense Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

Sep 9, 2024

Offers bot protection and DDoS Protection and protects public-facing portals

Support is one thing I wish Imperva could improve. They follow the phone model and keep rotating you from one customer service person to another. The layer one support isn't very clear about the workings of the product. My feedback is primarily about Imperva Cloud, not on-premise. On-premise is a whole new story. Support is the issue for Imperva Cloud. It's also a bit pricey. It's a premium service and very expensive. The licensing model is not very straightforward. Every feature is priced separately, and to enjoy maximum protection, you'll have to spend a lot of money. The licensing model is a bit complex, and each feature is very pricey. For example, API security and web application protection are two separate license packages.

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DEMİRHAN ÇAVUŞOĞLU

Cloud Consultant at Migros Ticaret A.Ş.

Feb 7, 2024

A tool for centralized management including inventory and sales tracking

Citrix ADM provides centralized management for various internal programs, including inventory and sales tracking, communication tools, and office programs such as Teams and Azure We wouldn't have comprehensive insights into our system without Citrix ADM. It provides us with essential information.…

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I am impressed with the product's scalability, availability, easy management, and security. We were able to integrate the product with Azure and Sentinel."

"Imperva Web Application Firewall is a highly stable solution and is very mature."

"Imperva has a complete picture of how the applications are utilizing it. It is handy. DDoS is good. It has an internally managed database. It is very easy to integrate. We have integrated it with SIEM services."

"The solution is cloud-based and offers us good uptime. It has combined web and API security. Therefore, with one license, you access both application security and also API security."

"There are many features. There is ease of deployment. You can deploy the Imperva Web Application Firewall in two to three minutes. After that, you have to set the policies. For setting policies, you have toggle buttons. You can turn something on or off."

"The solution is scalable."

"There are some features that are configured by default, so even without doing much, it can still provide a level of protection."

"Learning mode and custom policies are helpful features."

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"Very stable."

"The solution is extremely stable."

"My clients use it for load balancing."

"Scalability is great. One of the best features of NetScaler is that it can scale out."

"The web application firewall which protects our services on the internet, and then of course services like our ability to provide high availability for the services we are offering are the most valuable features."

"NetScaler Gateway: Why? Availability/Security: We delivered more than 200 applications thru Xenapp. This feature give us the possibility to deliver the applications anywhere. Currently, 30% of access is made through our NetScaler Gateway (Internet connections)."

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

"I like the ease of use. It's easy to manage. I also like it's ease of use with virtualization technologies with applications."

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Cons

"The support for the on-premises version needs improvement."

"I think that better bot protection is needed in this solution."

"The process to upgrade from one version to another can be a lot simpler than it is currently."

"Sometimes our web application firewall will slow down."

"I would like the solution to improve its support response time."

"Sometimes, support tickets don't get addressed quickly."

"It would be nice to have more security control over mobile applications so I would suggest adding more mobile security features. It would also be beneficial to see improvements in regards to interface bandwidth performance, CPU time, and RAM size. Learning capability of the device is quite weak."

"It's a complicated tool to keep."

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

"The setup was not simple."

"Technical support sometimes takes a little longer because of the multilevel ticket priority."

"The product provides some templates to integrate with applications like MS Exchange, MS SharePoint, SAP Enterprise Portal, and others. However, the last update for these templates was 2013 (lots of applications are running on versions newer then 2013)."

"We would like to see some fairly large scale improvement in the configuration process for this solution."

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

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

"In every release - and it doesn't matter if it's a minor release or a major release - they keep moving things around and they keep changing the mechanism. So certain things can work in one version one way, and everything works really well, then when you upgrade it to the next version, it breaks everything because they have a new way of doing it."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license for this solution and we purchase the license annually with no additional fees."

"Imperva’s pricing is a bit higher in the market since it offers a full-blown WAF."

"Licensing can range from one to twenty thousand dollars annually. Additionally, some features, including software support, require an annual subscription as well."

"We sell three-year licenses for Imperva Web Application Firewall to our customers. The price is a little expensive."

"The tool is expensive."

"The cost of this solution depends on the platform."

"It is a very affordable solution."

"Everybody complains about the price of this solution."

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"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight or nine out of ten."

"There isn't much of a difference between the cost of Citrix and that of other similar solutions."

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

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

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

"Its price is comparable to others and affordable."

"The pricing could be lower."

"Citrix Web App and API Protection are in the middle when we talk about pricing and licensing"

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Educational Organization

17%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

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By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?

My recommendation is Imperva.

Is Citrix ADC (formerly Netscaler) the best ADC to use and if not why?

For ADC, any ADC can do a good job. But in case if you want to add WAF functionality to the same ADC hardware you have to look for other ADC's like F5, Imperva, Radware, Fortinet, etc.

DDoS solutions: Any other solutions to consider aside from Radware DefensePro and F5 Silverline DDoS Protection?

You can have a look to Imperva Cloud WAF, the anti-DDoS mitigation is under 1s and works very well. I observed a lot of DDoS attacks that were well managed (even not seen by the customer) by Imperv...

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.

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.

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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Imperva

Overview

Imperva Web Application Firewall is a versatile solution that protects web applications and databases from various attacks, including DDoS, cross-site scripting, and SQL injection attacks. It offers data security, availability, and access control and can be deployed on-premises or on the cloud.

The solution has good security against web attacks and offers advanced bot protection, API security, and mitigation features. Imperva WAF is easy to configure and deploy; it has good customer service and an excellent user interface.

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

BlueCross BlueShield, eHarmony, EMF Broadcasting, GE Healthcare, Metro Bank, The Motley Fool, Siemens

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