We performed a comparison between Citrix SD-WAN and Steelhead 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 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 reliability of connectivity is most valuable."
"The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features."
"The best feature is the backup capability, where all of the users' computers are tied into a central data repository."
"It allows you to combine two asymmetrical connections."
"The zero-touch deployment is most valuable for us."
"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."
"It is very easy to install the solution."
"I find the most valuable to be the compression and exchange replication."
"The connectivity to speed is the valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Steelhead is its optimization capabilities."
"Scalable data referencing is a great feature."
"The compression of Riverbed is very powerful. It can also handle large quantities of traffic."
"Steelhead is stable, and it can even help you avoid service interruption in the event of a power outage. If your hardware fails, technical support will replace your device quickly."
"TCP optimization... caches a particular TCP connection and the next time a user uses that connection he will reach the destination easily."
"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."
"I am happy with this product. If anything, its price can be reduced. It is a bit expensive."
"I would like to either see the price reduced or have it packaged with other products to give better value for the money."
"The price is the only thing that could be improved. Citrix is not a cheap solution."
"I would like to see more customization to adjust for the WAN lock-out due to our unexpected power outages."
"Enhancements are needed to improve the stability."
"I would like to see support for additional reporting."
"The price could be improved, it's an expensive solution."
"If we load a primary firewall, the secondary firewall usually handles all the active connections, but in Riverbed, this isn't the case. We lose all the active connections at the moment of failure."
"They should include a network switch in a future release."
"The application response time of the solution can be improved."
"The product should offer more integration capabilities."
"One area for improvement is related to monitoring and visibility."
"Application response time and network performance could be improved."
"I would like to see improvement in the solution’s configuration and protocol aspects. We have got some configurations that are not set. I would also like to simplify the call detection of some protocols."
"Steelhead's handling of encrypted traffic could be improved because it requires some complex configuration to optimize encrypted traffic, especially when working with Microsoft protocols for mail servers and VPN services"
Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 3rd in WAN Optimization with 21 reviews while Steelhead is ranked 4th in WAN Optimization with 22 reviews. Citrix SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while Steelhead is rated 8.2. 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 Steelhead writes "Exceptionally stable and reliable but costly". Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and VMware SD-WAN, whereas Steelhead is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform, WAAS, Noction IRP and Cisco SD-WAN. See our Citrix SD-WAN vs. Steelhead report.
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