Both NetScaler and Fastly Next-Gen WAF are web application firewall solutions. NetScaler shines with pricing and support, while Fastly Next-Gen WAF leads in feature set and integration capabilities.
Features: NetScaler provides comprehensive application delivery, advanced load balancing, and traffic management. Fastly Next-Gen WAF offers robust security, performance optimization, and real-time visibility. It emphasizes API protection and integrates easily with CI/CD workflows.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetScaler emphasizes on-site setup with detailed guidance and a responsive support structure. Fastly Next-Gen WAF features cloud-based deployment, simplifying installation with robust integration options and proactive customer service facilitating easier updates and management.
Pricing and ROI: NetScaler offers competitive upfront pricing with long-term savings. Fastly Next-Gen WAF, though having a higher initial cost, provides substantial ROI through enhanced performance and reduced maintenance, appealing to businesses focused on long-term effectiveness.
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.
The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) provides web application and API protection, RASP, rate limiting, bot protection and DDoS purpose built to eliminate the challenges of legacy WAF.
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