We performed a comparison between Citrix Gateway and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"The solution is very stable. If I were to rate it out of ten, I would give stability a nine."
"It is easy to set up and is stable. It is scalable as well, depending on the model."
"The initial setup is simple."
"Its ease of use and how everybody can easily work through it are the most valuable features."
"We can maintain our systems using the solution."
"The initial setup is simple. Normally with all setups, it's not very complicated. It really depends on the customer."
"I didn't have any hiccups or issues with it."
"Providing our organization the ability to work remotely was the most valuable feature of Citrix Gateway. I also enjoy that they are always adding features."
"The interoperability with various firewall and access gateway vendors is one of this solution's most valuable features"
"It sends us a lot of detections when we have any anti-virus updates. It provides the extended time needed to update a set of time needs and notifications."
"It is scalable and depends on your chosen network bandwidth."
"It is easy to configure."
"The ability to connect old protocols like Border Gateway Protocol is valuable."
"It works perfectly for me. It is very user-friendly in terms of the configuration and the setup process."
"The most valuable feature is the networking. I didn't have a good experience with the networking that Sophos has."
"The solution is very quick to connect."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"When it comes to the VDA environment, making it additionally stable is important."
"The product should be more secure."
"The tool must provide better integration and connectivity."
"The solution can be a bit pricey."
"The initial connection could be faster. That handshake takes a few seconds sometimes. That could be better and improved upon."
"The initial setup could be made easier."
"Its interface could be made a lot easier. It is very kludgy."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"Connectivity could be improved in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway because it's not as stable, particularly when connecting a device tunnel."
"Documentation and configuration settings can be improved."
"Considering my past interactions with Microsoft's support team, it is difficult to get the right support unless you find the right person to speak with from the customer support team."
"Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway could improve by providing IPS zero-day threat protection. For example, the IPS zero-day threat protection can monitor the user behavior to protect the infrastructure. The solution can only be used as a VPN, it is lacking features."
"In future releases, I would like to see the ability to inject BGP routes."
"They should release a less expensive version of the solution."
"The marketing material in the portal is not very user-friendly."
"In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades."
Citrix Gateway is ranked 11th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 33 reviews while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 18 reviews. Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway writes "A scalable and reliable solution that enables users to connect to older protocols that other products do not have". Citrix Gateway is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti Connect Secure and OpenVPN Access Server, whereas Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and NordLayer. See our Citrix Gateway vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway report.
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