We performed a comparison between Citrix SD-WAN and Juniper Contrail SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The stability is the main feature of Citrix SD-WAN. You can also upgrade the data packages or have less transmission."
"The solution is brilliant, the way it calculates its paths and trails is great."
"It lowered our Internet costs and gave me the flexibility to choose providers based on each location's connectivity."
"The most valuable feature is its reliability."
"The most valuable feature is security, as it gives me the port bindings that cannot be accomplished using other solutions."
"It allows you to combine two asymmetrical connections."
"The scalability and stability are quite good in general."
"The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features."
"The solution is more specific about what's happening since it explains where the problem may lie and points out areas where there is a problem. So, we like that it provides more visibility."
"The support is very good from Juniper and from the local distributors."
"It gives you that level of visibility to understand what's going on between layer four and layer seven."
"My customers use the solution to have better control and knowledge about the applications inside ONE Access. It also helps them cut costs by reducing MPLs and using better internet access from FTTH."
"It supports desktop management, network management, and SD-WAN policies."
"The reports need to be improved. We need to have them customized but they don't have that right now. I would like for them to have better system predictions. We don't have that right now. My system may be working fine right now but after making some changes, that can change."
"I would like to see support for additional reporting."
"I am happy with this product. If anything, its price can be reduced. It is a bit expensive."
"I would like to see more customization to adjust for the WAN lock-out due to our unexpected power outages."
"Citrix should continue to offer a perpetual licensing model because it is very important to us."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"The price could be improved, it's an expensive solution."
"The firewall reporting could be easier to use and filter. (It works well enough, but if I need to give an area for improvement, I think this would be it.). The built-in reporting on the product in this regard is not great."
"The solution installs similarly to competitors. It is not more difficult or easier. However, it could be easier and take less time for the installation."
"The solution is expensive. Its support can be better."
"Areas for improvement in the Juniper Contrail SD-WAN solution include the on-premises deployment process."
"The only issue was the switch we got, which was a little problematic because it was PoC equipment, and we had a little problem with that."
"The training could be better. When it comes to the demo dashboard capability, I feel like it could be much easier for our customers to use. Our last customer complained about this."
Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 9th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 21 reviews while Juniper Contrail SD-WAN is ranked 14th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 5 reviews. Citrix SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while Juniper Contrail SD-WAN is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Citrix SD-WAN writes " A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper Contrail SD-WAN writes "A scalable solution that is easy to configure". Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Steelhead, Meraki SD-WAN and VMware SD-WAN, whereas Juniper Contrail SD-WAN is most compared with Juniper Mist Edge, Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform. See our Citrix SD-WAN vs. Juniper Contrail SD-WAN report.
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