Barracuda Load Balancer ADC vs. Citrix ADC Comparison

Barracuda Load Balancer ADC

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Barracuda Load Balancer ADC

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16,390 views|12,126 comparisons

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Senior Server Administrator at a financial services firm

A flexible product with a good VPN and easy-to-use load balancing capabilities

We have a custom application that we use, and we were able to port it over from a legacy system into the ADC.

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"You get the value for your money. There aren't any hidden fees.""NetScaler does the same thing as an F5 and it's cheaper.""Ninety day free trial makes it easy to try out this solution.""We have a yearly licencing fee, and there are no additional costs.""Licensing is adequate. I wanted to have a more prominent license, but until I do they don't give enough support. The additional cost would be too much.""Citrix NetScaler VPX is not the cheapest solution out there, but you get what you pay for.""The licensing costs for this solution vary depending on which model is being used.""Our licensing fees including technical support are approximately $3,500 USD."

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Ask a question Earn 20 points	What do you like most about Citrix ADC? Top Answer: Achieve Operational Consistency Across Clouds Gain Holistic Visibility Across Clouds Ensure Consistent and Comprehensive Security Auto-Scale to Meet Unforeseen Demand Allocate Capacity Where You Need… more » Read all 23 answers What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Citrix ADC? Top Answer: I think the price is okay. Read all 15 answers What needs improvement with Citrix ADC? Top Answer: ADC from Citrix has added functionalities from other products and the usability is very difficult for someone who is used to a simpler user interface, it's a little bit of a mess to use. In terms of… more » Read all 22 answers
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16th out of 26 in Application Delivery Controllers Views 1,458 Comparisons 1,318 Reviews 0 Average Words per Review 0 Rating N/A	4th out of 26 in Application Delivery Controllers Views 16,390 Comparisons 12,126 Reviews 18 Average Words per Review 478 Rating 8.2
Popular Comparisons
F5 BIG-IP vs. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC Compared 30% of the time. Kemp LoadMaster vs. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC Compared 16% of the time. HAProxy vs. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC Compared 13% of the time. SANGFOR Application Delivery vs. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC Compared 8% of the time. Fortinet FortiADC vs. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC Compared 6% of the time. See more Barracuda Load Balancer ADC competitors » + Add more products to compare	F5 BIG-IP vs. Citrix ADC Compared 45% of the time. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs. Citrix ADC Compared 8% of the time. HAProxy vs. Citrix ADC Compared 8% of the time. A10 Networks Thunder ADC vs. Citrix ADC Compared 6% of the time. Pulse Virtual Traffic Manager vs. Citrix ADC Compared 1% of the time. See more Citrix ADC competitors » + Add more products to compare
Also Known As
Barracuda Load Balancer	NetScaler, Citrix NetScaler VPX
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Barracuda Networks	Citrix
Overview
Barracuda Load Balancer is ideal for organizations looking for a high-performance, yet cost-effective application delivery and security solution. With the broadest range of hardware and virtual models, Barracuda Load Balancer provides maximum flexibility for organizations looking to build highly secure and scalable application infrastructure, whether it's deployed on-premises or in the cloud.	Citrix ADC is an application delivery controller (ADC) that accelerates application performance, enhances application availability with advanced L4-7 load balancing, secures mission-critical apps from attacks and lowers server expenses by offloading computationally intensive tasks.
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Sample Customers
Fenwal Blood Technologies	ABB Schweiz, Aer Lingus, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Amnet Technology Solutions, Aramex International, Ascenty, Atos, Autodesk
Top Industries
VISITORS READING REVIEWS Comms Service Provider29% Computer Software Company28% Government9% Media Company8%	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm22% Manufacturing Company15% Healthcare Company11% Comms Service Provider11% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company32% Comms Service Provider19% Government6% Media Company5%
Company Size
No Data Available	REVIEWERS Small Business29% Midsize Enterprise27% Large Enterprise45%

Barracuda Load Balancer ADC is ranked 16th in Application Delivery Controllers while Citrix ADC is ranked 4th in Application Delivery Controllers with 21 reviews. Barracuda Load Balancer ADC is rated 0.0, while Citrix ADC is rated 8.2. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix ADC writes "Has the ability to turn on features without owning a license to test them out and use for a while ". Barracuda Load Balancer ADC is most compared with F5 BIG-IP, Kemp LoadMaster, HAProxy, SANGFOR Application Delivery and Fortinet FortiADC, whereas Citrix ADC is most compared with F5 BIG-IP, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, HAProxy, A10 Networks Thunder ADC and Pulse Virtual Traffic Manager.

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