NetScaler vs Symantec Web Application Firewall comparison

"Its flexibility, agility, and robustness are the most valuable. Its management and implementation are also quite easy."

"One feature that works really well is the SSL VPN. It's very easy to set up and you can go very granular with it. You can define what user groups get what kind of access and the management overhead is very low."

"Citrix NetScaler offers robust security features, including SmartAccess and customizable policies, making it a reliable choice for safeguarding user data."

"My clients use it for load balancing."

"Load balancing, cache redirection, content switching, all connected with traffic management."

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

"Just one solution can handle thousands of users... So, it is a very convenient tool to use."

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

"The interface is user-friendly."

"The solution has an up-to-date data repository to deal with external threats."

"The setup was straightforward."

"I would like to enhance the solution's bot protection features."

"The user interface could be more friendly. Some wizards and other documentation for administrators, as well as some use cases, helps us to understand the solution."

"We had some bugs in the previous firmware. These were not big issues, but more testing on the firmware would be key to happier customers."

"I would like to see the virtual and desktop license included in the pricing."

"Citrix ADC can be really complex. It isn't very simple like some other appliances that I've worked with. You need a lot of skill and experience to manage it. I'm not talking about a year or two. You need at least four years to understand it very well. It is not that easy to learn. They should make it a lot simpler for users to understand the management of it. They can also provide some additional training. The material they have on the site is not sufficient enough for you to understand how to manage it. Their training is expensive, and not everyone has the funds and experience for it. Citrix isn't very popular around these parts of the world. So, it can use some more marketing, sales, enlightenment, and advertisement. These could bring more market for them. Basically, there are just a few companies that really go for Citrix. Most of the companies go for VMware because they marketed themselves more than Citrix. There isn't much difference between Citrix and VMware. VMware is a little more robust than Citrix. Citrix has focused more on desktops rather than server virtualization, and that's the advantage VMware has over Citrix. Citrix also needs to educate and inform users about the infrastructure that is supported with a version. Currently, if the customers don't look at the datasheet, they might miss this important information."

"If one device or switch fails, the failover to another device is not seamless which is painful."

"The security is okay, but the monitoring and reporting need improvement."

"Security could be improved because then I can get rid of my Cisco firewalls. If they improve the security then I could run my security, my proxy, my firewalling and my SDN solution on one device instead of having to have multiple devices."

"I'm not convinced that it's necessary the best solution going forward in the future."

"It would be an improvement if the management dashboards were not reliant upon Java."

"Sometimes scanning slows down the endpoints."

"Ninety day free trial makes it easy to try out this solution."

"I give the price of the solution a seven out of ten."

"The pricing could be lower."

"The licensing costs for this solution vary depending on which model is being used."

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

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten since it is expensive."

"It is very pricey, but we get it. If you need the best, money shouldn't be a problem."

"Price-wise, I feel that the solution is a little bit expensive."