Citrix Gateway vs SonicWall SMA comparison

"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. Normally with all setups, it's not very complicated. It really depends on the customer."

"What I find most valuable about this solution, is that it runs seamlessly."

"It adds great security to your outfacing information."

"For our use case, it was scalable. There were at least 25 end users using this solution from remote locations. And once the connection was established, there weren't any complaints."

"The technical support is very responsive and fast"

"The product is straightforward."

"The stability of the solution is perfect."

"The features that we have found most valuable are the web app support and VPN."

"Blocklisting and allowlisting are the most beneficial features for network security."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is they have IT consultants that know SonicWall."

"I am very satisfied with the technical support."

"This solution has many options for remote desktop and access."

"The solution is reliable and has good overall performance."

"SonicWall SMA has the most valuable feature of proprietary security technologies like Capture ATP."

"I like the load balancing capability."

"The performance is good."

"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."

"The initial setup is not straightforward."

"Lacks access through a mobile device."

"The initial setup could be made easier."

"I would like to see better configuration of repairs and downloading certification."

"The product should be more secure."

"The solution has unnecessary limitations."

"As Citrix Gateway is a third party solution, we wish to have one which is more integrated and involves less administration."

"Citrix Gateway could improve the speed of the VPN. I sometimes have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes to get connected and other times when I am connected I have to abort, and reconnect."

"SonicWall's reporting isn't good. Reports should be part of a data plan. The login mechanism should be improved. It would be helpful if the client could use an agent to log in. An agent-server model would improve the performance of the RDB, which consumes a lot of bandwidth."

"The solution has 2FA, it will generate a token and send it to an email, but multifactor authentication is not available. I would suggest that there should be MFA integration and provided with the appliance."

"The product's technical support services could be improved."

"The overall menu is not very user-friendly and it could be easier."

"This is an expensive solution and I think that the price could be improved."

"Enhancing live tracking capabilities could improve the product, particularly in monitoring user activity and request statuses in real-time on the web interface."

"The only thing that they could try to improve is the support for enterprise customers. Normally enterprises and SMBs can create a ticket, but for enterprises, SonicWall SMA needs to provide a global view, and this is what's currently missing. It's not even a question of timing. It's a question of the global vision because currently, it's lacking. They concentrate on the topic, but not on the means and not on the global picture. In most cases, there's something wrong with the integration of SonicWall SMA with other products, so that could also be improved."

"The solution could integrate better with other platforms."

"There is not a license required for this solution but the price should be less expensive."

"The solution has a yearly licensing fee."

"I believe the pricing is comparable to SaaS"

"Citrix is quite expensive."

"There is a need to make yearly payments for licensing purposes. Also, it is not an expensive one."

"Pricing is very high if you do a comparison with what is available in the market."

"It is expensive and requires proper planning with strategy."

"It costs about 4,000 a year."

"There are two or three different models, but you can actually have a CapEx where you purchase the unit outright and then there's a yearly maintenance cost on top for years two and three, and four, or you can actually do a subscription purchase through Citrix cloud and you pay on a monthly basis, or you can have a three-year subscription contract as well. I give the solution a six out of ten for its cost."

"All the costs are included in a bundled license."

"I don't know about the pricing of the SSL-VPN box. I know the SSL-VPN software is free. Global VPN client, by comparison, is licensed for around $150 or something like that. But the SSL-VPN software is free. It is already built-in with the box."

"This solution is priced well and we currently have the maximum number of licenses allowed."

"Our licenses are stackable and can be anywhere from five users to a million users."

"The cost of the licensing is based on the maximum number of concurrent users, and it costs a lot to add them."

"The platform has medium pricing."