Citrix Gateway vs SecureLink comparison

Citrix and Imprivata are both solutions in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category. Citrix is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.1, while Imprivata is ranked #33. Citrix holds a 3.2% mindshare in EIV, compared to Imprivata’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Citrix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Imprivata users who would recommend it.

Citrix Gateway

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91% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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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

Citrix Gateway

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Universal Access Gateways (1st), SSL VPN (2nd)

SecureLink

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

33rd

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of Citrix Gateway is 3.2%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SecureLink is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Citrix Gateway	3.2%
SecureLink	0.7%
Other	96.1%

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VivekKumar10

Co-Founder at Virajo

Enables secure remote access and load balancing with enhanced protection features

I find Citrix Gateway valuable for its capabilities as a reverse proxy, providing security to applications exposed to the Internet. Key features include load balancing, dual-factor authentication, clientless VPN, and Web Application Firewall (WAF). The product effectively helps me protect the organization's network from potential threats, thereby securing our environment from hackers and ransomware attacks.

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Frederic Soulier

Deputy Head of IT at a legal firm with 501-1,000 employees

Efficient technical support with good synchronization features, but it needs better security

We would like to be to secure access to all of the servers for all of the internal workers and engineers. We would like to have tools that provide us with security for our servers. I would like to see an improved repository to better see the users. We have a new project that requires a lot of security we will not continue with SecureLink. The security features offered in SecureLink are not enough.

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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

"Provides good performance and speed."

"We can maintain our systems using the solution."

"These days, I find Citrix products to be very stable, and there is no need to struggle with them."

"The solution is scalable."

"What I find most valuable about this solution, is that it runs seamlessly."

"It adds great security to your outfacing information."

"The solution is scalable and can go from a very small deployment to handling 10,000 transactions a second."

"Citrix Gateway offers an array of valuable features."

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"The most valuable feature is synchronizing the limited access for partners or sub-contractors."

Cons

"At this time it costs 35% more than other solutions."

"The solution has unnecessary limitations."

"The dashboard or interface should be more clear in reporting issues. Integration with other applications should be more user-friendly."

"Citrix Gateway could improve the speed of the VPN. I sometimes have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes to get connected and other times when I am connected I have to abort, and reconnect."

"The initial setup is not straightforward."

"Their VAS product should be more productive because right now, we are using other VAS solutions but not using this one."

"When it comes to the VDA environment, making it additionally stable is important."

"We are currently looking at automation. It would be good if there is some way to automate it in a fast way. It should be easy to automate. It also has some security issues."

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"The security features offered in SecureLink are not enough."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are two or three different models, but you can actually have a CapEx where you purchase the unit outright and then there's a yearly maintenance cost on top for years two and three, and four, or you can actually do a subscription purchase through Citrix cloud and you pay on a monthly basis, or you can have a three-year subscription contract as well. I give the solution a six out of ten for its cost."

"I consider Citrix Gateway to be an expensive solution, generally ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 yearly, depending on the model."

"The price could be lower."

"Usually with Citrix the issue is the pricing, especially for the African region. We believe it's really expensive."

"There is a license to use Citrix Gateway and it is less expensive to use when compared to other solutions."

"Citrix is quite expensive."

"Pricing is very high if you do a comparison with what is available in the market."

"It costs about 4,000 a year."

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"We are not happy with the recent increase in the price."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

31%

Performing Arts

Non Profit

Media Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	15

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Citrix Gateway?

We can maintain our systems using the solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Citrix Gateway?

I consider Citrix Gateway to be an expensive solution, generally ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 yearly, depending on the model. It is seen as a premium product compared to competitors like F5, and ...

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What needs improvement with Citrix Gateway?

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Also Known As

Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway

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Overview

Citrix Gateway is a customer-managed solution that can be deployed on premises or on any public cloud, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Citrix Gateway provides users with secure access and single sign-on to all the virtual, SaaS and web applications they need to be productive.

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SecureLink is the leader in managing secure third-party remote access and remote support for enterprise organizations and technology vendors. More than 30,000 world-class companies across multiple highly regulated industries, including healthcare, retail, government, financial, legal and gaming, rely on SecureLink’s purpose-built platform to securely control network access, ensure industry compliance, manage audit trails, decrease time to resolution, and reduce liability.

The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Austin, Texas with a second office in Costa Rica.

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Sample Customers

Aeronamic, Avianca, Bechtel Corporation, Betfair UK, Catholic University Leuven (K.U. Leuven), Centene Corporation, Cerner, Charityshare, City of High Point, Clark Builders

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