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Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management [EOL] vs NetScaler comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 25, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Citrix Intelligent Traffic ...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer982137 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT Technical Teams / Organizational Consulting at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
It's a robust and proven solution that we've been working with for many years
Citrix solutions are increasingly complex. I think this is a disadvantage for Citrix now. One or two weeks is long enough to implement Citrix's core products. However, you have to set up all features and user parameters, which takes one or two months. We need about 30 people to deploy and maintain this solution.
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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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Citrix has robust and proven products."
"We use the HDX protocol, a high-performing component of the Citrix solutions. We also use provisioning to generate VM and NetScaler ADC solutions to propose access to applications for our customers."
"One of its most valuable features is fundamental load balancing, supporting both basic load balancing and database teams."
"The stability is good, and if there is a problem, the load will be shifted to other sites automatically, which has been a good experience for us."
"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."
"If a company wants to have a secure environment and they want the performance then this is a good solution."
"You can easily use the GUI to set up all these requirements on the same network device within 20-30 minutes."
"The most valuable features of Citrix ADC are load balancing and application firewall."
"I can turn on features without actually owning a license. I can test them out, I can use them for a while, and then I can be licensed up. That's awesome. I don't have to have a license immediately before I can start to deploy things rapidly, rapid deployment is a plus."
"I cannot think of any features that should be added because the product has a lot of useful features already."
 

Cons

"Citrix solutions are increasingly complex. I think this is a disadvantage for Citrix now."
"We discussed problems with the network products with the Indian teams. The support center for network products is located in India. There are language barriers and issues with the time difference, so we sometimes face restrictions when dealing with this team."
"Some of our customers have questioned the security of this solution lately, wondering whether it is safe or not, so enhancements in this respect would be good."
"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."
"The licensing model and technical support of the solution could be improved."
"The setup was not simple."
"This is an expensive solution."
"Costly product and complicated licensing."
"Finding relevant documentation for learning NetScaler can be challenging, especially for beginners who prefer a web interface over command-line interfaces."
"The only thing customers told me that could be improved is that they would like to be able to purchase and receive the products in one box, rather than two boxes. This is something related to marketing, though."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Our licensing fees including technical support are approximately $3,500 USD."
"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."
"The price for Citrix ADC here in Mexico was good, when you compare it with F5 and Radware."
"After deployment, Citrix Netscaler shifted to a subscription-based license scheme for support, which is slightly more expensive."
"We have all the features and functions of Citrix because we have a premium license."
"I do not have any experience with the pricing of the product."
"The solution is undoubtedly very good, but it is expensive."
"Citrix NetScaler VPX is not the cheapest solution out there, but you get what you pay for."
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Manufacturing Company
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Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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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.
 

Also Known As

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

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