We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and Loadbalancer.org based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."High availability, performance, and security are the main pillars. It enhances the security for accessing the applications."
"The best feature of Citrix is its track record of stability in its features."
"It is simple for both IT specialists and customers."
"Easy, user-friendly setup with content switching and integrated caching features."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"What I like most about Citrix NetScaler is its stability, and I didn't see a lot of issues with it."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its load balancing."
"It's pretty much a Swiss Army knife for managing all the load balancing techniques."
"Loadbalancer.org is less complex than Citrix."
"The connection that this solution helps our servers maintain has been most useful."
"Loadbalancer is easy to use. It performs well, with low latency."
"The performance is good."
"I like the different ways to balance the chart."
"I found scalability in Loadbalancer.org valuable."
"The features I find valuable in this solution are the ease of managing the logs on the WAFs, the ease to identify break-in attempts into the network, the front-end firewall, and a more specific firewall."
"Its GUI should be improved. Its CLI is powerful, but GUI needs more features."
"The technical support could be improved. They do not respond or assist customers in a timely manner."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the user interface because sometimes it can be complicated."
"Native integration needs to be improved. You cannot build ISE codes natively. For DevOps, integration would be very helpful because it would be a lot simpler from an operational standpoint."
"The setup for Citrix NetScaler has room for improvement. It could be easier."
"Technical support could be improved."
"We would like the licensing model for this product to be improved, as it isn't currently very transparent. There isn't a standard package available, and each extra feature creates an additional cost."
"Citrix ADC can improve if it provides a more user-friendly interface and clear working protocols. Citrix is not working with classic RFC, it is working with Citrix RFC, which is not common in the world. If engineers of Citrix can provide us with more information on working with the classic IP networks it would be a benefit."
"Loadbalancer.org's complexity could be reduced."
"Loadbalancer is expensive. At Globo, it is probably the most expensive tool we use. Annually, we are paying more than $1 million."
"An area for improvement in Loadbalancer.org is that sometimes it works fine, but sometimes, it has issues. The setup for Loadbalancer.org is also complex, so that's another area for improvement."
"The interface from Loadbalancer.org should be improved."
"You can run into an issue when one engineer passes the case over to another engineer after their shift and they don't know what the first engineer worked on up to that point."
"The configuration is somewhat complicated. Someone who does not know the solution may find this challenging."
"The configuration is somewhat complicated. Someone who does not know the solution may find this challenging."
"The solution can be a bit pricey."
Citrix NetScaler is ranked 3rd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 19 reviews while Loadbalancer.org is ranked 8th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 9 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.6, while Loadbalancer.org is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Citrix NetScaler writes "Provides a great web application firewalling component along with very good functionality". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Loadbalancer.org writes "Great WAF - low-maintenance solution that performs as advertised ". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy and Barracuda Web Application Firewall, whereas Loadbalancer.org is most compared with HAProxy, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Kemp LoadMaster, Fortinet FortiADC and NGINX Plus. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. Loadbalancer.org report.
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