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Cisco ASx500 [EOL] vs Citrix Gateway vs Peplink SpeedFusion comparison

 

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Featured Reviews

YD
Principle Network and Database Engr at Parsons Corporation
Secure, scalable, and straightforward installation
The technical support from Cisco is not very good. In a recent experience, they asked us for 20 minutes about our project and then redirected around to other people. I need to report to this agent, I need to register to this database, there is too much involved in getting a solution. This has always been the case, they are asking us too many questions, and then when it comes down to a solution, it is at a bare minimum. This is something they can improve on, but they do not seem eager to improve. However, we do have an assigned project representative that is helpful.
SK
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
Strong security and versatile features drive positive experience, but support responsiveness can improve
The main purpose of Citrix Gateway is to enforce the appropriate level of access to the correct user on the proper device under the correct conditions. This is enabled through Citrix Gateway combined with endpoint analysis and optional Citrix analytics for security. Regarding improvements, implementing adaptive access policies on Citrix Gateway could be enhanced, particularly in security posture. Although it enforces real-time contextual access control based on device, user network risk, certain aspects can be improved. Other areas for improvement include BYOD access control and risk-based decision-making. Additionally, there is potential for reducing administrative overhead by applying policies dynamically based on context rather than static rules. Incident response speed is another area that could be enhanced.
MJ
IT Officer at Department of Education - Philippines
Helps to connect remote systems and offers collaborative features
In the Philippines, VPN usage may not be widely known, but we leverage VPN effectively within my organization. I've shared our in-house systems with other district offices, as I cover fifteen municipalities and cater to the entire province. This platform is a valuable tool for us, enabling collaborative work, and allowing us to update our services remotely.

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

Pros

"One of the most valuable features is keeping our data secure."
"Overall, it does exactly what we want it to do, considering the specific features that we want."
"It works well for any environment that wants to use a VPN."
"One of the most valuable features is keeping our data secure."
"If you need to share resources across a corporation, I would recommend this solution."
"The most valuable feature is that it is secure."
"They have the highest performing application on the planet, as far as I know."
"For customers who are concerned with security and would want to have virtual machines in their environment, I recommend this solution."
"Aside the functionality and features, it's simple and very user-friendly to deploy and maintain."
"Stability is good I'd say; we did not face any issues so far and it's been running smoothly for around 5000 users."
"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 solution is scalable and can go from a very small deployment to handling 10,000 transactions a second."
"It allowed us to be able to use both ISP connections at pretty much double the bandwidth, and it also provided us the high availability because if one ISP goes down, it is usually transparent so the users don't notice."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual VPN concentrator."
"The solution has four key features, that maybe the other competitors don't have yet."
"I have been using Peplink SpeedFusion for more than ten years."
"The SpeedFusion feature is good. It allowed us to move away from IPsec between the sites. It is also a really easy product to deploy."
"In the Philippines, VPN usage may not be widely known, but we leverage VPN effectively within my organization. I've shared our in-house systems with other district offices, as I cover fifteen municipalities and cater to the entire province. This platform is a valuable tool for us, enabling collaborative work, and allowing us to update our services remotely."
"It is a very stable product."
"The SpeedFusion feature is the most valuable."
 

Cons

"There is no security, such as an antivirus and URL filtering mechanism, which is something that should be improved."
"There is no security, such as an antivirus and URL filtering mechanism, which is something that should be improved."
"The technical support from Cisco is not very good."
"The technical support from Cisco is not very good."
"I'd like to see support for reverse proxy and more security features."
"Technical support is not good."
"Its interface could be made a lot easier. It is very kludgy."
"The first level support is very poor."
"Usually, with Citrix the issue is the pricing, especially for the African region. We believe it's really expensive."
"I'd like to see support for reverse proxy and more security features."
"We sometimes had issues after updates."
"At this time it costs 35% more than other solutions."
"I believe there could be some enhancements in the enterprise segment, offering greater options or something similar."
"The product needs to aggregate the bandwidth of different ISPs. It needs to improve scalability as well."
"Its pricing is the main issue. The pricing could be improved."
"They don't have next generation firewall, UTM, like the other competitors."
"The stability has room for improvement."
"Their hardware support isn't the greatest. We've had one unit go down, and it took a while for them to replace it."
"There is room for improvement in enhancing security features, such as incorporating intrusion detection blocking capabilities and integrating artificial intelligence to bolster security aspects on the device."
"A disadvantage for Peplink maybe the features are not as strong as those of their competitors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This product is not too expensive and there are no costs apart from the standard licensing fee."
"We pay approximately $15,000 a month but that includes everything together, such as hardware."
"There is a license to use Citrix Gateway and it is less expensive to use when compared to other solutions."
"The price could be lower."
"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."
"It costs about 4,000 a year."
"Usually with Citrix the issue is the pricing, especially for the African region. We believe it's really expensive."
"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."
"The cost is in the middle, a five out of ten."
"I rate Peplink SpeedFusion's pricing an eight out of ten."
"Perpetual licensing, which is good for customers that don't want any annual or subscription based license."
"It's not cheap, but it is highly competitive."
"Its licensing fee is on a yearly basis. For the price, it is actually pretty good value."
"It has lifetime licensing. Its pricing is high for most of the markets."
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Financial Services Firm
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Manufacturing Company
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Comms Service Provider
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Computer Software Company
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Comms Service Provider
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Manufacturing Company
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Construction Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

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Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
 

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Also Known As

ASx500
Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway
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Sample Customers

Aegean Motorway, Anilana Hotels and Resorts, BC Hydro, Beachbody, City of Biel, Department of Education Western Australia, Dundee Precious Metals, Fontys University, John Eagle Auto Group, Katy Independent School District, National Airport of Romania, North West Redwater, The Department of Education in Western Australia
Aeronamic, Avianca, Bechtel Corporation, Betfair UK, Catholic University Leuven (K.U. Leuven), Centene Corporation, Cerner, Charityshare, City of High Point, Clark Builders
MIT Robotics Team, Intel, Apple, Google, Hootsuite, Northrop Gruman, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Avocent, GE, VW, Marriott, Renaissance, WSI, Union /Pacific
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