Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management [EOL] vs NGINX Plus comparison

Citrix and F5 are both solutions in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category. Additionally, 100% of Citrix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of F5 users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

Citrix Intelligent Traffic ...

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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NGINX Plus

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Infrastructure (3rd), Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (10th)

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reviewer982137

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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Nadeem-Inamdar

Senior Information Security Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Advanced policies and web firewall have strengthened application protection and reduced attack traffic

There were some vulnerabilities in F5. They tried to fix it, but the fixes were not available at the time because they were zero days, so they attempted to fix it, but their support was not proper. Their support should be improved because sometimes features which we need for customization take time, and they are sometimes feasible and sometimes not feasible by the team, so their support and the engineering team should improve their product. I would like to see more features regarding customization which should be built into the application, and the tool optimization should be good, and the dashboard should be more crisp and clear.

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Quotes from Members

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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."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is simple to configure."

"I receive very good support."

"Zero Downtime has always been a strength in recommending infrastructure web services, and NGINX allows me to execute such infrastructure with less complications and the ability to switch from server to server easily."

"Nginx is extremely efficient in terms of the connection rate to the CPU cycles ratio, and in terms of the bandwidth to CPU cycles."

"I need to highlight that the number one thing about NGINX is that it is free."

"NGINX Plus also has NGINX App Protect. It's a separate module, which is inspired by the F5 apps."

"This is a great product, it has everything."

"The web application firewall feature has helped enhance security for our applications because most of the attacks which are performed on our website are being blocked by it, so the web application firewall is good."

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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."

"Only improvement needed that I would point to is scalability. With it, I mean clusterized organisation on a low level. At the moment, the best alternative is RHEL HA."

"Our most challenging part was to run an older PHP website reverse-proxied through NGINX. That was not fun."

"The solution's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."

"NGINX is a very basic load balancer and cannot do as many customizations as F5."

"It would be good if NGINX provided a graphical user interface."

"Compared to other similar solutions on the market, I think it's over-priced."

"Instance service health check on the NGINX load balancer feature could be improved."

"I would suggest adding GUI-based configuration panels to NGINX Plus to simplify setup and management tasks."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"You pay for each feature that you want."

"NGINX Plus is an open-source solution with limited additional features. When you try to get additional features in the solution, then you need to pay an extra amount to NGINX Plus."

"It's an open source solution, so it's free."

"Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version."

"There's an open-source version of NGINX that is free."

"NGINX is a free tool in Brazil. There are some companies which do support it."

"The list price of NGINX Plus is close to $5,500."

"HAProxy is cheaper than NGINX."

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Also Known As

Citrix ITM

NGINX, F5 NGINX Plus

Overview

With billions of real user measurements a day, from every corner of the internet, Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management monitors internet traffic issues in real time and automatically steers your traffic to avoid them.

Whether you host your applications and content on premises, in the cloud or in content delivery networks (CDNs), Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management allows you to globally load balance all traffic, dynamically optimizing the user experience and lowering service costs. Citrix uses real-time machine learning to direct user requests to the most suitable content source.

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NGINX Plus efficiently handles heavy loads with lightweight software and simple configuration. It seamlessly integrates with F5, offering high-performance load balancing and robust reverse proxy capabilities for HTTP, IMAP, POP, and SMTP protocols.

NGINX Plus stands out for its load balancing, authentication, caching, and modular design. Its flexibility and scalability make it ideal for web servers, traffic routing, and enterprise use, supported by comprehensive documentation and a strong community. However, improvements in pricing, graphical interface, and advanced load balancing are desired. Users seek enhanced performance, better security, and simpler configuration. Automation and integration capabilities need attention, and scalability requires further refinement.

What are the key features of NGINX Plus?

Load Balancing: Manages traffic efficiently for better resource utilization.
Reverse Proxy: Offers robust support for directing requests to the appropriate backend server.
Caching: Improves speed and reduces server load through effective content caching.
Modularity: Customizable setup with various modules for specific functionalities.
Security Features: Provides web application firewall and DDoS protection.

What benefits can users expect?

Performance Enhancement: Boosts speed and efficiency in web and application servers.
Scalability: Easily adapts to increased demand with minimal effort.
Flexibility: Supports a wide range of deployment scenarios from cloud to on-premises.
Security: Fortifies web applications with comprehensive protection measures.

NGINX Plus is vital for industries deploying reverse proxy, load balancing, and application delivery control. Enterprises utilize it for both cloud and on-premises setups to manage content, secure traffic, and improve application performance. It plays a crucial role in CDN deployments, API management, and microservices architecture by providing enterprise-grade capabilities in caching and traffic management, along with security features like web application firewall and DDoS protection.

Sample Customers

Dataport, Bet365, VFLI, Rhode & Schwartz

Locaweb, AppNexus, Wix, Reliam, Montana Interactive, MuleSoft, Warpwire, Discovery Education, InkaBinka, WordPress.com, Gogo, GOV.UK, NASA

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