We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and NGINX Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is easy to work with and manage."
"Helped us a lot with load balancing."
"The most valuable feature is the content switching."
"It is the best product out there."
"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."
"High availability, performance, and security are the main pillars. It enhances the security for accessing the applications."
"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."
"Citrix NetScaler offers robust security features, including SmartAccess and customizable policies, making it a reliable choice for safeguarding user data."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is simple to configure."
"The load balancing module, which is equivalent to LTM, is the focus of the PSE. So far, the features of both are identical. I believe NGINX has more features for securing these services, but in terms of load balancing, both are massive solutions."
"Zero Downtime has always been a strength in recommending infrastructure web services. NGINX allows me to execute such infrastructure with less complications and the ability to switch from server to server easily."
"I think installation only took a couple of minutes — no more than 10 minutes."
"With NGINX, I appreciate its ability to route traffic geographically."
"Supports IMAP, POP and SMTP protocols for the reverse proxy."
"The best solution, by far, for web traffic control for things in production and just around the house."
"The most valuable features are the gateway and the ability to publish to sites."
"Mastering it requires significant learning and training due to its complexity."
"It can be difficult to setup."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The setup for Citrix NetScaler has room for improvement. It could be easier."
"The interface needs to be improved because the competition is coming up with ones that are more eye-catching, straightforward, and sophisticated."
"Getting to use some of the advanced tools, even with the assistance of Citrix support, can be challenging."
"The tool needs to add a feature where we can access the network policy access manager."
"The GUI should be improved."
"The user interface could be improved."
"NGINX is a very basic load balancer and cannot do as many customizations as F5."
"The drawback is that you must obtain a license for everything."
"The solution must improve its performance."
"I would suggest adding GUI-based configuration panels to NGINX Plus to simplify setup and management tasks."
"Lack of a feature to print data on the terminal for verification of network traffic during debugging and testing."
"The KPI should be more focused on load balancing and the latency in application calling from the end system."
"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."
Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while NGINX Plus is ranked 5th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 27 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while NGINX Plus is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Citrix NetScaler writes "Simple implementation, reliable, and good dashboards". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy and Avi Networks Software Load Balancer, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, HAProxy, Kemp LoadMaster, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. NGINX Plus report.
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