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We performed a comparison between Blue Coat ProxySG [EOL] and Citrix SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"Since the implementation of this solution, the bandwidth has decreased and the performance in terms of Internet access has increased.""It features intuitive proxy policy deployment using a VPN.""Proxy Solution and ADN and their integration capability with Blue Coat director are positive features."

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"The scalability and stability are quite good in general.""The stability is the main feature of Citrix SD-WAN. You can also upgrade the data packages or have less transmission.""The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features.""The tool is quite cost-effective because it replaces the need for MPLS, which is a bit expensive...Citrix SD-WAN doesn't need much maintenance.""It allows you to combine two asymmetrical connections.""The most valuable feature of Citrix SD-WAN is customization. You are able to customize the solution to your needs.""The most valuable feature is security, as it gives me the port bindings that cannot be accomplished using other solutions.""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."

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"It would be great if the product had inbuilt queuing for Quality of Service.""It lacks deployment over multiple platforms and integration with SDN architecture.""We cannot automate the product since the IP address can only be assigned after acquisition of the serial number."

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"I would like to see more customization to adjust for the WAN lock-out due to our unexpected power outages.""Overall, network security and next-generation firewall features are areas that they can improve on.""The communication around the life cycle would have been really helpful. The main issue we have had is related to the life cycle because some of the things that we are using were discontinued. They were discontinued within a year after we had purchased it, which is a bit painful. If we had known that, we would've made some other decisions.""The only improvement for Citrix SD-WAN would be to lower its cost.""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 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.""Citrix should continue to offer a perpetual licensing model because it is very important to us."

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  • "Additional features, such as Flash Proxies, have their own licensing fees that depend on what the requirements are."
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  • "It's a little bit on the high side compared to the other products."
  • "As NetScaler is now, I find it quite pricey."
  • "The price of the subscription should be cheaper."
  • "It is a bit expensive. A cheaper product would be good, but everybody likes things to be cheaper. We bought the devices up front, and then we pay for the annual support."
  • "The license was a one-time purchase. It's expensive."
  • "It depends on the scale. In our case, it would have been better if we had known about the life cycling steps, but otherwise, it is worth the money."
  • "I believe that Citrix SD-WAN is a good investment, but I do not have the information to be more specific."
  • "I'm not quite sure of the price ranges. Roughly, the hidden devices can scale up to $20K for one appliance. However, the branch CPs are USD $1,000 to $2,500."
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    Top Answer:It lowered our Internet costs and gave me the flexibility to choose providers based on each location's connectivity.
    Top Answer:It is on the expensive side. I would give it an eight out of ten in terms of costliness. In my region, the approximate cost for the Citrix SD-WAN license is around $150 per user per year. However, the… more »
    Top Answer:The only improvement for Citrix SD-WAN would be to lower its cost.
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    Also Known As
    Citrix CloudBridge, WOC, NetScaler SD-WAN
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    Overview
    ProxySG appliances provide complete control over all your web traffic, delivering world-class threat protection. Robust features include user authentication, web filtering, data loss prevention, inspection, and visibility of SSL-encrypted traffic, content caching, bandwidth management, stream-splitting and more.

    Citrix SD-WAN is a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), WAN optimization, and WAN edge solution. Citrix SD-WAN is recognized for providing a robust, trustworthy user experience so that an organization's distributed workforce can deliver the best possible outcomes at all times. Organizations can easily deploy solid security protocols wherever needed and also have the option to choose from a diverse choice of security options with unified security service and seamless integration with today’s top next-gen firewalls.

    Citrix SD-WAN provides a single cloud-based user dashboard that enables organizations to easily manage their WAN, prioritize and audit applications, and configure security protocols. Citrix SD-WAN enables users to easily manage hybrid multi-cloud processes by improving applications and automating connectivity. Citrix SD-WAN gives organizations tremendous flexibility for deployment from public clouds, data centers, home offices, and branches.

    Citrix SD-WAN is the basis of the Citrix consolidated process to SASE (secure access service edge) combined with cloud-delivered security and zero-trust network access to provide organizations with safe, trustworthy, secure access to each and every application anywhere, using any device.

    The Citrix SD-WAN solution is made up of three basic components:

    • Two software editions.
    • Cloud-hosted (or on-premises) orchestrator for clear visibility and unified protocol management.
    • Appliances: data center, home, branch, physical or virtual.

    Citrix SD-WAN Orchestrator

    The Citrix SD-WAN Orchestrator can be on premises or cloud-hosted and is a multi-tenant management service offered to Citrix partners and do-it-yourself enterprise organizations. The dashboard delivers a comprehensive view of your organization’s SD-WAN network concerning the functionality and usage of every site. The intuitive dashboard delivers a summary of uptime of the overlay and underlay paths, usage trends, and network-wide alerts.

    Available application-centric policies: quality of service (QoS), firewall policies, and application-based traffic steering can all be easily configurable globally or per site.

    Reviews from Real Users

    “With SD-WAN, they have all the features and benefits they need to send live streaming information to the database and to headquarters without requiring a server at each site. Our other clients have various sites with just one type of communication, say a radio or a mobile network. SD-WAN helps them to combine and get a better bandwidth to balance all their applications and services.” - Business Consultant at a tech services company

    “We needed to create some kind of network that was distributed through data and media or big files. It was a retail company, so there were branches, and the branches needed to connect to HQ. We provided HQ and each branch with Citrix SD-WAN. We tried to use it, and it worked well. The transmission was good, and they were losing less data.” - Ruslan M., SMB Sales Director, Regional Business Development Department at Softline

    Sample Customers
    Global Technology and Material Manufacturer
    AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Cornerstone Home Lending Inc., Dallara, ecVision, Essar, Eurofred, Groupe Promutuel, HMSHost Corporation, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd, Royal Caribbean International
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Insurance Company19%
    Wholesaler/Distributor19%
    Integrator6%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Retailer9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Construction Company6%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Blue Coat ProxySG [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in WAN Optimization while Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 3rd in WAN Optimization with 21 reviews. Blue Coat ProxySG [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Citrix SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Blue Coat ProxySG [EOL] writes "Now we are able to inspect full SSL traffic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix SD-WAN writes " A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades". Blue Coat ProxySG [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Steelhead, Meraki SD-WAN and VMware SD-WAN.

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