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We performed a comparison between Citrix SD-WAN and Huawei Enterprise Routers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two WAN Edge solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Citrix SD-WAN vs. Huawei Enterprise Routers Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The most valuable feature is its reliability.""The scalability and stability are quite good in general.""The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features.""The solution is brilliant, the way it calculates its paths and trails is great.""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 most valuable feature of Citrix SD-WAN is customization. You are able to customize the solution to your needs.""The best feature is the backup capability, where all of the users' computers are tied into a central data repository.""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 is a robust and efficient solution.""There is a lot of information available about routers and how to configure Huawei Routers right now.""Overall we have found the solution to be satisfactory.""The solution offers good customer support and good performance.""The product is good, easy to manage , and works fine.""I use the product to connect to various access points to extend my network.""When we started, the connection was amazing for the 100G between the switches and the co-switch. What the students typically use for school is a maximum is 40 so they now have faster technology.""I have been able to connect the solution to many platforms such as Windows, Apple, and Android."

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Cons
"The firewall reporting could be easier to use and filter. (It works well enough, but if I need to give an area for improvement, I think this would be it.). The built-in reporting on the product in this regard is not great.""There are a few things that can be improved, are domain-based routing and the slowness of virtual parts, and it may be due to the wrong configuration, which we have been unable to find out.""I am happy with this product. If anything, its price can be reduced. It is a bit expensive.""Overall, network security and next-generation firewall features are areas that they can improve on.""Even though the monitoring is pretty good, there is some room for improvement there.""Citrix SD-WAN does not have the SD-WAN with one optimization in a single license. Other competitors have this option and it should be added to this solution.""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.""I would like to see more customization to adjust for the WAN lock-out due to our unexpected power outages."

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"They should include features like IPS for security and response.""The internet service for enterprise bundle should be improved.""The configuration is complex and should be simplified.""In the next release of this solution, I would like to see better bandwidth management, more granular web filtering, and portal authentication.""Huawei Enterprise Routers can improve by enhancing their security. The software architecture and the operating system that runs on their router and the security capability are not as strong when compared to Cisco.""The product’s performance could be better.""The solution's technical support could be improved.""We have found we have to restart the routers or reconfigured them a lot of the time, this issue should improve. The quality of the hardware needs to be more durable."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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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  • "Huawei offers a cheaper enterprise router solution than Cisco."
  • "These routers are not too expensive."
  • "There is no licence for this solution, but the solution could be cheaper."
  • "The price of the solution is fair."
  • "There are additional licensing costs. I am aware of additional licenses and which services are added to the router."
  • "The tool's licensing is yearly."
  • "The solution's price is reasonable."
  • "The solution is cheap compared to Cisco."
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    Questions from the Community
    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.
    Top Answer:The solution provides support for 5G connectivity.
    Top Answer:The NMS is positioned for large organizations. It supports zero to 5000 devices. It is an entry-level product. It would be better if the vendor provided support for small enterprises. Support must be… more »
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    Also Known As
    Citrix CloudBridge, WOC, NetScaler SD-WAN
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    Overview

    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

    Huawei Enterprise Routers AR G3 Series Routers, the AR G3 all-in-one router series integrates multiple services including; routing, switching, 3G, WLAN, voice, and security functions in one device.
    Sample Customers
    AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Cornerstone Home Lending Inc., Dallara, ecVision, Essar, Eurofred, Groupe Promutuel, HMSHost Corporation, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd, Royal Caribbean International
    Bus Online, VisionChina Media Inc. (VisionChina), China Network Television (CNTV), Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, ABC, BovenIJ hospital
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Insurance Company19%
    Wholesaler/Distributor19%
    Retailer6%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Retailer9%
    Real Estate/Law Firm7%
    Construction Company7%
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    Engineering Company25%
    Educational Organization17%
    Comms Service Provider17%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    University8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise43%
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise56%
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    Small Business56%
    Midsize Enterprise28%
    Large Enterprise16%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise56%
    Buyer's Guide
    Citrix SD-WAN vs. Huawei Enterprise Routers
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Citrix SD-WAN vs. Huawei Enterprise Routers and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 10th in WAN Edge with 21 reviews while Huawei Enterprise Routers is ranked 8th in WAN Edge with 24 reviews. Citrix SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while Huawei Enterprise Routers is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Citrix SD-WAN writes " A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei Enterprise Routers writes "A stable and easy-to-manage solution with good security and firewalls". Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Steelhead, Meraki SD-WAN and Cato SASE Cloud Platform, whereas Huawei Enterprise Routers is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Cisco Enterprise Routers, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco SD-WAN and Juniper MX Series Routers. See our Citrix SD-WAN vs. Huawei Enterprise Routers report.

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