We performed a comparison between Citrix ADC vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Users give a similar rating to both solutions. Each solution has an easy deployment, similar opinions on pricing, and good technical support. However, they differ in their strengths and weaknesses in terms of features.
"One feature that works really well is the SSL VPN. It's very easy to set up and you can go very granular with it. You can define what user groups get what kind of access and the management overhead is very low."
"Helped us a lot with load balancing."
"I find all of it to be valuable, because of the flexibility that is built into this product."
"Provides resiliency for applications that reside on servers, as well as connectivity to remote applications."
"For desktop application management, I recommend the NetScaler edition. This product is like a Swiss army knife. Citrix NetScaler ADC supports the education front-end."
"I like the ease of use. It's easy to manage. I also like it's ease of use with virtualization technologies with applications."
"I would say the rewriting and redirection functions are must-have's for us."
"It is a complete solution for those looking for an all-in-one."
"I find Application Gateway’s WAF module valuable because it helps prevent layer 7 attacks."
"I find Application Gateway’s WAF module valuable because it helps prevent layer 7 attacks."
"We can control what rules should be used and what should be disabled."
"The security feature in all the layers of the application is the most valuable."
"The pricing is quite good."
"The health probe is pretty good for your backend health. It tells you whether it's communicating and talking to the endpoint correctly. It is quite useful."
"This is a SaaS product, so it is always up to date."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the web application firewall (WAF)."
"It does not have a sandbox cloud service and antivirus. It should have on-prem or cloud sandboxing and antivirus."
"There are certain features that are very useful and Citrix makes you pay a bit more for them."
"Finding relevant documentation for learning NetScaler can be challenging, especially for beginners who prefer a web interface over command-line interfaces."
"The technical support could be improved. They do not respond or assist customers in a timely manner."
"Technical support sometimes takes a little longer because of the multilevel ticket priority."
"I would like to see them make it easier to do some of the more complex things. For example, a web re-direct requires two pieces to it. You have two ports and when people want to go to a web page, they just type in the webpage that on the backend it will redirect them to a secure link. The initial setup of that is cumbersome because you have to do it twice. There are things that can be replicated. The IP address, for example, is the same. This change would go a long way. Don't make me do it twice and don't make me have to read tons of documentation to figure out how to do it. Ease of configuration for some of the more complex processes would be a good improvement."
"Technical support could be improved."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"The security of the product could be adjusted."
"It takes a lot of time for a certificate to update in the system. That is a huge drawback, affecting the load-balancing side. And when there are changes to the load balancing, it affects the end-user."
"The solution doesn’t support wildcard-based and regular expression-based rules."
"The tool's pricing could be improved."
"The pricing of the solution is a bit high. The solution should offer different pricing systems."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway's first deployment is complex. It needs to improve its pricing."
"It does not have the flexibility for using public IPs in version 2."
"I want the solution's support to improve. The tool is also expensive."
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Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is ranked 4th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 38 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Citrix NetScaler writes "Optimizing application delivery and ensuring robust network performance with its excellent stability and comprehensive load-balancing capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway writes "High stability with built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy, Loadbalancer.org and A10 Networks Thunder ADC, whereas Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is most compared with Azure Front Door, F5 Advanced WAF, AWS WAF, Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and HAProxy. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway report.
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