We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and Radware Alteon based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Provides resiliency for applications that reside on servers, as well as connectivity to remote applications."
"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."
"For desktop application management, I recommend the NetScaler edition. This product is like a Swiss army knife. Citrix NetScaler ADC supports the education front-end."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN."
"The load balancing and VPN features are most valuable. AAA authentication is also valuable."
"The program is easy to install and to set up."
"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."
"Easy, user-friendly setup with content switching and integrated caching features."
"The most valuable aspect is that it establishes user security."
"I like the web GUI. It's very intuitive and easy to use."
"The integrated application protection provided by Alteon is very good. It really helps to avoid false positives in some cases. It provides important granularity to avoid a situation in which security or cybersecurity scenarios escape us."
"It is easy to expand. Our clients are enterprise-size."
"The device blocks threats and allows legitimate users to work correctly."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its stability. During the time that I have been using it, it has not undergone a service failure... And with the integrated application protection, we have not suffered from attacks anymore."
"I found the link load balancer and server load balancer are the most valuable."
"The health status information, with its highly detailed reporting, has saved us time on troubleshooting. We have the precise information needed that helps us find different types of situations."
"I will try to migrate all the tools to the cloud because there is more lab and more VPN scalability available in the cloud. It is not available on-premises."
"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."
"Mastering it requires significant learning and training due to its complexity."
"Integration with other third party providers and third party applications could be better because it can be a bit complex at present."
"The technical support could be improved. They do not respond or assist customers in a timely manner."
"The only thing customers told me that could be improved is that they would like to be able to purchase and receive the products in one box, rather than two boxes. This is something related to marketing, though."
"We would like to see some fairly large scale improvement in the configuration process for this solution."
"Native integration needs to be improved. You cannot build ISE codes natively. For DevOps, integration would be very helpful because it would be a lot simpler from an operational standpoint."
"Support is very important because if we get good support, we'll be able to sell and supply more numbers."
"The community portal does not have a place to find scripts."
"Scalability should be based on customer requirements."
"Performance could be improved."
"The user interface can be improved."
"You need to have pretty good internal knowledge of the solution."
"It can be improved by combining the web application firewall (WAF) facility."
"The reverse proxy piece is a little bit complicated. If the reverse proxy were easier to implement, that would help."
Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while Radware Alteon is ranked 7th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 33 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while Radware Alteon is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Citrix NetScaler writes "Optimizing application delivery and ensuring robust network performance with its excellent stability and comprehensive load-balancing capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Radware Alteon writes "It's a good fit for a small team because the maintenance is easier and you don't need to know how to code". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy and Kemp LoadMaster, whereas Radware Alteon is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), F5 Advanced WAF, A10 Networks Thunder ADC, HAProxy and NGINX Plus. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. Radware Alteon report.
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