We are not satisfied with this product. The main issue is that we haven't been able to navigate it yet how to apply. We are looking for application-based routing and domain-based routing. We lack knowledge on how to accomplish this. Additionally, we are an event center, and we are currently in the process of deploying the SDN center to monitor all 510 sites. There are a few requirements, such as application-based routing, domain-based routing, and stack-based application, to give local breakout. Currently, Microsoft Office and Outlook traffic are routed to the Internet breakout. However, if we want to implement domain-based routing, we would like any users in our branch to access Google through this specific local breakout. These are the kind of solutions we are looking for. The use case requirement is to secure SD-WAN to protect our branches. Everywhere we have the local breakout. In every branch, we must ensure security by enabling features like gateway-level antivirus, content filtering, and web-based filtering. These kinds of features are not available in Citrix, like content filtering. Overall, I'll rate the solution a five out of ten.
I’m just an end-user. I used to work for a Citrix partner, so we were the Citrix regular partner. Right now, in my present job, I'm not affiliated with them. What we used is the on-prem deployment. They have certain companies on the cloud. However, it's pretty much on-prem for this solution. Potential users should ask Citrix to give firm commitments regarding product life cycles and changes. Usually, Citrix is undergoing a lot of changes internally. Their product directions change, product names change, and many things change. So Users need to check, especially if they are modernizing the network. I’d rate the solution seven out of ten.
Senior IT Network Engineer at SW Security Solutions
Real User
Top 10
2022-09-28T12:52:03Z
Sep 28, 2022
I rate the solution ten out of ten. The solution is brilliant, the way it calculates its paths and trails is great. The hands-on customer support and load balancing that come with this solution are above all others on the market. I recommend the solution, especially for organizations based in areas that suffer from load shedding.
The functionality of Citrix SD-WAN is awesome and I fell in love with it on this deployment because it's so easy to use. It has everything that I need, I know what what works and what doesn't, and it has great flexibility in terms of management. I would rate Citrix SD-WAN a ten out of ten.
We're service providers, so we manage a bunch of client environments, so we run multiple versions across the entire fleet of client systems. We don't use SD-WAN ourselves. It is just one of the products that we offer. We're a Citrix platinum plus partner. That's the highest level of Citrix partnership that you can achieve. We function at a partner level as well as a reseller. More often than not, we'll engage with clients through the whole supply chain. Therefore, we'll spec their environment, we'll source the hardware for them, and then do the implementation. On top of that, we can handle training for onsite technicians and those kinds of things. We have some clients that run SD-WAN on-prem, and then we've got a couple that runs in the public cloud as well, specifically Azure. The important thing to look at for new users is the number of branches involved and the type of applications running across that network. Obviously, applications in our world are what make the world go around. Understanding the types of traffic that are traversing your network is probably step one in looking at an SD-WAN solution. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten purely for ease of use. The performance you get from the product, and its reliability are great. We've got fairly large-scale deployments, and we very, very rarely receive support calls for issues or anything like that. The product just does what it does. It allows customers to focus on their core business rather than worry about the network's doing.
I would advise using Citrix professional services to have your design validated. We got a lot of value out of the discussions that we had with Citrix. We have a bit of an atypical setup. Usually, SD-WAN is deployed over two DSL lines, where we chose to have MPLS and DSL combined, and it really helped that we had help from Citrix themselves. I would rate it an 8 out of 10. If we are in a situation today where we need to make a decision on which solution we are going to implement, I do believe that we would go for Citrix again. I would recommend Citrix to keep doing what they are doing, but they should be a little bit more open on what the plan is with Citrix SD-WAN. We have heard some rumors that they will discontinue the product, and that, of course, would be a pity.
Business Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2022-02-09T23:29:28Z
Feb 9, 2022
I would suggest getting to know your core business solutions, knowing which are the important solutions or apps that could be improved in terms of communications, and then just balancing it through SD-WAN with any kind of communication that they already have. It doesn't require a larger budget to put in place various symmetrical communications. Licensing costs aside, I would rate this solution 10 out of 10.
Founder at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 20
2021-03-04T19:03:15Z
Mar 4, 2021
This is a good product and I recommend it. I'm going to continue using it unless something new is offered by a competitor at a cheaper price. I that case, I may switch. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
I used to stress about line failures. MPLS was not working for me. MPLS gave me no visibility into the line redundancy. And MPLS is very expensive. SD-WAN was an easy choice for me. Citrix has delivered.
Presales & Solutions Architect at UST Global España
Real User
2020-04-28T08:50:45Z
Apr 28, 2020
My advice to anybody who is considering this product is to first understand the business and the requirements. No solution should be purchased in haste. I have seen businesses with proper tools but they don't know what to do with them. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Transformation Delivery Head at Wipro Technologies
Real User
2020-01-22T12:44:00Z
Jan 22, 2020
We're using an older version of the solution, not the newest version. We use the on-premises deployment model. We don't use the solution ourselves, rather, we provide services to our clients. We're testing it for a client right now. Whether the client will ultimately go with the solution is up to them. Our company always promotes NetScaler, and for that reason, I'd give it a ten out of ten.
Network Team Lead at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Real User
2019-02-20T11:20:00Z
Feb 20, 2019
My advice is that if you want to implement NetScaler make sure to get Citrix support for help. I would rate it an eight out of ten. I took off two points because of the bad deployment.
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Overall, I would rate Citrix SD-WAN as seven out of ten.
We are not satisfied with this product. The main issue is that we haven't been able to navigate it yet how to apply. We are looking for application-based routing and domain-based routing. We lack knowledge on how to accomplish this. Additionally, we are an event center, and we are currently in the process of deploying the SDN center to monitor all 510 sites. There are a few requirements, such as application-based routing, domain-based routing, and stack-based application, to give local breakout. Currently, Microsoft Office and Outlook traffic are routed to the Internet breakout. However, if we want to implement domain-based routing, we would like any users in our branch to access Google through this specific local breakout. These are the kind of solutions we are looking for. The use case requirement is to secure SD-WAN to protect our branches. Everywhere we have the local breakout. In every branch, we must ensure security by enabling features like gateway-level antivirus, content filtering, and web-based filtering. These kinds of features are not available in Citrix, like content filtering. Overall, I'll rate the solution a five out of ten.
I rate Citrix SD-WAN a seven out of ten.
I’m just an end-user. I used to work for a Citrix partner, so we were the Citrix regular partner. Right now, in my present job, I'm not affiliated with them. What we used is the on-prem deployment. They have certain companies on the cloud. However, it's pretty much on-prem for this solution. Potential users should ask Citrix to give firm commitments regarding product life cycles and changes. Usually, Citrix is undergoing a lot of changes internally. Their product directions change, product names change, and many things change. So Users need to check, especially if they are modernizing the network. I’d rate the solution seven out of ten.
I rate the solution ten out of ten. The solution is brilliant, the way it calculates its paths and trails is great. The hands-on customer support and load balancing that come with this solution are above all others on the market. I recommend the solution, especially for organizations based in areas that suffer from load shedding.
The functionality of Citrix SD-WAN is awesome and I fell in love with it on this deployment because it's so easy to use. It has everything that I need, I know what what works and what doesn't, and it has great flexibility in terms of management. I would rate Citrix SD-WAN a ten out of ten.
We're service providers, so we manage a bunch of client environments, so we run multiple versions across the entire fleet of client systems. We don't use SD-WAN ourselves. It is just one of the products that we offer. We're a Citrix platinum plus partner. That's the highest level of Citrix partnership that you can achieve. We function at a partner level as well as a reseller. More often than not, we'll engage with clients through the whole supply chain. Therefore, we'll spec their environment, we'll source the hardware for them, and then do the implementation. On top of that, we can handle training for onsite technicians and those kinds of things. We have some clients that run SD-WAN on-prem, and then we've got a couple that runs in the public cloud as well, specifically Azure. The important thing to look at for new users is the number of branches involved and the type of applications running across that network. Obviously, applications in our world are what make the world go around. Understanding the types of traffic that are traversing your network is probably step one in looking at an SD-WAN solution. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten purely for ease of use. The performance you get from the product, and its reliability are great. We've got fairly large-scale deployments, and we very, very rarely receive support calls for issues or anything like that. The product just does what it does. It allows customers to focus on their core business rather than worry about the network's doing.
I would advise using Citrix professional services to have your design validated. We got a lot of value out of the discussions that we had with Citrix. We have a bit of an atypical setup. Usually, SD-WAN is deployed over two DSL lines, where we chose to have MPLS and DSL combined, and it really helped that we had help from Citrix themselves. I would rate it an 8 out of 10. If we are in a situation today where we need to make a decision on which solution we are going to implement, I do believe that we would go for Citrix again. I would recommend Citrix to keep doing what they are doing, but they should be a little bit more open on what the plan is with Citrix SD-WAN. We have heard some rumors that they will discontinue the product, and that, of course, would be a pity.
I would rate this solution 10 out of 10.
It is not a cheap product but it serves. I would rate it a nine out of 10.
I would suggest getting to know your core business solutions, knowing which are the important solutions or apps that could be improved in terms of communications, and then just balancing it through SD-WAN with any kind of communication that they already have. It doesn't require a larger budget to put in place various symmetrical communications. Licensing costs aside, I would rate this solution 10 out of 10.
This is a good product and I recommend it. I'm going to continue using it unless something new is offered by a competitor at a cheaper price. I that case, I may switch. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
In summary, this is a very good product and one that I recommend. I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
I used to stress about line failures. MPLS was not working for me. MPLS gave me no visibility into the line redundancy. And MPLS is very expensive. SD-WAN was an easy choice for me. Citrix has delivered.
My advice to anybody who is considering this product is to first understand the business and the requirements. No solution should be purchased in haste. I have seen businesses with proper tools but they don't know what to do with them. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
We're using an older version of the solution, not the newest version. We use the on-premises deployment model. We don't use the solution ourselves, rather, we provide services to our clients. We're testing it for a client right now. Whether the client will ultimately go with the solution is up to them. Our company always promotes NetScaler, and for that reason, I'd give it a ten out of ten.
My advice is that if you want to implement NetScaler make sure to get Citrix support for help. I would rate it an eight out of ten. I took off two points because of the bad deployment.