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Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management [EOL] vs NetScaler comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 25, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Citrix Intelligent Traffic ...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NetScaler
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
107
Ranking in other categories
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (2nd), Network Management Applications (14th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (15th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer982137 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT Technical Teams / Organizational Consulting at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
It's a robust and proven solution that we've been working with for many years
Citrix solutions are increasingly complex. I think this is a disadvantage for Citrix now. One or two weeks is long enough to implement Citrix's core products. However, you have to set up all features and user parameters, which takes one or two months. We need about 30 people to deploy and maintain this solution.
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IT Security Specialist at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Allows students and lecturers access to necessary software for their courses cost-effectively
I am a consultant and do not recommend specific products. I work with customers, and they decide what they want to buy. I'm a CISO as a service, dealing with security. I'm from an integrator company, and they usually sell a few products. One customer uses NetScaler for a VDI system with Citrix…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Citrix has robust and proven products."
"We use the HDX protocol, a high-performing component of the Citrix solutions. We also use provisioning to generate VM and NetScaler ADC solutions to propose access to applications for our customers."
"The solution is very stable."
"Since it has a significant integration with its virtualization, that has improved the usability access of the virtual desktops."
"Allowed secure access to authenticated user not on the network without having to download client side software."
"This solution increases the backend network service performance, which is one of the things that we like the most."
"This solution provides customers with the option to leverage all the features to gain more insight and visibility of their environment; previously, they were always complaining about this lack of data and now performance has improved."
"My advice to anyone who is looking at implementing Citrix ADC is if they need flexibility, it's a stable product; it's one of the better appliances that I have used, even in a virtual environment, it's working great."
"Helped us a lot with load balancing."
"The load balancing feature of this solution is very good."
 

Cons

"We discussed problems with the network products with the Indian teams. The support center for network products is located in India. There are language barriers and issues with the time difference, so we sometimes face restrictions when dealing with this team."
"Citrix solutions are increasingly complex. I think this is a disadvantage for Citrix now."
"The interface needs to be improved because the competition is coming up with ones that are more eye-catching, straightforward, and sophisticated."
"I think there is always room for improvement in this type of solutions. For example, I think the GUI should be easy to understand."
"I would like to see more integration for single sign-on."
"Its GUI should be improved. Its CLI is powerful, but GUI needs more features."
"I would like to see them make it easier to do some of the more complex things. For example, a web re-direct requires two pieces to it; the initial setup of that is cumbersome because you have to do it twice and don't make me have to read tons of documentation to figure out how to do it."
"It is true that it is a bit pricey compared to newer technologies coming to the market. A small NetScaler, even if it is a VPX which is a virtual server, could cost you close to $150,000 to $200,000 dollars."
"Our customers' feedback was that support wasn't the best."
"But if they're consulting as an enterprise product and in a very large scale deployment enterprise, Citrix is not a complete solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Ninety day free trial makes it easy to try out this solution."
"We get value for money. Its price is fair. I don't think it is overpriced."
"Costly product and complicated licensing."
"It's not for startups or SOHO."
"In Turkey, everything is good, but it seems expensive for us due to the currency exchange. I don't have a specific rating scale, but if I had to rate the price, I would say it's around a six out of ten."
"We are quite happy with price. It's not too high."
"Licensing is adequate. I wanted to have a more prominent license, but until I do they don't give enough support. The additional cost would be too much."
"You get the value for your money. There aren't any hidden fees."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise58
 

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What advice do you have for others considering Citrix NetScaler?
Each product has its advantages, and combining certain features of F5 and NetScaler could be beneficial. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Citrix ADM?
Regarding pricing, educational institutes often receive better prices. In the context of virtualization, prices are increasing, affecting small to medium businesses in Israel.
 

Also Known As

Citrix ITM
Citrix ADC, Citrix NetScaler VPX, NetScaler Console, NetScaler Web Application Firewall, NetScaler VPX - Customer Licensed
 

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