F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition vs NetScaler comparison

"The integration capabilities of the product are easy to use, and there is no complexity involved in it."

"I have a specific issue with the network interface connector, the NIC. We're limited to a maximum of two NICs in a virtualized environment. It's a limitation of the tool."

"It's easy to use, and they have good support."

"It has DoS layer 7 protection, which not many vendors have."

"The tool's investment is less than a physical device."

"The features that I like include LTM and Global Traffic Manager (GTM)."

"Available on any device and can be accessed on a wide area network."

"Global load balancing between data centers."

"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."

"Citrix is good for application protection."

"This solution increases the backend network service performance, which is one of the things that we like the most."

"The solution improves security performance."

"Just one solution can handle thousands of users... So, it is a very convenient tool to use."

"The feature that I have found most valuable is its load balancing."

"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is a heavy system that needs a lot of CPU, memory, and hard disk."

"I have a specific issue with the network interface connector, the NIC. We're limited to a maximum of two NICs in a virtualized environment. It's a limitation of the tool."

"It's expensive and could be cheaper."

"The tool has limitations with respect to code and RAM."

"BIG-IP could improve in supporting microservices, for example, in Docker and Kubernetes environments."

"On-the-go upgrades are an option that the tool currently lacks, making it an area where improvements are required."

"Citrix ADC is a complex product, and it takes time to understand these things. But the documentation is poor, and the deployment is difficult. Integration could also be better because what I find is that you cannot easily integrate the panel in the second sector. What I have found is that in the last index, there is a limitation when getting validated. Technical support could also be better."

"Its GUI should be improved. Its CLI is powerful, but GUI needs more features."

"Reducing the overhead required for AppFlow data collection, specifically for HDX Insight, would be a huge improvement."

"We have issues with the certificates. All authorization processes need certificates, however, every three months we needed to change certificates. This process iss complicated for us because Citrix does not have a not user-friendly interface and does not off user-friendly services. This needs a lot of improvement."

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

"The product provides some templates to integrate with applications like MS Exchange, MS SharePoint, SAP Enterprise Portal, and others. However, the last update for these templates was 2013 (lots of applications are running on versions newer then 2013)."

"Citrix should improve the documentation. It is not really clear how to set up many features to our advantage. When we setup Citrix NetScaler ADC, we have to figure it out by ourselves without a lot of documentation."

"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."

"My company's customers need to make payments for the licensing charges attached to the product. It is an expensive product."

"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"The pricing is standard."

"F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition is an expensive solution, but it's worth the price."

"It's an expensive product but it works well."

"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."

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

"The pricing for Citrix Web App and API Protection is unreasonable. I don't know the exact price, but I heard it's tens of thousands and it's a bit too much for the small country I live in."

"The client pays for the Citrix NetScaler license annually."

"The tool is cheap."

"The licensing costs for this solution vary depending on which model is being used."

"Price-wise, I feel that the solution is a little bit expensive."