We performed a comparison between Citrix Gateway and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Universal Access Gateways solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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 initial setup is simple."
"The initial setup is simple. Normally with all setups, it's not very complicated. It really depends on the customer."
"Provides good performance and speed."
"The solution is scalable."
"The stability of the solution is perfect."
"Providing our organization the ability to work remotely was the most valuable feature of Citrix Gateway. I also enjoy that they are always adding features."
"Its ease of use and how everybody can easily work through it are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP LTM is brand image and recognition and the application delivery controller."
"I like that F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is a product that comes with valuable features, but what stands out from all features is load balancing."
"One of the best features of the solution is the operating system."
"The solution's stability is pretty good."
"The most valuable feature of F5 BIG-IP LTM is it helps our delivery team to make policies and rules for application."
"There is a lot of documentation available."
"It is an easy way to build application policies (graphical)."
"It also has an AVR feature: application, visibility, and recording. It's good for customers looking for what is actually happening in their network and where the latency is."
"The dashboard or interface should be more clear in reporting issues. Integration with other applications should be more user-friendly."
"I would like to see better configuration of repairs and downloading certification."
"The initial connection could be faster. That handshake takes a few seconds sometimes. That could be better and improved upon."
"Sometimes the input-output has issues."
"The initial setup could be made easier."
"The tool must provide better integration and connectivity."
"Technical support could be improved."
"The product should be more secure."
"Improvements should enable customers to build a tailor-made solution in the future through a service portal."
"If we decide to migrate to the cloud, I don't think that BIG-IP is a good solution and we probably won't use it."
"The web interface could be better."
"Its GUI could be a bit better. Other than that, it's already pretty good. We don't use it in a high-performance environment. So, we don't really care so much about too many features."
"It reaches a point where scaling is no longer possible."
"I would like to see better integration."
"Cloud native integration should be provided."
"To improve the product, they could add more load balancing solutions in Kubernetes."
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Citrix Gateway is ranked 1st in Universal Access Gateways with 33 reviews while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews. Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2, while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Helps deliver applications to users in a reliable, secure, and optimized way". Citrix Gateway is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and HAProxy. See our Citrix Gateway vs. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) report.
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