NetScaler Reviews

With Citrix ADM, one can manage NetScaler and ADC. One can also gather data on remote users, especially information on their bandwidth and the resources they use.

Feature, wise, one of the things that I use is the SSL dashboard to make sure my certificates are up-to-date on my NetScalers. So, it's very handy.

Some features of Citrix ADM are available on the cloud, which could really be helpful if they were available on an on-premise version. At the moment, I can't explain it in detail since I don't utilize the Microapps or StyleBooks in the solution, even though both are available in the cloud version. However, they are not available in the on-premise version. So, I use the on-premise version.

I have experience with Citrix ADM for twenty years. I am a reseller and a partner of Citrix.

It's a virtual appliance, and once it's up and running, it just runs. So, it is a stable product.

Just one solution can handle thousands of users and hundreds of ADCs. So, it is a very convenient tool to use.

Currently, the support team is experiencing a shortage of staff, making it difficult for users to reach someone knowledgeable.

The solution's initial setup was very easy. If ten means super easy, I rate it only an eight on a rating bar.

I would recommend those planning to use the solution, especially if they use or have ADCs or NetScalers in their environment. There are a lot of people who don't use the solution when they should.

There's still a lot of scope for growth and many features that can be added to the solution. Also, I'm unfamiliar with some of the features, so I can't speak on all of them now. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We solely use this solution for Citrix remote access.

This has allowed us to secure Citrix remote access from the internet, as it is currently the only solution available that enables this.

We appreciate that this solution facilitates our access to Citrix internet.

We would like to see some fairly large scale improvement in the configuration process for this solution.

This solution carries a high price point, which we would like to see some reduction in.

We have been using this solution for 10 years now.

We have found this to be a stable solution.

This is a scalable solution in our experience.

The setup for this solution is fairly complex.

We would rate this solution a six out of ten.

We mostly use VPN and enroll the NetScaler.

The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN.

The SLB could be better, and they should improve it. We want to see REST proxy and WAF capabilities in the next release.

We have been using this solution for three and a half years. It is deployed on-premises.

It is a stable product, and I rate the stability an eight out of ten. In addition, we have not faced any complications with the hardware.

I rate the scalability an eight out of ten, and we have no issues. We have 3000 people using Citrix NetScaler, and our business people use it daily.

I rate the technical support a six out of ten. We have some support delays and do not get solutions on time, which can be frustrating. In addition, their technical support does not understand our issues.

Neutral

The initial setup is a bit complicated. We used a third-party consultant for the setup. I rate the setup an eight out of ten.

The licensing is more expensive than others, and I rate it a seven out of ten.

I rate this solution a nine out of ten.

It has many use cases. It is used for the high availability of the service and for connecting local sites or geolocation sites called GSNP. 

We are selling all of its models. Citrix ADC can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises.

Citrix ADC has increased the productivity of the staff by keeping all the applications available all the time.

It also increased the security of the online application by enabling the web application firewall feature.

With the amazing scalability features of the Citric ADC, we have been able to save money.

High availability, performance, scalability, and security are the main pillars. It enhances the security for accessing the applications.

It is very user-friendly, and it works fine. The management of the device is very easy from a technical perspective.

It does not have a sandbox cloud service and antivirus. It should have on-prem or cloud sandboxing and antivirus.

I have been using this solution for five years.

It is stable.

It is scalable.

They have awesome support. I can give them a four and a half out of five.

Positive

It has a medium level of complexity. It is not complex, and it is also not that easy.

Its price is comparable to others and affordable.

I would advise doing proper sizing and proper configuration to get the maximum benefits of this solution.

I would rate Citrix ADC an eight out of ten. Everything is very good in this solution.

We use Citrix Web APP API Protection as a Firewall solution. Many ransomware attacks are happening and it is important to protect your entire data center. 

Citrix Web App API Protection allows you to enable a blocking mode. The hackers who choose to upload any unwanted data on your application, Citrix Web App will date it. A notification will be sent to you and your administrator, and that notification will include the IP address that is trying to upload some unwanted data to your application. Now you can identify and can block it, or you can block that application from that particular space in a particular country. 

We blocked that application for particular countries. We send the report to the government and they checked everything. And after a few months, we reviewed the policy.

Citrix Web App and API Protection could improve in the area of licensing.
Some customers have an enterprise license and some customers have an advanced license.  If you have an enterprise and advanced license, the Web Application Server, will not work. If you want to upgrade or if you want to use that Web Application Firewall, you have to have a premium license. I think they should enable the feature for an advanced license because small customers, cannot buy the premium license, which is a little bit expensive for them.

I have been working with Citrix Web App and API Protection for the past three years. 

The stability of the Citrix Web App and API Protection is excellent.

The scalability is not a problem.

Technical support is good when you are not able to find the Citrix documentation. They have a good resource for the Web Application Firewall. 

Positive

Citrix Web App and API Protection are definitely worth the money. You are protecting your entire application as well as your data center. If you are investing in your Web Application Firewall and API Protection, it's worth it.

The setup is very easy. The only thing is you need to understand the backend application functionality. Whether it's IES based, or whether it is some other vendors and what kind of database and authentication method they are using. This kind of information you should know before implementing the Citrix Web App and API Protection.

When talking about pricing and licensing, Citrix Web App and API Protection are in the middle.

I would rate Citrix Web App and API Protection an eight out of ten.

Citrix ADC is primarily used for load balancing exchange and other internal IT systems.

It is simple for both IT specialists and customers. With other products, we cannot leave the customer untrained. We can leave the customer during the early stages using Citrix ADC.

The stability of Citrix ADC needs to be improved.

The technical support could be improved. They do not respond or assist customers in a timely manner.

I have been working with Citrix ADC for approximately eight years.

It is typically deployed on-premises, but it is occasionally deployed on a hybrid cloud.

There have been many crashes since the last build.

Citrix ADC is easy to scale.

Technical support is different in every situation. In one case it went very well and quickly other cases it took longer.

Technical support could improve, but it is possible that my issue was complicated.

I am also working with F5, Kemp, Barracuda, Cisco, and NGINX.

Loadbalancer.org is less complex than Citrix. In some cases, our customers do not have an engineer on staff who can support this device.

These customers have a large number of Linux engineers but don't have the money. We suggested using Loadbalancer.org and other open-source tools. Many customers are of different sizes and have different budgets.

The installation is simple for both manual configuration and automatic deployment.

Our company is partners with Citrix and F5 BIG-IP.

I would rate Citrix ADC an eight out of ten.

My primary use case is for disaster recovery.

The best feature of Citrix is its track record of stability in its features.

An area for improvement would be the difficulty in finding information about standard licensing costs over the internet. They should provide some reference prices on the net to be quickly referred to. I would also like to see virtualization of the ad systems in the next release.

Citrix is a pretty robust and stable product. It has an edge because it's more stable than other solutions like Avaya and VMWare.

This solution is scalable.

I would rate this solution as eight out of ten.

We used this mostly for disaster recovery plan (DRP), for global service load balancing, and Citrix Access Gateway. 

What I found most valuable from Citrix ADC were the Content Switching and Integrated Caching features which were the things we commonly installed for our customers.

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.

We were partners with Citrix for 15 years. We used it for 15 years.

I also found this solution to be stable.

I found it to be scalable.

Our customers' feedback was that support wasn't the best. Cases were often on queue and there were delays in solving their issues, leading to customers getting angry. Support could be improved.

I was able to try F5 and Radware. The price for Citrix ADC here in Mexico was good when you compare it with F5 and Radware.

The setup was easy. For the first version of this solution, it was not very user-friendly, but in the last edition we used, the setup was very user-friendly.

We implemented it for our customers through our in-house team of 3 consultants. I think 3 people is sufficient for implementing this solution to our customers.

I was able to evaluate F5 and Radware.

My rating for this solution is ten out of ten. I think it is the best product ever.

My recommendation is for customers here in Mexico to try it. I feel it is the best solution in the market, at least here in Mexico. My message to customers here is to try it and they'll never be disappointed with this magic box.