ExtremeAnalytics vs NetScaler comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

NetScaler and ExtremeAnalytics compete in network management and analytics. NetScaler has an advantage in pricing and support, while ExtremeAnalytics leads in features and capabilities.

Features: NetScaler provides robust traffic management, load balancing, and scalable solutions for high availability and performance. ExtremeAnalytics delivers comprehensive network insights, data visualization, and analytics for identifying and resolving network issues.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetScaler's straightforward deployment and reliable customer service make integration easy. ExtremeAnalytics requires more complex configuration but is supported by excellent customer service.

Pricing and ROI: NetScaler offers a competitive setup cost with good ROI through effective traffic management and cost-efficient solutions. ExtremeAnalytics has a higher setup cost, justifying it with in-depth analytics and high ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

ExtremeAnalytics

Ranking in Network Management Applications

30th

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Operations Analytics (25th)

NetScaler

Ranking in Network Management Applications

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

107

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (1st), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of ExtremeAnalytics is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetScaler is 1.6%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Dushan Niranga

Product Manager at Connex Information Technologies

User-friendly initial setup, reliable, and effective wireless intrusion prevention

ExtremeAnalytics is used for reporting and monitoring The most valuable feature of ExtremeAnalytics is wireless intrusion prevention. ExtremeAnalytics could improve application control. The URL filtering is not working properly. We have had issues with the reports and heat maps not working as…

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DEMİRHAN ÇAVUŞOĞLU

Cloud Consultant at Migros Ticaret A.Ş.

A tool for centralized management including inventory and sales tracking

Citrix ADM has the ability to implement policies to tighten security. For instance, you can restrict access to your network from outsiders or lack necessary security measures such as antivirus programs. Additionally, there's the Delivery Controller, which allows for comprehensive monitoring and management tasks such as remote restarts, maintenance, and registration. Another essential component is the Director, which provides detailed insights into sessions, including identifying session failures, connection issues, user lockouts, etc. It presents a list of problems to address, enabling you to click on them and resolve them efficiently.

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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 solution's scalability is a ten out of ten."

"The most valuable feature of ExtremeAnalytics is wireless intrusion prevention."

"The application response latency is valuable and suitable for troubleshooting."

"If you need PCI-compliance and have high security requirements, WAF is the most valuable feature. If you need to monitor your load-balancing services with complex types of monitoring, make sure everything is alright, and load balancing is important, Content Switching and Monitoring features are the keys to your needs. If you want to provide a lot of static images or data, the Caching feature works best for you."

"The solution is very stable. We don't have any downtime or issues of that nature."

"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."

"The stability is good. If there is a problem, the load will be shifted to other sites automatically, which has been a good experience for us."

"I like the ease of use. It's easy to manage. I also like it's ease of use with virtualization technologies with applications."

"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN."

"High availability, performance, and security are the main pillars. It enhances the security for accessing the applications."

"Unified Gateway allows me to provide secure external access to applications for suppliers and customers while requiring Multi-Factor Authentication."

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Cons

"ExtremeAnalytics could improve application control. The URL filtering is not working properly. We have had issues with the reports and heat maps not working as expected. We have been receiving download errors when attempting to retrieve the heat maps and reports."

"There are issues with cloud distribution of the servers, and it could be faster."

"The solution's stability needs to be improved."

"Does not include security. A web application firewall would be a nice addition."

"In every release - and it doesn't matter if it's a minor release or a major release - they keep moving things around and they keep changing the mechanism. So certain things can work in one version one way, and everything works really well, then when you upgrade it to the next version, it breaks everything because they have a new way of doing it."

"It does not have a sandbox cloud service and antivirus. It should have on-prem or cloud sandboxing and antivirus."

"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."

"We are looking for some in-depth monitoring and analytics and more information that Citrix Director doesn't provide. ControlUp has insights that not only give you an overview but also allow you to do some drill-down troubleshooting for what's going on in your environment. We are looking for some more analytical and monitoring data to be able to monitor the environment better, not only from an application standpoint but also from the standpoint of the infrastructure to everything it sits on. They can provide more data to the administrators about what's going on within the application. They can provide data not only on the application side but also about what the application sits on. They're making strides with Citrix Analytics in regards to that."

"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."

"Quality assurance could improve by ironing out security vulnerabilities before releasing upgrades."

"There are certain features that are very useful and Citrix makes you pay a bit more for them."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is approximately $100 to $120 and is paid annually."

"The pricing is an eight out of ten."

"For partners, NetScaler is not as expensive price-wise versus F5."

"Citrix NetScaler's pricing is slightly above average but not overly expensive. I would consider F5 BIG IP to be the most expensive, Citrix NetScaler to be the second most expensive, and then Kemp Load Balancer to be the third."

"The price for Citrix ADC here in Mexico was good, when you compare it with F5 and Radware."

"Citrix Web App and API Protection are in the middle when we talk about pricing and licensing"

"The licenses for this product are payable as a yearly subscription, and carry a high price-point. The subscription scheme is quite complicated, and costs will increase with each additional feature that is required, outside of the basic setup."

"You can do CapEx and then a yearly monthly fee, or you can do a subscription model, whether that's one month, month-to-month, or three-year subscription model."

"For the specific use case that my customers primarily engage with, I would give the pricing a rating of seven out of ten."

"NetScaler does the same thing as an F5 and it's cheaper."

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11%

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ExtremeAnalytics?

The pricing is an eight out of ten.

What needs improvement with ExtremeAnalytics?

The solution's stability needs to be improved.

What is your primary use case for ExtremeAnalytics?

It gives us insight into the network health. This helps us understand what is wrong with the limit of the wireless solution or device.

What do you like most about Citrix ADC?

The most valuable feature for us is the application firewalling in Citrix NetScaler, ensuring only valid traffic enters our environment.

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

After deployment, Citrix Netscaler shifted to a subscription-based license scheme for support, which is slightly more expensive.

What needs improvement with Citrix ADC?

Citrix NetScaler is a robust product, but mastering it requires significant learning and training due to its complexity. While it could be easier to manage, it is like transitioning from driving a ...

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Also Known As

Extreme Application Analytics, Purview

Citrix ADC, Citrix NetScaler VPX, NetScaler Console, NetScaler Web Application Firewall

Overview

ExtremeAnalytics lets you understand what applications are running on your network, who is using them and what the response time is for each application. It gives you granular visibility into network and application performance, users, locations and devices. Information from the network and the applications empower you to make data-driven decisions.

Extreme

One platform for a consistent application delivery and security experience because nobody has time to learn multiple systems to manage ADC deployments. NetScaler is built with a single code base using a software-based architecture, so no matter which ADC form factor you choose — hardware, virtual machine, bare metal, or container — the behavior will be the same.

Sample Customers

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ABB Schweiz, Aer Lingus, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Amnet Technology Solutions, Aramex International, Ascenty, Atos, Autodesk

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