Aruba Virtual Intranet Access vs Citrix Gateway comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Citrix are both solutions in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #39, while Citrix is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 0.3% mindshare in EIV, compared to Citrix’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Citrix users who would recommend it.

Aruba Virtual Intranet Access

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100% willing to recommend

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Aruba Virtual Intranet Access

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

39th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Citrix Gateway

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

10th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Universal Access Gateways (1st), SSL VPN (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of Aruba Virtual Intranet Access is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Citrix Gateway is 3.3%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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reviewer1934385

Director of Electronic procurement department at a government with 51-200 employees

Very user friendly but configurations can be a bit complex

We use the solution to access company information via the cloud. The solution is very user friendly. Configurations can be a bit complex. I have been using the solution for two years. The solution is stable. Technical support is very helpful so I rate them a seven out of ten. Neutral…

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VivekKumar10

Co-Founder at Virajo

Enables secure remote access and load balancing with enhanced protection features

I find Citrix Gateway valuable for its capabilities as a reverse proxy, providing security to applications exposed to the Internet. Key features include load balancing, dual-factor authentication, clientless VPN, and Web Application Firewall (WAF). The product effectively helps me protect the organization's network from potential threats, thereby securing our environment from hackers and ransomware attacks.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The solution is very user friendly."

"Most of our customers are using the load balancing feature and also the verification feature is good as well, in my experience."

"The solution is stable."

"It adds great security to your outfacing information."

"The solution is very stable. If I were to rate it out of ten, I would give stability a nine."

"I find Citrix Gateway valuable for its capabilities as a reverse proxy, providing security to applications exposed to the Internet."

"The stability of the solution is perfect."

"The solution has very flexible configuration."

"These days, I find Citrix products to be very stable, and there is no need to struggle with them."

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Cons

"Configurations can be a bit complex."

"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."

"The initial setup is not straightforward."

"The solution has unnecessary limitations."

"Technical support could be improved."

"The initial setup is very complex."

"I'd like to see support for reverse proxy and more security features."

"Its interface could be made a lot easier. It is very kludgy."

"Sometimes the input-output has issues."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."

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

"There is a license to use Citrix Gateway and it is less expensive to use when compared to other solutions."

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

"The solution has a yearly licensing fee."

"The price could be lower."

"I consider Citrix Gateway to be an expensive solution, generally ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 yearly, depending on the model."

"It costs about 4,000 a year."

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Educational Organization

28%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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We can maintain our systems using the solution.

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In the past, I submitted some support tickets, and while the support did resolve the problems, the time taken was sometimes long. They can perhaps improve the time for solutions in the support tick...

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Also Known As

Aruba VIA

Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway

Overview

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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.

Citrix

Sample Customers

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Aeronamic, Avianca, Bechtel Corporation, Betfair UK, Catholic University Leuven (K.U. Leuven), Centene Corporation, Cerner, Charityshare, City of High Point, Clark Builders

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