HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) vs NetScaler comparison

HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)

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Categories and Ranking

HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Managed Cloud Services (3rd)

NetScaler

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

107

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (3rd), Network Management Applications (14th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (16th)

Mindshare comparison

HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) and NetScaler aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) is designed for Managed Cloud Services and holds a mindshare of 8.3%, up 2.5% compared to last year.
NetScaler, on the other hand, focuses on Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), holds 11.8% mindshare, down 14.5% since last year.

Managed Cloud Services Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)	8.3%
HPE GreenLake	19.7%
Everpure Evergreen One	18.5%
Other	53.5%

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Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetScaler	11.8%
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)	12.6%
HAProxy	8.7%
Other	66.9%

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

Featured Reviews

reviewer2784489

operations Manager at a university with 10,001+ employees

Unified dashboards have streamlined device management and support has resolved issues faster

The best features HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) offers are probably the ease of usability, the observability, and the transparency. When I mention observability and transparency, those features help me in my work by keeping everything in my view; I don't need to juggle between different platforms, as everything serves as a one unified solution. About transparency, things are crystal clear and laid out openly, making it much easier for consumers like us who manage tons of devices all in one unified platform. HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization by making the whole problem-solving process easier, as if there are any ticket issues, things get resolved more easily compared to our previous services. Issues get resolved much more quickly now, with most of these solutions being almost readily available, and if escalated to a support team, we get a quicker response time, as opposed to the previous solution which involved a lot of back and forth and consumed a lot more time.

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Amit Ronen

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…

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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

"I appreciate the consistency that HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) offers because I can create an environment once, add variables, and deploy them to multiple environments in a short span of time."

"HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization by making the whole problem-solving process easier, as if there are any ticket issues, things get resolved more easily compared to our previous services."

"HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization, leading to a significant budget saving and allowing us to integrate everything the way we wanted."

"I appreciate the consistency that HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) offers because I can create an environment once, add variables, and deploy them to multiple environments in a short span of time."

"The tool's documentation is excellent. It's well-organized, easy to use, simple, and easily readable. I can usually find answers to my questions quickly in the docs."

"HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization by helping us reduce the number of mistakes made in the infrastructure, and we can keep all the standards."

"The product's initial setup phase is easy."

"The ease of accessing passwords and using Vault has positively impacted my team's workflow and productivity, as it changes the way my team handles sensitive credentials."

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"Content filtering, security layer, and application customization features are the most valuable."

"It has been a very useful solution for us, allowing us to manage application accessibility even during the pandemic with complete visibility of application accessibility and any malicious activities, along with analytics reports so we can support our infrastructure in a very secure manner."

"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."

"Its flexibility, agility, and robustness are the most valuable, and its management and implementation are also quite easy."

"Citrix NetScaler VPX is not the cheapest solution out there, but you get what you pay for."

"In comparison to F5 BIG-IP, this is the best solution."

"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."

"An 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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Cons

"It would be good if college or university students could explore HashiCorp Cloud Platform to a certain extent as an open-source solution."

"I have encountered a problem when updating modules required by policy changes, as the existing infrastructure sometimes gets deleted."

"You need knowledge and experience to use Terraform, Vault, and other HashiCorp tools."

"From an improvement perspective, there is a need to ensure some bug fixes."

"If HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) could implement a way to configure the machines internally, and not only the cloud infrastructure provisioning and the boxes, and if they also added a way that we can easily configure the package or deploy applications inside the boxes, it would be fantastic."

"I don't have enough experience with HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) yet to have any recommendations for improvement at this time, but I would suggest speeding up the process."

"I think HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) can be improved by creating a module for audit to make access to logs easier and to improve the auditability of who is accessing which vaults at which time and being able to generate that information in a report."

"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."

"The web management console uses a Java plugin. Some improvements are needed on the web management console."

"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 main areas for improvement would be around documentation and support. If a feature can be used in two or three ways, show that feature being used in all of those ways. Documentation seems to only cover the primary use case and leaves you to either run through trial and error or consult the user community. In terms of support, I have never actually had them solve any of my issues. I have always solved them myself and then provided the resolution to support."

"Should offer more flexible cost-effective licensing for small to medium sized organizations."

"Getting to use some of the advanced tools, even with the assistance of Citrix support, can be challenging."

"Deployment is complicated."

"The licensing model and technical support of the solution could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"For my side, the tool is not expensive. It is a very flexible product that you can utilize. I think the tool is a little bit expensive for smaller companies, especially startups."

"The solution's pricing is moderate according to industry standard prices."

"It is an enterprise solution. Thus, its costs are reasonable."

"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."

"Citrix ADC could improve the price and make it less expensive, other competitors have a better prices. This would allow Citrix ADC to keep dominating the market."

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

"We have a yearly licencing fee, and there are no additional costs."

"Citrix ADM costs us approximately $5000 per month."

"The firewall license is included by default, with no additional costs."

"Our licensing fees including technical support are approximately $3,500 USD."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

25%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Outsourcing Company

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	58

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)?

I was not part of the team that handled the pricing, setup cost, and licensing, so I don't handle that.

What needs improvement with HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)?

I am not entirely sure about how HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) could improve, as I don't have anything on top of my head at the moment.

What is your primary use case for HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)?

My main use case for HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) is that we've been using Azure, and we recently switched to HashiCorp because of the service and ease of ticketing systems. A specific example of...

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.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Citrix Web App and API Protection?

The solution's pricing is very high compared to its competitors.

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Also Known As

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

Overview

The HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) excels in managing scalable cloud ecosystems with key products like HCP Consul for seamless service networking, HCP Vault for robust secrets management, HCP Packer for automating image creation, and HCP Terraform for efficient infrastructure management. Notable for enhancing organizational productivity, HCP integrates well across clouds, supporting security and operational efficiency while simplifying workflows and boosting collaboration.

HashiCorp

NetScaler is an advanced application delivery controller providing load balancing, SSL offloading, and enhanced network performance. Users benefit from its robust security features, seamless Citrix integrations, and cost-effective infrastructure.

Designed to optimize and secure application delivery, NetScaler offers high availability and supports data centers with its load balancing and reverse proxy capabilities. It ensures effective traffic management and provides valuable insights into network health while integrating easily with Citrix products. Users appreciate its centralized management via ADM and flexible deployment options tailored to their infrastructure needs. However, there is room for improvement in its management tools, interface, and documentation, alongside a need for security enhancements and better licensing flexibility.

What are the most important features of NetScaler?

Flexible Deployment: Allows adaptation to different environments and needs.
Load Balancing: Efficiently distributes traffic to enhance performance.
SSL Offloading: Offloads encryption to optimize server performance.
Content Switching: Enables tailored content delivery based on user needs.
Robust Security: Includes firewalling and AAA authentication.
Global Server Load Balancing: Distributes load across multiple locations for high availability.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Cost-effectiveness: Delivers an efficient infrastructure without high costs.
Reliable Performance: Ensures consistent delivery and resilience.
High Availability: Maintains network uptime and service quality.
Technical Support: Offers responsive assistance for operational issues.

NetScaler is implemented across sectors like healthcare, finance, and education to guarantee secure remote access, enhance application network management, and support virtual desktops. Its application gateways and VPN access capabilities make it ideal for industries needing secure and efficient connectivity solutions.

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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