We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and Radware Alteon 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."Provides resiliency for applications that reside on servers, as well as connectivity to remote applications."
"The most valuable feature for us is the application firewalling in Citrix NetScaler, ensuring only valid traffic enters our environment."
"Enables a Web service that offers persistent client-server connections, IP restriction, URL rewrite (such as remove "/assets/" path from client-side URL path), and cache for CSS or JS files... You can easily use the GUI to set up all these requirements on the same network device within 20-30 minutes. (If you do the same steps on CLI, it might take less time.)"
"It has helped us to increase the resiliency of the application and the performance."
"I can turn on features without actually owning a license. I can test them out, I can use them for a while, and then I can be licensed up. That's awesome. I don't have to have a license immediately before I can start to deploy things rapidly, rapid deployment is a plus."
"It is a complete solution for those looking for an all-in-one."
"Citrix Director has been great. It gives us one pane of glass to be able to monitor what's going on with the user sessions as well as to keep on top of the virtual desktops, any servers that may be offline or behaving suspiciously, or any troublesome spots like disconnections. We also use Citrix Studio for maintaining the actual servers that are hosting these applications. We use it for delivery groups in case we need to modify delivery groups in regards to which groups have access to which applications. It has been very helpful."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"The most valuable feature is the load-balancing reverse proxy."
"I am finding SSL-TLS acceleration the most valuable function, with certificate management. It is easy to generate certificates and assign them to services"
"The solution has been very stable."
"The features that mitigate attacks are very valuable."
"The most valuable features of Radware Alteon are the reverse proxy functionality and the SSL offload and hardware."
"The most valuable aspect is that it establishes user security."
"Radware has been characterized by being extremely robust. This gives us the confidence to offer our users a continuous service."
"The GUI was a valuable feature. It was uncomplicated and easy to use."
"Citrix ADC is a complex product, and it takes time to understand these things. But the documentation is poor, and the deployment is difficult. Integration could also be better because what I find is that you cannot easily integrate the panel in the second sector. What I have found is that in the last index, there is a limitation when getting validated. Technical support could also be better."
"It was challenging explaining to customers that it's no longer NetScaler but ADC, and now it's not just ADC but also the rebranding from NetScaler."
"The solution can improve their support and send tickets directly to a Citrix ADC engineer in order to avoid having to escalate each support call."
"Its GUI should be improved. Its CLI is powerful, but GUI needs more features."
"I think the documentation should be improved."
"Citrix should offer a demo or free-trial version of NetScaler. Several other vendors do, but Citrix does not. Pricing should also be more readily available."
"It does not have a sandbox cloud service and antivirus. It should have on-prem or cloud sandboxing and antivirus."
"Overall the price of Citrix ADC could be more competitive."
"We are having a difficult time with the security module, and how to implement the Radware security."
"It can be improved by combining the web application firewall (WAF) facility."
"Their support can be better. The Radware management is very proactive. We can connect to anybody in Radware Management in India. We can even connect with the MD of Radware India. However, their lower level staff should be more proactive towards the customers."
"Performance could be improved."
"The solution could be more open to additional third-party add-ons being integrated into it."
"The GUI needs to be improved. Right now, the solution isn't so user-friendly."
"I would like for the load balancing to work with premier and the cloud, a mix of premium and cloud."
"The solution could be more robust."
Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while Radware Alteon is ranked 7th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 33 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while Radware Alteon is rated 8.4. 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 Radware Alteon writes "It's a good fit for a small team because the maintenance is easier and you don't need to know how to code". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy and Kemp LoadMaster, whereas Radware Alteon is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), F5 Advanced WAF, A10 Networks Thunder ADC, HAProxy and Fortinet FortiWeb. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. Radware Alteon report.
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