We performed a comparison between Citrix Web App and API Protection and NGINX App Protect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I prefer this solution because of its user-friendly interface. I find it simple and close to what I am currently using, which is Citrix Fortiva Access for Multi-Factor Authentication. I appreciate the familiar user interface and troubleshooting tools it offers."
"The advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is just its graphic user interface for beginners. The solution is nothing special, but we have to use it for the corporation. Another advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is that we have our copy to test things and get the know-how of it."
"The work balancing applications are the most valuable feature."
"When our primary link goes down I can still get to my Cisco devices and the NetScaler devices on-prem because of the SDN solution. If the internet connection at one of the branches goes down, we can still route them, they still get internet based on the SDN solution through one of the other sites. They can carry on working."
"Citrix is good for application protection."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"I like the solution's simplicity compared to Citrix's on-prem solutions."
"We have good customer support."
"We were looking for a product that is capable of complete automation and a container based solution. It's working."
"The stability of the product is very impressive since it handles 60,000 to 70,000 requests or transactions per second."
"It's very easy to deploy."
"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is the reverse proxy."
"It is a very good tool for load balancing."
"NGINX App Protect has complete control over the HTTP session."
"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its open source."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the OWASP certification. Additionally, the tool's ability to enforce strong passwords and OTP within minutes is impressive. With its analytics and recommendations, it is a very good solution."
"Their upgrades are not very backward compatible, and sometimes they mess up."
"Citrix Web App and API Protection could improve in the area of licensing"
"I am not an expert in this solution, but simplicity and user-friendly interfaces are crucial for me. I would appreciate advice from Citrix, particularly in the form of an interactive guide for API protection. It would be helpful if they could provide specific points and recommendations for cybersecurity, indicating areas that need attention or improvement. I find such interactive guidance valuable."
"The user interface could be more friendly. Some wizards and other documentation for administrators, as well as some use cases, helps us to understand the solution."
"The solution's pricing is a big concern and should be improved."
"The setup was not simple."
"The configuration for its web application firewall is complicated."
"An area for improvement in Citrix Web App and API Protection is for it to give real-time notifications and alerts. It would be practical if the solution warns you if there's an attack or if the load or traffic volume increases or decreases. An additional feature I'd like to see in Citrix Web App and API Protection is a prediction or artificial intelligence on what is happening, for example, attacks."
"Right now, the tool doesn't provide an option revolving around update feeds, specifically the signature update option in the UI."
"The setup of NGINX App Protect is complex. The full process took one week to complete. Additionally, we had to change the network infrastructure platform which took one month."
"Setting policies and parameters through the UI should be more automated because the process is manual, where we can only edit one rule at a time."
"They could provide a better user interface."
"It's challenging if you need to go for a high throughput."
"I encountered issues with NGINX App Protect while trying to upgrade custom rules."
"The dashboard could provide a more comprehensive view of the status of the connections."
"NGINX App Protect could improve security."
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Citrix Web App and API Protection is ranked 20th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 11 reviews while NGINX App Protect is ranked 15th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 20 reviews. Citrix Web App and API Protection is rated 8.0, while NGINX App Protect is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citrix Web App and API Protection writes "Affordable, provides advanced features, and protects applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX App Protect writes "Capable of complete automation but is costly ". Citrix Web App and API Protection is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Azure Front Door, Fortinet FortiWeb, AWS WAF and Akamai App and API Protector, whereas NGINX App Protect is most compared with Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, AWS WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb, F5 Advanced WAF and Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. See our Citrix Web App and API Protection vs. NGINX App Protect report.
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