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We performed a comparison between Citrix Gateway and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Citrix Gateway vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.""The solution has good performance."

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"We haven't received any complaints or performance issues so far.""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.""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.""It adds great security to your outfacing information.""The solution is scalable.""The solution is scalable and can go from a very small deployment to handling 10,000 transactions a second.""The solution is stable."

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"The Azure tool is useful and powerful and availability for clients. The updates are very good and reliable.""It works perfectly for me. It is very user-friendly in terms of the configuration and the setup process.""The best feature is the ability to connect from anywhere.""What I like best about Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is that it's a managed VPN, so it's one of the most powerful VPNs I've ever found. It also provides point-to-site VPNs configurable within a few minutes.""The ability to connect old protocols like Border Gateway Protocol is valuable.""It is a stable solution in our company, and we monitor critical health and performance parameters daily and weekly.""The most valuable feature is the networking. I didn't have a good experience with the networking that Sophos has.""All of our offices are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The solution is scalable."

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

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"The initial setup is very complex.""Technical support could be improved.""The initial setup is not straightforward.""It would be nice if they offered easier setups and implementation wizards.""The initial connection could be faster. That handshake takes a few seconds sometimes. That could be better and improved upon.""It's extremely complicated and it's not intuitive. The solution requires a lot of training to get going on it.""We have experienced issues relating to multi-factor authentication""The solution can be a bit pricey."

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"Connectivity could be improved in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway because it's not as stable, particularly when connecting a device tunnel.""The product must provide a single sign-on.""The connectivity should be faster.""They should release a less expensive version of the solution.""More configuration options could be included in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway.""In future releases, I would like to see the ability to inject BGP routes.""Make it completely routable, for example, if I have a gateway, I should be able to connect to whatever network I want on either side of the gateway, and the gateway should figure out which packet goes where.""Their technical support could be better. If you don't have a support contract, it takes longer."

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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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  • "There is a monthly license and the price depends on how many users are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The price could be less expensive."
  • "Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is the cheapest way for us to connect to our cloud infrastructure. Other solutions, such as ExpressRoute are very expensive."
  • "The cost could be lower."
  • "Payment for licensing the solution is part of the operating model. So, one needs to keep on paying while consuming the solution. In short, the payment is based on the solution's capacity."
  • "Its price is reasonable for new technology."
  • "The costs are quite high."
  • "The solution is subscription-based and very cheap."
  • "The software has good pricing compared to other vendors."
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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: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.
    Top Answer:The point-to-site is pretty good for the B2C stuff. It's fairly straightforward to set up.
    Top Answer:I'd like to see no difference between point-to-site or site-to-site. For the Gen1 VPN Gateway, you can have a maximum of… more »
    Top Answer:It's limited in functionality, but it does the role that it's designed to do really well. Overall, I would rate the… more »
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    TNSR
    Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway
    MS Azure VPN 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.

    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.


    A VPN gateway is a specific type of virtual network gateway that is used to send encrypted traffic between an Azure virtual network and an on-premises location over the public Internet. You can also use a VPN gateway to send encrypted traffic between Azure virtual networks over the Microsoft network. Each virtual network can have only one VPN gateway. However, you can create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway. When you create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway, all VPN tunnels share the available gateway bandwidth.

    Sample Customers
    UCLA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, shopify
    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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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Real Estate/Law Firm9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization44%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Government5%
    REVIEWERS
    Energy/Utilities Company29%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise50%
    Large Enterprise35%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise54%
    Buyer's Guide
    Citrix Gateway vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Citrix Gateway vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Citrix Gateway is ranked 11th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 33 reviews while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 18 reviews. Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway 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 Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway writes "A scalable and reliable solution that enables users to connect to older protocols that other products do not have". 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 OpenVPN Access Server, whereas Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and NordLayer. See our Citrix Gateway vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway report.

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