NetScaler vs OpenText Network Operations Management comparison

NetScaler and OpenText are both solutions in the Network Management Applications category. NetScaler is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.3, while OpenText is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.0. NetScaler holds a 1.7% mindshare in NMA, compared to OpenText’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of NetScaler users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

NetScaler

Read 107 NetScaler reviews

6,948 Views
208 Comparison Views

91% willing to recommend

OpenText Network Operations...

Read 3 OpenText Network Operations Management reviews

423 Views
80 Comparison Views

75% willing to recommend

NetScaler

OpenText Network Operations...

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 25, 2025

NetScaler and OpenText Network Operations Management compete in network management and optimization. OpenText Network Operations Management tends to hold the upper hand thanks to its comprehensive feature set.

Features: NetScaler provides high-performance load balancing, advanced security options, and essential tools for optimizing web applications. OpenText Network Operations Management offers comprehensive network monitoring capabilities, automation tools to streamline operational efficiency, and broad infrastructure management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetScaler delivers a straightforward deployment model with extensive documentation and reliable customer support. OpenText Network Operations Management presents a more complex deployment but offsets this with customized support services and training.

Pricing and ROI: NetScaler is linked to lower initial setup costs, offering favorable ROI through efficient resource management. OpenText Network Operations Management justifies a higher cost through its extensive feature set, providing significant long-term ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed NetScaler vs. OpenText Network Operations Management Report (Updated: September 2025).

Buyer's Guide

NetScaler vs. OpenText Network Operations Management

September 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 869,566 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

NetScaler

Ranking in Network Management Applications

5th

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) (11th)

OpenText Network Operations...

Ranking in Network Management Applications

21st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (62nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of NetScaler is 1.7%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Network Operations Management is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Management Applications Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
NetScaler	1.7%
OpenText Network Operations Management	0.4%
Other	97.9%

Network Management Applications

Featured Reviews

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.

Read full review

AhmedBahgat

Advisor at Saudi Telecom Company

Dynamic discovery and effective network topology make IT monitoring valuable

The solution enables dynamic discovery and incorporates a powerful configuration management database, CMDB, along with a strong correlation engine. It covers the entire span of the infrastructure, including servers and network operations. It also adapts well to different environments, showing network topology effectively, making the network monitoring tool quite valuable.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature is load balancing."

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

"The advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is just its graphic user interface for beginners. The solution is nothing special, but we have to use it for the corporation. Another advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is that we have our copy to test things and get the know-how of it."

"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."

"Easy, user-friendly setup with content switching and integrated caching features."

"When our primary link goes down I can still get to my Cisco devices and the NetScaler devices on-prem because of the SDN solution. If the internet connection at one of the branches goes down, we can still route them, they still get internet based on the SDN solution through one of the other sites. They can carry on working."

"We use the solution's IP Reputation and bot protection features."

"Very stable."

More NetScaler pros

"The solution enables dynamic discovery and incorporates a powerful configuration management database, CMDB, along with a strong correlation engine."

"We can detect non-compliant devices and automate remediation actions to cover the gap in the configuration standards."

"When it comes to customization, Micro Focus is more mature than its competitors."

Cons

"The customization has always been a key area where some improvements are required. In the beginning, everything was for customizing the outer shell of it. You had to use the command-based utility and you had to do a lot of manual work. They have improved it a little bit and now there are some GUI-based functionalities that can be used. However, more can be done that doesn't require a lot of intervention. Right now there are some features, there are some customizations that can be done, but it's still very tedious, very cumbersome, a lot of work. So that could be simplified."

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

"I would like to see them make it easier to do some of the more complex things. For example, a web re-direct requires two pieces to it. You have two ports and when people want to go to a web page, they just type in the webpage that on the backend it will redirect them to a secure link. The initial setup of that is cumbersome because you have to do it twice. There are things that can be replicated. The IP address, for example, is the same. This change would go a long way. Don't make me do it twice and don't make me have to read tons of documentation to figure out how to do it. Ease of configuration for some of the more complex processes would be a good improvement."

"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."

"The solution can improve their support and send tickets directly to a Citrix ADC engineer in order to avoid having to escalate each support call."

"Needs configuration processes like disabling LB VIPs, automatically disabling the IPs used."

"Finding relevant documentation for learning NetScaler can be challenging, especially for beginners who prefer a web interface over command-line interfaces."

"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."

More NetScaler cons

"The user interface is outdated and needs improvement, especially for service and topology maps."

"Micro Focus Network Management doesn't support end-to-end monitoring of cloud infrastructure. Micro Focus might have different cloud solutions for cloud automation and hybrid cloud management. There are a lot of products that also support automation. That is different, but it should monitor the cloud from an IT operations management perspective."

"The user interface is outdated and needs improvement, especially for service and topology maps."

"It may need a more customizable UI."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This product is more expensive than some of the competitors."

"We have all the features and functions of Citrix because we have a premium license."

"The solution is expensive compared to one of its competitors."

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

"I do not have any experience with the pricing of the product."

"There isn't much of a difference between the cost of Citrix and that of other similar solutions."

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

"When compared to other solutions, the cost is high."

More NetScaler pricing and cost advice

"Micro Focus' price is on the higher side, but there are other products like CA products and IBM that are more expensive. At the same time, you have to compare the maturity level of the solutions."

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Network Management Applications solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

869,566 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

No data available

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	45
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	57

No data available

Questions from the Community

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.

See all answers

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.

See all answers

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 ...

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Network Operations Management?

The price is reasonable based on the agreement.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Micro Focus Network Operations Management?

The user interface is outdated and needs improvement, especially for service and topology maps. The ease of generating dashboards for different situations by users is critical for my environment. I...

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Network Operations Management?

I use the solution as the main vehicle to monitor and alert about events in the IT environment. I use it for IT monitoring.

See all answers

Comparisons

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs NetScaler

Compared 9% of the time

HAProxy vs NetScaler

Compared 9% of the time

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) vs NetScaler

Compared 8% of the time

Fortinet FortiADC vs NetScaler

Compared 8% of the time

Radware Alteon vs NetScaler

Compared 6% of the time

More NetScaler Competitors

SolarWinds NPM vs OpenText Network Operations Management

Compared 100% of the time

More OpenText Network Operations Management Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

NetScaler

September 2025

Download NetScaler product report

Buyer's Guide

Network Management Applications

October 2025

OpenText Network Operations Management report

Download OpenText Network Operations Management product report

Also Known As

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

Micro Focus Network Operations Management

Overview

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.

NetScaler

Network management solutions are continually called onto to adapt to new technologies, while retaining value of existing ones, including: SDNs, multiple connection methods to the cloud and Internet, remote sites, and WiFi networks. All of these technologies require closer collaboration between network engineering and operations because of their dynamic nature, which requires fast and deep understanding of the technologies to operate effectively.

OpenText

Sample Customers

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

Information Not Available

Buyer's Guide

NetScaler vs. OpenText Network Operations Management

September 2025

Free Report: NetScaler vs. OpenText Network Operations Management

Find out what your peers are saying about NetScaler vs. OpenText Network Operations Management and other solutions. Updated: September 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

869,566 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our NetScaler vs. OpenText Network Operations Management report.

See our list of best Network Management Applications vendors.

We monitor all Network Management Applications reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.