We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and Fortinet FortiADC 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."This solution allows the user to easily scale out application delivery, and provides secure remote access."
"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."
"I like the ease of use. It's easy to manage. I also like it's ease of use with virtualization technologies with applications."
"One of its most valuable features is fundamental load balancing, supporting both basic load balancing and database teams."
"It is a very stable solution."
"HTTP analysis and action. We have a lot of custom web applications that sometimes require custom header insertions. Some of these custom apps are external and, via the content switching, we can use one IP and leverage various back-end web app servers."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix ADC is its ease of use."
"Manageability and visibility are good."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL offloading capacity."
"Content caching and content compression are good features."
"From a technical perspective, it is the most scalable device from Fortinet."
"The solution provides high-level services such as availability, redundancy, and load balancing between servers."
"The user interface is very easy and integrates with Sandbox easily."
"Simple to use and easy to integrate."
"TSL and SSL offloading are both very good features."
"Key features include SSL Offloading, VM availability, and L7 load balancing."
"ADC from Citrix has added functionalities from other products and the usability is very difficult for someone who is used to a simpler user interface, it's a little bit of a mess to use."
"Too many bugs in the software and it's always difficult when you need to update."
"The solution is a bit more expensive than some of the available solutions in this region. One solution in particular that I noticed was cheaper was Kemp."
"Citrix ADC can improve if it provides a more user-friendly interface and clear working protocols. Citrix is not working with classic RFC, it is working with Citrix RFC, which is not common in the world. If engineers of Citrix can provide us with more information on working with the classic IP networks it would be a benefit."
"Scripting and writing expressions need to be improved by putting logic behind the rules and improve policies involving some of the scripting part, which is a tedious task to do."
"Quality assurance could improve by ironing out security vulnerabilities before releasing upgrades."
"There are some drawbacks, such as using EUG for specific configurations. It could be improved."
"If one device or switch fails, the failover to another device is not seamless which is painful."
"The configuration is relatively complex."
"Fortinet has some drawbacks, and it can be a bit challenging to scale."
"I had a terrible experience with Fortinet support. I only used support once when I bought the solution. I got no response for two days. However, I believe that it's no longer the case. Fortinet solutions have problems when they're launched. For example, we had issues with Fortinet's authenticator when it came out. We also had trouble with FortiNAC in the beginning."
"The product's stability for VMs could be better."
"The product’s price could be reduced. Also, some of its features need to be more advanced."
"It would be good if they built in a fully functional web application firewall."
"There is a mismatch between the number of features they are offering and the device capacity on how much it can handle."
"Technical support and documentation could both be improved."
Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while Fortinet FortiADC is ranked 8th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 19 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiADC is rated 7.8. 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 Fortinet FortiADC writes "High-level load balancing and routing protocols but scalability is limited to 200 gigabits". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, HAProxy, Loadbalancer.org and A10 Networks Thunder ADC, whereas Fortinet FortiADC is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Fortinet FortiWeb, Kemp LoadMaster, A10 Networks Thunder ADC and Loadbalancer.org. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. Fortinet FortiADC report.
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