We performed a comparison between Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Citrix SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two WAN Optimization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is quite simple and easy to use."
"It is a stable solution...it is a scalable solution."
"When I first encountered Cato, I didn't know how to use it, but after a week of training, I could onboard our systems to it, so the solution was easy to learn and navigate."
"I haven't had any trouble, and practically forget that I'm using it."
"The solution is stable."
"It's a pretty straightforward solution."
"The query and the SD-WAN are useful features of the solution."
"The most valuable feature of Cato Networks is the CASB and the documentation is useful."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix SD-WAN is customization. You are able to customize the solution to your needs."
"The best feature is the backup capability, where all of the users' computers are tied into a central data repository."
"It allows us to use additional VPNs, offering more options compared to other VPN solutions."
"The main advantage of Citrix SD-WAN is that it enables fast communication between our branches and data centers. And, with its cloud management features, it also makes the process of adding new branches into our company network much easier."
"The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features."
"The SD-WAN solution as it is already is quite feature-rich and the upgrade process is very simple."
"Downtime for branch offices is now almost zero. We have 100% real-time visibility into all of our lines. MPLS links have been replaced with lower-cost links, saving a larger percentage of line costs. Overall, I see SD-WAN as a must. And the Citrix SD-WAN product has delivered on expectations and exceeded them. (With later firmware updates we now have good firewall capabilities in the product too)."
"They have a zero downtime failover mechanism, where, when there's a link failure or a link weakness, or bad link conditions, they provide the ability to fail back seamlessly."
"There's no principal in Malaysia, only a distributor."
"A little tweaking or improvement of the UI in terms of logging when troubleshooting would be an improvement because it's very detailed."
"The product may be complex for users with few years of experience."
"They should add more sophisticated security features. It should also be integrated into the cloud."
"I would like to see better integration with identity providers."
"They can't do one-to-one NAT (Network Address Translation) in AP (their access point), and that is something that Palo Alto can do."
"The solution is not cheap."
"They should include a web application firewall feature in the solution."
"Given that Citrix SD-WAN solved all our problems by providing us with everything we needed to unify communications with our branches and data centers, I cannot suggest anything further in terms of improvements."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"Citrix SD-WAN's knowledge base has a few missing things, so you may need to seek help from support."
"The price is the only thing that could be improved. Citrix is not a cheap solution."
"I am happy with this product. If anything, its price can be reduced. It is a bit expensive."
"The price could be improved, it's an expensive solution."
"The firewall reporting could be easier to use and filter. (It works well enough, but if I need to give an area for improvement, I think this would be it.). The built-in reporting on the product in this regard is not great."
"I would like to either see the price reduced or have it packaged with other products to give better value for the money."
Cato SASE Cloud Platform is ranked 2nd in WAN Optimization with 21 reviews while Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 4th in WAN Optimization with 21 reviews. Cato SASE Cloud Platform is rated 8.8, while Citrix SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cato SASE Cloud Platform writes "Useful remote worker VPN, centralized management, and simple on-boarding process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix SD-WAN writes " A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades". Cato SASE Cloud Platform is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate and VMware SD-WAN, whereas Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Steelhead, Meraki SD-WAN and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform. See our Cato SASE Cloud Platform vs. Citrix SD-WAN report.
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