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."Easy, user-friendly setup with content switching and integrated caching features."
"For desktop application management, I recommend the NetScaler edition. This product is like a Swiss army knife. Citrix NetScaler ADC supports the education front-end."
"Content Switching provides flexibility for routing traffic as desired to designated real servers. It also provides good geo capabilities through its GSLB feature."
"From a security standpoint, It is a comprehensive solution in a single box."
"One of its most valuable features is fundamental load balancing, supporting both basic load balancing and database teams."
"The most valuable feature is load balancing."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix ADC is its ease of use."
"It is the best product out there."
"The solution provides high-level services such as availability, redundancy, and load balancing between servers."
"The product has flexible and interesting licensing options."
"Key features include SSL Offloading, VM availability, and L7 load balancing."
"I am impressed with the product's load-balancing feature."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL offloading capacity."
"TSL and SSL offloading are both very good features."
"The user interface is very easy and integrates with Sandbox easily."
"The GSLB, the DR side, is the best part. Because we had our main side in one city, we created another, and we had a complete MPLS over the internet. We used the GSLB and data loss for our business applications."
"An area for improvement would be the difficulty in finding information about standard licensing costs over the internet. They should provide some reference prices on the net to be quickly referred to."
"If one device or switch fails, the failover to another device is not seamless which is painful."
"The tool needs to add a feature where we can access the network policy access manager."
"The technical support could be improved. They do not respond or assist customers in a timely manner."
"The vendor provides frequent patches, however, the security of the website has room for improvement."
"Quality assurance could improve by ironing out security vulnerabilities before releasing upgrades."
"Currently, it is not easy to use the configuration capabilities of the product."
"I would like to see them make it easier to do some of the more complex things. For example, a web re-direct requires two pieces to it. You have two ports and when people want to go to a web page, they just type in the webpage that on the backend it will redirect them to a secure link. The initial setup of that is cumbersome because you have to do it twice. There are things that can be replicated. The IP address, for example, is the same. This change would go a long way. Don't make me do it twice and don't make me have to read tons of documentation to figure out how to do it. Ease of configuration for some of the more complex processes would be a good improvement."
"Fortinet FortiADC should include an advanced-level SD-WAN."
"The L7 Persistent load-balancing algorithm has not worked for me after having tested it many times with my customer's in-house application. I'd like to suggest that the company make sure that all load-balancing algorithms work properly with most applications, even those that are in-house apps."
"Fortinet has some drawbacks, and it can be a bit challenging to scale."
"Setup could be easier. The company's homework is to redesign those menus to configure with the smallest number of steps."
"The configuration is relatively complex."
"FortiADC is complex to configure so the interface should be improved."
"Issues with SSL and encrypted traffic."
"The solution's WAF needs an upgrade because it is not as good as FortiWeb, VMware, F5, or Imperva."
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, HAProxy and A10 Networks Thunder ADC. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. Fortinet FortiADC report.
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