We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and NGINX Plus 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."The solution can scale."
"I like the monitoring ability as it enables me to identify when an internal (load-balanced) resource is having issues before it becomes a problem in production."
"The load balancing is one of the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix NetScaler was the seamless integration. Additionally, the UI is good."
"Load balancing, cache redirection, content switching, all connected with traffic management."
"The most valuable features of Citrix ADC are load balancing and application firewall."
"Global load balancing between data centers."
"Easy, user-friendly setup with content switching and integrated caching features."
"The product is resilient."
"The load balancing module, which is equivalent to LTM, is the focus of the PSE. So far, the features of both are identical. I believe NGINX has more features for securing these services, but in terms of load balancing, both are massive solutions."
"The most valuable features are the gateway and the ability to publish to sites."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is simple to configure."
"NGINX Plus also has NGINX App Protect. It's a separate module, which is inspired by the F5 apps."
"This solution has everything."
"When you use NGINX, you have more options and power."
"Supports IMAP, POP and SMTP protocols for the reverse proxy."
"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."
"The main areas for improvement would be around documentation and support. If a feature can be used in two or three ways, show that feature being used in all of those ways. Documentation seems to only cover the primary use case and leaves you to either run through trial and error or consult the user community. In terms of support, I have never actually had them solve any of my issues. I have always solved them myself and then provided the resolution to support."
"Does not include security. A web application firewall would be a nice addition."
"We have issues with the certificates. All authorization processes need certificates, however, every three months we needed to change certificates. This process iss complicated for us because Citrix does not have a not user-friendly interface and does not off user-friendly services. This needs a lot of improvement."
"Needs configuration processes like disabling LB VIPs, automatically disabling the IPs used."
"I think the documentation should be improved."
"Technical support could be improved."
"The WAF component needs to be simplified so that it is easier to use."
"Our most challenging part was to run an older PHP website reverse-proxied through NGINX. That was not fun."
"The drawback is that you must obtain a license for everything."
"They should do in the open source version of what they did to Advanced HTTP, TCP, and UDP load balancing."
"The center management system could be improved."
"The scalability could be improved."
"Improvement needed in NGINX Plus could focus on optimizing memory usage for users."
"The KPI should be more focused on load balancing and the latency in application calling from the end system."
"I would suggest adding GUI-based configuration panels to NGINX Plus to simplify setup and management tasks."
Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while NGINX Plus is ranked 5th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 28 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while NGINX Plus is rated 8.8. 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 NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy and Amazon Elastic Load Balancing, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, HAProxy, Kemp LoadMaster, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. NGINX Plus report.
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