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We performed a comparison between Array AG Series and Citrix Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"The solution has good performance.""It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."

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"What I appreciate most about the Array AG Series, and what our clients value as well, is its exceptional stability."

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"The solution is scalable.""What I find most valuable about this solution, is that it runs seamlessly.""Its ease of use and how everybody can easily work through it are the most valuable features.""The features that we have found most valuable are the web app support and VPN.""The product is straightforward.""It's a stable solution while it's running. We don't have to work on it a lot. There are not many bugs, so it's easy to use if you deploy successfully. You can be sure of an uninterrupted solution for quite a long time. Citrix is a good product.""For our use case, it was scalable. There were at least 25 end users using this solution from remote locations. And once the connection was established, there weren't any complaints.""Provides good performance and speed."

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Cons
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."

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"The main area for improvement with Array AG Series is its support services."

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"Technical support could be improved.""The product should be more secure.""The initial setup is not straightforward.""If there is an increase in the customer infrastructure, it is not stable.""As an organization, our initiative is to move to the cloud, Citrix Gateway needs to improve its cloud capabilities and make the cloud solution more robust.""It's extremely complicated and it's not intuitive. The solution requires a lot of training to get going on it.""The load balancing could be improved.""I would like to see better configuration of repairs and downloading certification."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There is not a license required for this solution but the price should be less expensive."
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  • "Usually with Citrix the issue is the pricing, especially for the African region. We believe it's really expensive."
  • "Pricing is very high if you do a comparison with what is available in the market."
  • "I believe the pricing is comparable to SaaS"
  • "It costs about 4,000 a year."
  • "The price could be lower."
  • "There is a license to use Citrix Gateway and it is less expensive to use when compared to other solutions."
  • "There are two or three different models, but you can actually have a CapEx where you purchase the unit outright and then there's a yearly maintenance cost on top for years two and three, and four, or you can actually do a subscription purchase through Citrix cloud and you pay on a monthly basis, or you can have a three-year subscription contract as well. I give the solution a six out of ten for its cost."
  • "The solution has a yearly licensing fee."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.
    Top Answer:The product is very cost-effective and has no requirement for additional licenses. The setup is not easy. Users need… more »
    Top Answer:THe solution is used as a primary gateway with two lease lines of 450 Mbps total. Around 200 users are under it. There… more »
    Top Answer:What I appreciate most about the Array AG Series, and what our clients value as well, is its exceptional stability.
    Top Answer:In terms of pricing, Array AG Series is relatively competitive. It is priced below some of the higher-end options like… more »
    Top Answer:The main area for improvement with Array AG Series is its support services. Compared to products like Cisco and Zscaler… more »
    Top Answer:We can maintain our systems using the solution.
    Top Answer:Compared to other products, WAF is more costlier than LB, but in Citrix, LB is more expensive than WAF. We have a yearly… more »
    Top Answer:The initial setup could be made easier.
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    Also Known As
    TNSR
    Array AccessDirect, AccessDirect, Array AG Series SSL VPNs
    Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway
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    Overview

    TNSR is an advanced open source-based secure networking software platform with highly-scalable packet processing, manageability, and service expansion capabilities. This video provides a high-level introduction. that address a number of commonly asked new product questions - in just a couple of minutes.

    Array’s scalable SSL VPNs centralize control over access to applications, desktops, files, networks and web sites from a broad range of remote and mobile devices – providing secure connectivity, end-point and server-side security and application-level AAA policies on a per-user basis. Available as physical or virtual appliances, or on popular public cloud platforms, the AG Series is ideal for enterprises that need to support multiple communities of interest as well as for service providers that need to provide remote access to globally dispersed data centers.

    Citrix Gateway is a customer-managed solution that can be deployed on premises or on any public cloud, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Citrix Gateway provides users with secure access and single sign-on to all the virtual, SaaS and web applications they need to be productive.


    Sample Customers
    UCLA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, shopify
    Hitachi Federated Cloud, VM Racks, Needham Bank, Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, Harmon Law Offices, City of Lilburn, Georgia
    Aeronamic, Avianca, Bechtel Corporation, Betfair UK, Catholic University Leuven (K.U. Leuven), Centene Corporation, Cerner, Charityshare, City of High Point, Clark Builders
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    University6%
    Retailer6%
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    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Real Estate/Law Firm9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization43%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Healthcare Company5%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise50%
    Large Enterprise36%
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    Array AG Series is ranked 13th in SSL VPN with 1 review while Citrix Gateway is ranked 2nd in SSL VPN with 15 reviews. Array AG Series is rated 0.0, while Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Array AG Series writes "Exceptionally stable, cost-effective, and offers a user-friendly interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Reliable, simple to set up, and offers good ICA proxy access". Array AG Series is most compared with , whereas Citrix Gateway is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti Connect Secure and Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

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