We performed a comparison between Citrix NetScaler and NGINX Plus 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."The load balancing feature and the fact that you can do context switching in the WAF are the most valuable. We majorly use it for load balancing, but we also use it for context switching in the WAF. It is also robust and very easy to work with and manage."
"Scalability is great. One of the best features of NetScaler is that it can scale out."
"We use the solution's IP Reputation and bot protection features."
"I like the monitoring ability as it enables me to identify when an internal (load-balanced) resource is having issues before it becomes a problem in production."
"This solution allows the user to easily scale out application delivery, and provides secure remote access."
"The solution improves security performance."
"Content Switching provides flexibility for routing traffic as desired to designated real servers. It also provides good geo capabilities through its GSLB feature."
"High availability, performance, and security are the main pillars. It enhances the security for accessing the applications."
"The product is resilient."
"Its most valuable features are load balancing and application delivery. This is the most efficient application for these features because of stability and its efficiency."
"It's lightweight software that can handle heavy loads efficiently."
"When you use NGINX, you have more options and power."
"I think installation only took a couple of minutes — no more than 10 minutes."
"When I worked in a security research center, we tested NGINX to support DoS and DDoS attacks, and its results were great."
"The web proxy and the database proxy are excellent."
"Valuable features include authentication, caching, reverse proxy routing, and load balancing."
"Citrix should offer a demo or free-trial version of NetScaler. Several other vendors do, but Citrix does not. Pricing should also be more readily available."
"Improvements are needed to address the issue of machines becoming unregistered, ensuring stability for end users. Troubleshooting with Citrix support can be challenging, so clearer diagnostics would be beneficial. As for global server load balancing, it works well on-premises, depending on user volume and service stability. Overall, it's satisfactory for us."
"Scripting and writing expressions need to be improved by putting logic behind the rules and improve policies involving some of the scripting part, which is a tedious task to do."
"Citrix NetScaler has been recently acquired by another company and the support has been negatively impacted, the solution is at its end of life. The support for the solution could improve. The sales team needs to be improved."
"This is an expensive solution."
"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."
"Getting to use some of the advanced tools, even with the assistance of Citrix support, can be challenging."
"Currently, the support team's responsiveness is lacking, and the technical personnel on calls often seem unfamiliar with the issues or inadequately trained."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"I would suggest adding GUI-based configuration panels to NGINX Plus to simplify setup and management tasks."
"The KPI should be more focused on load balancing and the latency in application calling from the end system."
"The solution must improve its performance."
"The scaling should be built into the software rather than configured from an outside source."
"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."
"Lack of a feature to print data on the terminal for verification of network traffic during debugging and testing."
"The solution needs to be easier to setup and deploy."
Citrix NetScaler is ranked 2nd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 85 reviews while NGINX Plus is ranked 5th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 27 reviews. Citrix NetScaler is rated 8.4, while NGINX Plus is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Citrix NetScaler writes "Optimizing application delivery and ensuring robust network performance with its excellent stability and comprehensive load-balancing capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". Citrix NetScaler is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiADC, HAProxy and Avi Networks Software Load Balancer, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, HAProxy, Kemp LoadMaster, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway. See our Citrix NetScaler vs. NGINX Plus report.
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