NetScaler vs SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager comparison

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"The GSLB feature allows us to move services between data centers. We can do this in either a planned or unplanned manner. We have experienced service provider outages at our primary data center and GSLB will kick in to automatically modify DNS records to point to a secondary data center (active/passive). We also make use of GeoIP information to point clients to the closest data center for accessing applications."

"The most valuable feature is load balancing."

"The NetScaler appliance has provided a lot of customers with greater high availability for their enterprise applications within a single site and across multiple locations."

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

"The flexibility in configuration options is impressive."

"The web application firewall which protects our services on the internet, and then of course services like our ability to provide high availability for the services we are offering are the most valuable features."

"The solution is easy to work with and manage."

"What's nice with NCM is you can set up policies that you can then check against the configs to ensure that your device configs adhere to a baseline or standard that you've set in place."

"The tool is useful for security purposes."

"The network performance monitoring of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is a vital feature"

"Configuration refers to the specific settings and options that determine how a device or system behaves. It can include things, such as network settings, security settings, and other options that are specific to the device or system in question. One of the most valuable features of the solution was its ability to track and monitor changes to the configuration of devices on a network. This can be useful for troubleshooting and identifying potential issues. By keeping track of who made changes to the configuration and when it can be easier to determine the cause of any problems that may arise."

"Configuration pushing, upgrade capabilities, job backup, configuration backup, and real-time configuration change monitoring are highly beneficial features of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager."

"Its main functionality is highly beneficial as it centralizes the management of configuration items across the network."

"The configuration compliance aspect of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager allows for easy comparison of configuration settings across branches, ensuring adherence to security guidelines and best practices. Automation capabilities have greatly impacted workflows, enabling tasks such as configuration backups, template deployment, and firmware upgrades to be automated, thereby streamlining processes and saving time. Compliance reporting features provide valuable insights into network compliance, offering pre-built security audit reports and customizable options to meet specific requirements."

"I use it for monitoring the entire network for the company. We oversee nodes down, we oversee devices heading up to crossing the threshold for CPU usage. We oversee power so power backups on the switches, we oversee if they're down or if they're failing. We oversee any node down or any router from any vendor."

"Technical support sometimes takes a little longer because of the multilevel ticket priority."

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

"We had some bugs in the previous firmware. These were not big issues, but more testing on the firmware would be key to happier customers."

"This is an expensive solution."

"They need to make the solution a little more familiar with easy study guides, learning videos, etc."

"Their upgrades are not very backward compatible, and sometimes they mess up."

"Overall the price of Citrix ADC could be more competitive."

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

"Its look and feel can be improved. They can also put in more effort into building the THWACK community and use the information about various customer issues and requests to build the new releases."

"When we run the SolarWinds NCM jobs at the cellular line, it runs in the morning. They're just not finishing. We're getting false processing."

"There is room for improvement in automation."

"The network logs could be improved. When the error logs come across with those false positive alarms in the error logs."

"The AI features do not work well."

"Our experience has shown that most of the problems we've had with SolarWinds NCM are related to software issues."

"There are certain limitations of node-related monitoring"

"The network flow is a problem for this solution."

"I give the price of the solution a seven out of ten."

"It is true that it is a bit pricey compared to newer technologies coming to the market. For example, A10 is a load balancer that does everything that Citrix can and it does a lot more than what NetScaler does when it comes to the security space, and their prices are so cheap. Every box comes with its own license and support built into it. When you compare that with NetScaler, you have to buy licenses separately, you have to buy a support agreement that is going to be separate. A small NetScaler, even if it is a VPX which is a virtual server, could cost you close to $150,000 to $200,000 dollars. So the pricing is really high."

"Licensing is adequate. I wanted to have a more prominent license, but until I do they don't give enough support. The additional cost would be too much."

"We get value for money. Its price is fair. I don't think it is overpriced."

"We have been evaluating F5, Citrix, and other ADC products. Citrix is the most expense of all of them."

"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."

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

"The license for Citrix NetScaler is on an annual basis and it is reasonably priced."

"There is a license needed to use SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager."

"Pricing is reasonable and competitive."

"We have to pay additionally for its support and maintenance."

"The price of the solution is high compared to other solutions."

"There is a license for the use of this solution and it is priced well, there is a lot of value for the money."

"Available at a moderate price"

"You have a base license for 50 devices, and then you can add more licenses as you go."

"I have a yearly subscription."