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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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"It adds great security to your outfacing information.""The solution is scalable and can go from a very small deployment to handling 10,000 transactions a second.""The session monitoring capability is good.""We haven't received any complaints or performance issues so far.""The solution is scalable.""It performs quite well.""Most of our customers are using the load balancing feature and also the verification feature is good as well, in my experience.""The product enables us to collect logs from the systems."

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"The best features are security and ease of use.""The most valuable features of the solution stem from the advanced security features it offers."

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

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"If there is an increase in the customer infrastructure, it is not stable.""I'd like to see support for reverse proxy and more security features.""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.""The initial setup is very complex.""I would like to see better configuration of repairs and downloading certification.""I would like to see improved logging because it doesn't keep much information for the session monitoring or historical sessions.""We are currently looking at automation. It would be good if there is some way to automate it in a fast way. It should be easy to automate. It also has some security issues."

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"The product's configuration, administration, and user interface are areas of concern.""An improvement would be to update the look and feel of the interface, which is very traditional and doesn't fit the current market trend."

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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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  • "Connect Tunnel is expensive."
  • "The product is expensive. Two or three years ago, when the solution was purchased for our company, I remember that it was not the cheapest compared to the tools offered by competitors."
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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 most valuable features of the solution stem from the advanced security features it offers.
    Top Answer:The product is expensive. Two or three years ago, when the solution was purchased for our company, I remember that it… more »
    Top Answer:The product's configuration, administration, and user interface are areas of concern. From an improvement perspective… more »
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    Also Known As
    TNSR
    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.

    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.


    -Provide strong security for mobile employees who need full access
    -Deliver “in-office” experience from any location
    -Get centralized control of all users, groups, resources and devices

    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 Company17%
    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%
    Healthcare Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Retailer9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise51%
    Large Enterprise35%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise40%
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    Citrix Gateway is ranked 11th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 33 reviews while SonicWall Connect Tunnel is ranked 18th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 2 reviews. Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2, while SonicWall Connect Tunnel is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall Connect Tunnel writes "Offers advanced security features and is easy to install". Citrix Gateway is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas SonicWall Connect Tunnel is most compared with SonicWall Netextender, Oracle VPN Connect, AWS Direct Connect, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and SonicWall SMA.

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