We performed a comparison between Array APV Series, Citrix NetScaler, and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about F5, Citrix, HAProxy and others in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)."One of the most valuable features of this solution is the server load balancing. Something that sets this solution apart from other products is that the hardware has a much higher capacity than other vendors. That's the edge of Array Networks. Their technical support services are also very good."
"The load balancing is one of the most valuable features."
"It is simple for both IT specialists and customers."
"My clients use it for load balancing."
"We use the solution's IP Reputation and bot protection features."
"Very stable."
"It is the best product out there."
"For desktop application management, I recommend the NetScaler edition. This product is like a Swiss army knife. Citrix NetScaler ADC supports the education front-end."
"It has helped us to increase the resiliency of the application and the performance."
"Where we are finding the AWS version helpful is when we are trying to scale up new environments. AWS Marketplace helps here a lot."
"It is an easy way to build application policies (graphical)."
"The BIG-IP’s interface is more intuitive than other GUIs. It is well structured, not overloaded, and does not have too many gimmicks."
"The solution is robust and reliable."
"F5 has many capabilities for load balancing and web application firewall features."
"We have multiple solutions we can deploy through the F5."
"Good application firewall."
"iRules are very valuable. In addition to that, the way profiles are depicted by the LTM is also very good."
"I would like to see more granular reporting and monitoring features, and I believe our clients want to see them as well. Also, SD-WAN would be a good addition."
"Should offer more flexible cost-effective licensing for small to medium sized organizations."
"This is an expensive solution."
"Currently, the support team's responsiveness is lacking, and the technical personnel on calls often seem unfamiliar with the issues or inadequately trained."
"I would like to see support for scripting, like "iRule", which gives you the option to implement any configuration which is not available out of the box."
"Citrix should improve the documentation. It is not really clear how to set up many features to our advantage. When we setup Citrix NetScaler ADC, we have to figure it out by ourselves without a lot of documentation."
"We face challenges with the solution's firmware upgrades frequently."
"Technical support could be improved."
"I would like to see multifactor authentication added to this solution to improve the security."
"The ASM administration is quite complex. The topic itself is pretty complex, so it is not easy to provide a nice, clean interface. There are a lot of references and dependencies in-between the different subareas."
"The analytics should provide insight into latency across various traffic routes and virtual servers."
"Security enhancement should be more user friendly."
"F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is expensive. Pricing needs to be improved."
"Bugs are the part of program and they are fixed with every release, as with any vendor."
"I would like F5 to incorporate the ability to create your own custom roles and customised permissions within the product set. I have seen many customers wanting to give a certain level of access for the purposes of out-of-hours servicing to out-of-hours staff or teams that fulfill an operations type role."
"Initial setup is tricky, if you do not understand the design of this product."
"The logging features are too limited and do not give us a solid understanding of what's happening."
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