We performed a comparison between Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Citrix SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two WAN Optimization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product is efficient and easy to use."
"It's a pretty straightforward solution."
"The visibility control and security aspects are amazing."
"The solution is a simple WAN solution. We've onboarded the socket on the Cato platform, and it provides connectivity. There is no complex routing."
"The WAN aggregation feature is the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is that it also works as a next-gen firewall because it has security features."
"Cato offers all the functionality found in other solution. The life cycle management is always very stable."
"The most valuable features of Cato Networks are the always-on VPN for remote workers and centralized management. Additionally, web filtering and antivirus are good."
"The most valuable feature is its reliability."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix SD-WAN is customization. You are able to customize the solution to your needs."
"We are using it widely for the local record for SaaS-based applications. Another valuable feature is a local breakout."
"The main advantage of Citrix SD-WAN is that it enables fast communication between our branches and data centers. And, with its cloud management features, it also makes the process of adding new branches into our company network much easier."
"The best feature is the backup capability, where all of the users' computers are tied into a central data repository."
"The stability is the main feature of Citrix SD-WAN. You can also upgrade the data packages or have less transmission."
"The SD-WAN solution as it is already is quite feature-rich and the upgrade process is very simple."
"It allows you to combine two asymmetrical connections."
"Cato Networks could improve their intrusion detection. There is not a lot in place."
"I would like to see better integration with identity providers."
"The solution is not cheap."
"They can't do one-to-one NAT (Network Address Translation) in AP (their access point), and that is something that Palo Alto can do."
"The different languages in the user interface should be enhanced."
"The product must evolve into the endpoint domain."
"The tool needs to be more granular. Its reports are not very in-depth."
"They should include a web application firewall feature in the solution."
"I would like to either see the price reduced or have it packaged with other products to give better value for the money."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"The price could be improved, it's an expensive solution."
"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."
"Citrix should continue to offer a perpetual licensing model because it is very important to us."
"Even though the monitoring is pretty good, there is some room for improvement there."
"I would like to see support for additional reporting."
"The reports need to be improved. We need to have them customized but they don't have that right now. I would like for them to have better system predictions. We don't have that right now. My system may be working fine right now but after making some changes, that can change."
Cato SASE Cloud Platform is ranked 2nd in WAN Optimization with 21 reviews while Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 3rd in WAN Optimization with 21 reviews. Cato SASE Cloud Platform is rated 8.8, while Citrix SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cato SASE Cloud Platform writes "Useful remote worker VPN, centralized management, and simple on-boarding process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix SD-WAN writes " A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades". Cato SASE Cloud Platform is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cisco SD-WAN, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet FortiGate and VMware SD-WAN, whereas Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Steelhead, Meraki SD-WAN and VMware SD-WAN. See our Cato SASE Cloud Platform vs. Citrix SD-WAN report.
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