Citrix Gateway vs SonicWall Mobile Connect comparison

Citrix and SonicWall are both solutions in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category. Citrix is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.1, while SonicWall is ranked #30. Citrix holds a 3.3% mindshare in EIV, compared to SonicWall’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Citrix users are willing to recommend the solution.

Citrix Gateway

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91% willing to recommend

SonicWall Mobile Connect

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0% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 6, 2024

Citrix Gateway and SonicWall Mobile Connect are two competing products in the market. Users are generally happier with Citrix Gateway's pricing and support, while SonicWall Mobile Connect provides superior features, making it worth the price.

Features: Citrix Gateway users value its robust security, seamless integration with other Citrix products, and comprehensive suite. SonicWall Mobile Connect users highlight its ease of use, strong connection reliability, and simplicity in use.

Room for Improvement: Citrix Gateway users seek enhancements in performance speed, UI modernization, and overall speed optimization. SonicWall customers desire better documentation, more flexible pricing plans, and improved support resources.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Citrix Gateway is noted for a straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. SonicWall Mobile Connect is easy to deploy, but faces criticism for longer resolution times in customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Citrix Gateway is seen as cost-effective with good ROI despite concerns about initial setup costs. SonicWall Mobile Connect users find the product valuable but express concerns over higher costs.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

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)

SonicWall Mobile Connect

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

30th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of Citrix Gateway is 3.3%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonicWall Mobile Connect is 1.1%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

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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Rich Darress

Chief Operating Officer at Darress Tech

A straightforward tool with high adoption rate due to its user-friendliness

SonicWall Mobile Connect’s marketing efforts are commendable; they may not be perceived as the most secure player compared to Fortinet or Meraki. SonicWall Mobile Connect should focus on positioning itself as a strong contender in the mid-market segment to improve its standing. Many high-end engineers dismiss it in favor of Fortinet or Meraki, often due to a lack of firsthand experience.

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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 initial setup is simple. Normally with all setups, it's not very complicated. It really depends on the customer."

"The session monitoring capability is good."

"The solution is stable."

"We can maintain our systems using the solution."

"Citrix Gateway offers an array of valuable features."

"The technical support is very responsive and fast"

"The solution has very flexible configuration."

"The features that we have found most valuable are the web app support and VPN."

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"The ease of use is great. It's pretty easy for users to get on the tablet or whatever and select the bookmark they need and just take it over."

"The solution benefits IT managers in backend programming. The ease of configuring and securing it while ensuring security measures is crucial. The tool is easy in terms of user experience. It is straightforward."

"The solution offers multiple OS support."

"I can say that it's stable and the performance is acceptable."

Cons

"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."

"Focusing more on AI features could further enhance its performance."

"Sometimes the input-output has issues."

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

"The major issue is price. I would also like them to make other aspects more accessible."

"I would like to see better configuration of repairs and downloading certification."

"We have experienced issues relating to multi-factor authentication"

"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."

More Citrix Gateway cons

"SonicWall Mobile Connect’s marketing efforts are commendable; they may not be perceived as the most secure player compared to Fortinet or Meraki. SonicWall Mobile Connect should focus on positioning itself as a strong contender in the mid-market segment to improve its standing. Many high-end engineers dismiss it in favor of Fortinet or Meraki, often due to a lack of firsthand experience."

"Licensing includes things that my customers don't need."

"Lacks multiple cloud integration."

"Technical support can always get better. Any time you have to call in for any certain thing, it can be difficult."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Usually with Citrix the issue is the pricing, especially for the African region. We believe it's really expensive."

"The solution has a yearly licensing fee."

"Citrix is quite expensive."

"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."

"I believe the pricing is comparable to SaaS"

"It is expensive and requires proper planning with strategy."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

19%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Wholesaler/Distributor

10%

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Citrix Gateway?

We can maintain our systems using the solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Citrix Gateway?

I consider Citrix Gateway to be an expensive solution, generally ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 yearly, depending on the model. It is seen as a premium product compared to competitors like F5, and ...

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What needs improvement with Citrix Gateway?

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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What do you like most about SonicWall Mobile Connect?

The solution benefits IT managers in backend programming. The ease of configuring and securing it while ensuring security measures is crucial. The tool is easy in terms of user experience. It is st...

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What needs improvement with SonicWall Mobile Connect?

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What is your primary use case for SonicWall Mobile Connect?

The tool helps with secure connectivity for remote workers. Introducing the new NetExtender with SSL connectivity has been particularly beneficial. It simplifies administrative tasks by allowing pr...

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Also Known As

Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway

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Overview

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.

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SonicWall Mobile Connect gives your employees safe, easy access to the data and resources they need to be productive from a range of devices, including iOS, OS X, Android, Chrome OS, Kindle Fire and Windows. Display only the resources to which your workforce is authorized based on your policies for each user and mobile platform. Ensure that your corporate network is protected from mobile threats and unauthorized access with our durable secure VPN client.

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Sample Customers

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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