Citrix ADC vs. Radware Alteon Comparison

Citrix ADC

Radware Alteon

Citrix ADC

Read 21 Citrix ADC reviews.

16,390 views|12,126 comparisons

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Read 4 Radware Alteon reviews.

3,699 views|3,029 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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Pros
"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.""Very stable.""Helped us a lot with load balancing.""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.""My customers have told me that the performance of this solution is good.""The solution is very stable. We don't have any downtime or issues of that nature.""The solution was very easy to deploy." More Citrix ADC Pros »	"The most valuable aspect is that it establishes user security.""It is easy to expand. Our clients are enterprise-size.""The most valuable feature is the load-balancing reverse proxy.""The interface is easy, it's friendly, and has good alerting." More Radware Alteon Pros »
Cons
"The technical support has room for improvement.""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.""Does not include security. A web application firewall would be a nice addition.""Technical support sometimes takes a little longer because of the multilevel ticket priority.""Citrix should improve the documentation. It is not really clear how to set up many features to our advantage. When we setup Citrix NetScaler ADC, we have to figure it out by ourselves without a lot of documentation.""I would like to see multifactor authentication added to this solution to improve the security.""The solution is a bit more expensive than some of the available solutions in this region. One solution in particular that I noticed was cheaper was Kemp.""We have issues with the certificates. All authorization processes need certificates, however, every three months we needed to change certificates. This process iss complicated for us because Citrix does not have a not user-friendly interface and does not off user-friendly services. This needs a lot of improvement." More Citrix ADC Cons »	"I would like for the load balancing to work with premier and the cloud, a mix of premium and cloud.""Load balancing needs improvement. It needs better integration. I heard f5 works as a DNS operator which is not available in this solution. It would be better if that was implemented.""We are having a difficult time with the security module, and how to implement the Radware security.""Support is an area that needs improvement." More Radware Alteon Cons »

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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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What do you like most about Citrix ADC? Top Answer: The most valuable feature is the content switching. Read all 22 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	What do you like most about Radware Alteon? Top Answer: It is easy to expand. Our clients are enterprise-size. Read all 2 answers What needs improvement with Radware Alteon? Top Answer: Load balancing needs improvement. It needs better integration. I heard f5 works as a DNS operator which is not available in this solution. It would be better if that was implemented. Read all 2 answers What is your primary use case for Radware Alteon? Top Answer: We use it for inbound traffic. We have web access portals. Read all 2 answers
Ranking
4th out of 26 in Application Delivery Controllers Views 16,390 Comparisons 12,126 Reviews 18 Average Words per Review 478 Rating 8.2	9th out of 26 in Application Delivery Controllers Views 3,699 Comparisons 3,029 Reviews 4 Average Words per Review 296 Rating 8.5
Popular Comparisons
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Also Known As
NetScaler, Citrix NetScaler VPX	Alteon
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Citrix	Radware
Overview
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.	Radware Alteon application delivery controller (ADC) and the load balancer that with application SLA. It provides advanced, end-to-end local and global load balancing capabilities for all Web, cloud and mobile-based applications. Alteon load balancer combines best-of-breed application delivery capabilities, market-leading SSL performance that supports all of the latest encryption protocols, and advanced services to companies with ongoing application lifecycle management challenges that impact the performance of web applications (such as heavier, more complex web content); mobility, and the migration to the cloud.
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Sample Customers
ABB Schweiz, Aer Lingus, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Amnet Technology Solutions, Aramex International, Ascenty, Atos, Autodesk	Convergys
Top Industries
REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm22% Manufacturing Company15% Healthcare Company11% Comms Service Provider11% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company32% Comms Service Provider19% Government6% Media Company5%	VISITORS READING REVIEWS Comms Service Provider31% Computer Software Company29% Financial Services Firm7% Energy/Utilities Company6%
Company Size
REVIEWERS Small Business29% Midsize Enterprise27% Large Enterprise45%	REVIEWERS Small Business14% Midsize Enterprise29% Large Enterprise57%

Citrix ADC is ranked 4th in Application Delivery Controllers with 21 reviews while Radware Alteon is ranked 9th in Application Delivery Controllers with 4 reviews. Citrix ADC is rated 8.2, while Radware Alteon is rated 8.6. 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 ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Radware Alteon writes "A good load-balancing reverse proxy for internal applications that is easy to setup and has good technical support". Citrix ADC is most compared with F5 BIG-IP, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, HAProxy, A10 Networks Thunder ADC and Loadbalancer.org, whereas Radware Alteon is most compared with F5 BIG-IP, A10 Networks Thunder ADC, HAProxy, Radware LinkProof and NGINX Plus. See our Citrix ADC vs. Radware Alteon report.

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