We performed a comparison between Aruba Remote Access Points and Citrix Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"The product is very flexible. So far the stability of the solution has been good."
"Aruba works well in large spaces, especially for manufacturing. That's when you start seeing the effectiveness of Aruba."
"It provides good Spectrum Analysis and troubleshooting."
"Aruba Remote Access Points provide a level of protection for our IPs."
"I can use the solution from my home or any remote office to access printers, servers, etc."
"The platform has the most valuable advanced filtering feature."
"This solution is widely adopted and involves both technology and non-technical devices. It is robust, except in cases of significant power outages."
"Once configured and operational, they tend to function reliably, with few reported issues from clients or customers."
"I didn't have any hiccups or issues with it."
"The solution has very flexible configuration."
"The features that we have found most valuable are the web app support and VPN."
"The stability of the solution is perfect."
"It is easy to set up and is stable. It is scalable as well, depending on the model."
"We can maintain our systems using the solution."
"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."
"The initial setup is simple."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"There are some issues, like the VLAN capabilities and support for routing between two VMs."
"It could have better monitoring features."
"I use the controller when using Aruba Remote Access Points, particularly during configuration. Hence, room for improvement in Aruba Remote Access Points is for its web UI to be easier to control."
"There is room for improvement in terms of pricing. If they can be more competitive."
"Our difficulty with Aruba is that the product and the license are two different items. So, if we are adding an access point, we have to pay for two items. We have to pay to add the access point in the controller and we have to pay for the license."
"The product needs an increased level of security for the end user."
"It would help if the remote APs had some kind of SoHo environment with built-in firewall features. That way it could connect directly in a client-to-site type of environment, or a site-to-site VPN environment. That way users could have a complete office setup without coming to the private cloud."
"The remote access point coverage should be bigger than it is now."
"While connectivity is not something that is under Citrix's control, if the connectivity is spotty, it can be difficult."
"I'd like to see support for reverse proxy and more security features."
"The initial connection could be faster. That handshake takes a few seconds sometimes. That could be better and improved upon."
"The dashboard or interface should be more clear in reporting issues. Integration with other applications should be more user-friendly."
"Citrix Gateway could improve the speed of the VPN. I sometimes have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes to get connected and other times when I am connected I have to abort, and reconnect."
"The initial setup could be made easier."
"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."
"The initial setup is not straightforward."
Aruba Remote Access Points is ranked 13th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 13 reviews while Citrix Gateway is ranked 11th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 33 reviews. Aruba Remote Access Points is rated 7.8, while Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Remote Access Points writes "The solution can be used from home or any remote office to access office resources like printers and servers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". Aruba Remote Access Points is most compared with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, OpenVPN Access Server and Check Point Remote Access VPN, whereas Citrix Gateway is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Ivanti Connect Secure. See our Aruba Remote Access Points vs. Citrix Gateway report.
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