Aruba Virtual Intranet Access vs Citrix Gateway comparison

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We performed a comparison between Aruba Virtual Intranet Access and Citrix Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution has good performance.""It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."

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"The solution is very user friendly."

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"The technical support is very responsive and fast""The stability of the solution is perfect.""It's easy to use. Also, the deployment part is perfect.""Its ease of use and how everybody can easily work through it are the most valuable features.""It is easy to set up and is stable. It is scalable as well, depending on the model.""It's a stable solution while it's running. We don't have to work on it a lot. There are not many bugs, so it's easy to use if you deploy successfully. You can be sure of an uninterrupted solution for quite a long time. Citrix is a good product.""The solution is very stable. If I were to rate it out of ten, I would give stability a nine.""What I find most valuable about this solution, is that it runs seamlessly."

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

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"Configurations can be a bit complex."

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"Technical support could be improved.""Technical support could be improved.""I would like to see better configuration of repairs and downloading certification.""The initial setup is very complex.""Sometimes the input-output has issues.""The load balancing could be improved.""I would like to see improved logging because it doesn't keep much information for the session monitoring or historical sessions.""The product should be more secure."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There is not a license required for this solution but the price should be less expensive."
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  • "Usually with Citrix the issue is the pricing, especially for the African region. We believe it's really expensive."
  • "Pricing is very high if you do a comparison with what is available in the market."
  • "I believe the pricing is comparable to SaaS"
  • "It costs about 4,000 a year."
  • "The price could be lower."
  • "There is a license to use Citrix Gateway and it is less expensive to use when compared to other solutions."
  • "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."
  • "The solution has a yearly licensing fee."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.
    Top Answer:The product is very cost-effective and has no requirement for additional licenses. The setup is not easy. Users need… more »
    Top Answer:THe solution is used as a primary gateway with two lease lines of 450 Mbps total. Around 200 users are under it. There… more »
    Top Answer:The solution is very user friendly.
    Top Answer:Configurations can be a bit complex.
    Top Answer:We use the solution to access company information via the cloud.
    Top Answer:We can maintain our systems using the solution.
    Top Answer:Compared to other products, WAF is more costlier than LB, but in Citrix, LB is more expensive than WAF. We have a yearly… more »
    Top Answer:The initial setup could be made easier.
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    Also Known As
    TNSR
    Aruba VIA
    Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway
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    Overview

    TNSR is an advanced open source-based secure networking software platform with highly-scalable packet processing, manageability, and service expansion capabilities. This video provides a high-level introduction. that address a number of commonly asked new product questions - in just a couple of minutes.

    The Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client from Aruba provides secure remote network connectivity for Android, Apple iOS, Mac OS X, Linux and Windows devices.

    Citrix Gateway is a customer-managed solution that can be deployed on premises or on any public cloud, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Citrix Gateway provides users with secure access and single sign-on to all the virtual, SaaS and web applications they need to be productive.


    Sample Customers
    UCLA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, shopify
    VERISK
    Aeronamic, Avianca, Bechtel Corporation, Betfair UK, Catholic University Leuven (K.U. Leuven), Centene Corporation, Cerner, Charityshare, City of High Point, Clark Builders
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Government10%
    Media Company10%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Real Estate/Law Firm9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization43%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Healthcare Company5%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise55%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise49%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise50%
    Large Enterprise35%
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    Aruba Virtual Intranet Access is ranked 31st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 1 review while Citrix Gateway is ranked 11th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 33 reviews. Aruba Virtual Intranet Access is rated 7.0, while Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Virtual Intranet Access writes "Very user friendly but configurations can be a bit complex". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". Aruba Virtual Intranet Access is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Ivanti Connect Secure and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Citrix Gateway is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti Connect Secure and Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

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