We performed a comparison between Citrix Gateway and SonicWall Netextender 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 initial setup is simple."
"The technical support is very responsive and fast"
"Just creating that gateway to the storefront for Citrix is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
"The most valuable feature is that it is secure."
"It's easy to use. Also, the deployment part is perfect."
"What I find most valuable about this solution, is that it runs seamlessly."
"Most of our customers are using the load balancing feature and also the verification feature is good as well, in my experience."
"It is easy to set up and is stable. It is scalable as well, depending on the model."
"One of the most valuable features of SonicWall Netextender is the integration of VPN accounts with Microsoft Identity Management, which enables us to enforce secure access through Microsoft Intune and conditional access policies. This helps ensure that only authorized individuals are able to access the VPN, rather than anyone with knowledge of a password."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The product has two-factor authentication."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"It allows us to work remotely."
"My company opted for this solution because it can individually perform. Basically, we don't require load balancers and all those additional feature sets or additional devices that might be required. The solution can handle the certificate, DNS queries, and all that stuff individually."
"I found nothing of value in this solution."
"Employees can have access to the network from home."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Technical support could be improved."
"It would be nice if they offered easier setups and implementation wizards."
"The tool must provide better integration and connectivity."
"When it comes to the VDA environment, making it additionally stable is important."
"The major issue is price. I would also like them to make other aspects more accessible."
"Lacks access through a mobile device."
"The dashboard or interface should be more clear in reporting issues. Integration with other applications should be more user-friendly."
"The solution has unnecessary limitations."
"The UI could be a little better."
"Right now, you have to load each license on to an appliance. You can't pool across multiple appliances. So, you end up having to do a lot of administrative work to recover if an internet provider goes down, and you cannot leverage it as easily into a DR solution."
"The Netextender application itself doesn't really look pretty, however, we can still use it. We don't care what it looks like. That said, if they did a cosmetic update, that would be fine."
"The solution takes up a lot of bandwidth."
"SonicWall can be difficult for some people, but I don't find it difficult. Some companies provide a VPN client for free, but you have to pay for NetExtender."
"There must be a multi-factor authentication enabled or integrated by default with it in order to be integrated with NetExtender."
"The only concern I do have is with the zero trust, and the solution is not coping with the newer technologies as much as it needs to do on that particular factor."
"They need to rewrite the software to make it a usable product."
Citrix Gateway is ranked 11th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 33 reviews while SonicWall Netextender is ranked 15th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 11 reviews. Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2, while SonicWall Netextender is rated 6.0. The top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall Netextender writes "An affordable and stable solution that is easy to use and provides two-factor authentication". 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 Check Point Remote Access VPN, whereas SonicWall Netextender is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, SonicWall Mobile Connect, SonicWall Connect Tunnel, Fortinet FortiClient and Perimeter 81. See our Citrix Gateway vs. SonicWall Netextender report.
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