We performed a comparison between Akamai Ion and Citrix NetScaler based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about F5, Citrix, HAProxy and others in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)."Akamai is easy to use and very effective."
"I like app flows and custom flows. They integrate with multiple flows."
"I like the monitoring ability as it enables me to identify when an internal (load-balanced) resource is having issues before it becomes a problem in production."
"Manageability and visibility are good."
"The load balancing feature and the fact that you can do context switching in the WAF are the most valuable. We majorly use it for load balancing, but we also use it for context switching in the WAF. It is also robust and very easy to work with and manage."
"The solution is very stable."
"Compared to other solutions, Citrix ADC is much more robust in terms of the native integration to cloud platforms. It is far more robust from an operational point of view as well."
"It is a complete solution for those looking for an all-in-one."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix NetScaler was the seamless integration. Additionally, the UI is good."
"The product must provide more flexibility."
"The technical support could be improved. They do not respond or assist customers in a timely manner."
"Citrix ADC can improve if it provides a more user-friendly interface and clear working protocols. Citrix is not working with classic RFC, it is working with Citrix RFC, which is not common in the world. If engineers of Citrix can provide us with more information on working with the classic IP networks it would be a benefit."
"Its GUI should be improved. Its CLI is powerful, but GUI needs more features."
"Currently, the support team's responsiveness is lacking, and the technical personnel on calls often seem unfamiliar with the issues or inadequately trained."
"I think the documentation should be improved."
"Finding relevant documentation for learning NetScaler can be challenging, especially for beginners who prefer a web interface over command-line interfaces."
"The solution should be able to scale more effectively than it does."
"The tool needs to add a feature where we can access the network policy access manager."
Akamai Ion is ranked 15th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 1 review while Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews. Akamai Ion is rated 7.0, while Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Akamai Ion writes "Helps optimize the content delivery network, but doesn’t provide much flexibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix NetScaler writes "Simple implementation, reliable, and good dashboards". Akamai Ion is most compared with NGINX Plus and HAProxy, whereas Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy and Loadbalancer.org.
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