We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and F5 VIPRION (EOL) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about F5, Citrix, HAProxy and others in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)."My customers have told me that the performance of this solution is good."
"The MAS integration for HDX Insight has provided teams with significant visibility into network performance of the user's connection."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its load balancing."
"The best feature of Citrix is its track record of stability in its features."
"Citrix NetScaler offers robust security features, including SmartAccess and customizable policies, making it a reliable choice for safeguarding user data."
"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.)"
"Load balancing, cache redirection, content switching, all connected with traffic management."
"I find all of it to be valuable, because of the flexibility that is built into this product."
"The most valuable feature is the vertical scaling of the application infrastructure."
"The solution itself is perfect. It's easy to configure and we haven't had any initial issues with the hardware or power supply."
"There are several levels of module so a company can upgrade if necessary."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL upload."
"The interface needs to be improved because the competition is coming up with ones that are more eye-catching, straightforward, and sophisticated."
"The licensing model and technical support of the solution could be improved."
"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."
"We face challenges with the solution's firmware upgrades frequently."
"The WAF component needs to be simplified so that it is easier to use."
"There are certain features that are very useful and Citrix makes you pay a bit more for them."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the user interface because sometimes it can be complicated."
"Too many bugs in the software and it's always difficult when you need to update."
"It's unfortunate that the network firewall isn't really a next generation firewall."
"It's hard to scale down the solution. You need to buy another product in order to do this."
"The pricing for this solution should be reduced so that it can be more competitive."
"The initial setup is complex but it is manageable."
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Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while F5 VIPRION (EOL) doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC). Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while F5 VIPRION (EOL) is rated 8.6. 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 F5 VIPRION (EOL) writes "Excellent for internal business core applications and has the ability to scale up as necessary ". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy and Loadbalancer.org, whereas F5 VIPRION (EOL) is most compared with .
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