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    Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACitrix SD-WAN (formerly Netscaler SD-WAN) was a software-defined WAN solution, featuring WAN optimization. The product is not part of Citrix's plans going forward.N/A

    F5 BIG-IP

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AF5 BIG-IP software from Seattle-based F5 Networks is a load balancing and application protection solution suite available on cloud or via virtual editions, on a subscription or perpetual licensing basis.N/A
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    Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)F5 BIG-IP
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    Offerings
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    Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)F5 BIG-IP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)F5 BIG-IP
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    F5
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    99%
    Would buy again
    258 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    215 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    179 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    196 Answers
    Best Alternatives
    Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)F5 BIG-IP
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)F5 BIG-IP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (265 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.7
    (140 ratings)
    Availability
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    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
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    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.7
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    8.3
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    10.0
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    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.2
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    Professional Services
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    10.0
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    Vendor post-sale
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    9.2
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    9.2
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    User Testimonials
    Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)F5 BIG-IP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Any organization with a robust IT support network and with 100+ users, all the way up to international conglomerates with millions of workers. The only situation I can see where it might be harder is if you have a very small business with limited technical know-how. Otherwise, it's honestly the no-brainer choice.
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    F5
    LTM's scope of action goes beyond load balancing. Tools for control, governance, and application enhancement, as well as APIs like iRULE, are very important for day-to-day operations. Furthermore, the F5 BIG-IP WAF offers exceptional security. Advanced firewall and routing functionalities are helpful in more complex environments. O LTM possui um escopo de atuacao que vai alem do balanceamento. Ferramentas para controle, governanca e aprimoramento de aplicacoes e API como iRULE sao muito iportantes para o dia a dia a operacao. Alem disso o WAF do F5 BIG-IP tem uma qualidade de seguranca exceptional. As funcionalidades avancadas de firewall e roteamento ajudam em ambientes mais complexos. This review was originally written in Portuguese and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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    Pros
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    • Excellent integration with the Citrix Cloud Connector makes it a breeze to use.
    • Access control is locked down with biometric security and easy password creation.
    • License usage is always 100% secure.
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    F5
    • My company is kind of like it's a safe thing if you log in and you provide another second login to get the code to log in, confirm that it's a correct that you are logged into the account and it just provides more for the company
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    Cons
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    • Sometimes the interface is a bit slow to load. That's honestly about it!
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    F5
    • I think a couple of challenges. One, I mean the cost, it's not an inexpensive product, but I think it's probably parity with value, maybe a little on the pricey side of things.
    • As far as features and what we'd like to see more cloud native type experiences like where NGINX and F5 kind of come together, we're moving more of the cloud just like everybody else, and it's a little clunky right now.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    F5
    Stability of product and easy way to have account manager contact. F5 support team is also always available to help with major issues. Last year during the major OS upgrade F5 team and F5 leadership always shared clear information and F5 team was dedicated to help us to have it closed in record time
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    Usability
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    F5
    It is a good product to use but right now it is lacking the automation of certificates, management of iRules and automation of certain configuration. Also creating an APM policy from scratch with many APM agents take a long time due to slow load times of the GUI and the need to create everything from scratch every time. It's tough to reuse the configuration.
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    Support Rating
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    F5
    I've supported F5 for three different companies. Our F5 support has been very consistent, regardless who the customer is. F5 technicians are very experienced and provide good support, even when issues are more related to knowledge than they are with the ability of the product to do what you need it to do.
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    In-Person Training
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    F5
    Practical cases and hands on , many hours of training with tipical cases
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    Implementation Rating
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    F5
    implementation is fine
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    After a lengthy vendor selection process we determined that CloudBridge was the best solution—although as always with demos it was difficult to tell if we'd really made the right decision. Since selecting CloudBridge—hough I have had lots of input from colleagues who use other systems—I feel very happy with our choice. The feature set alone is just far superior.
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    F5
    We are recently not evaluating, but we have started the deployment for WAF and we're using GTM, LTM, you name it. F5, we are using all of them.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Tremendous savings from high uptime percent.
    • Keeping our remote users engaged and stable at work means we can hire anywhere on earth.
    • Access control keeps our IT team from constantly being tied up with password resets.
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    F5
    • The F5 BIG-IP has improved all our load balancing needs, we have over 400 LTM VIPs in our environment this all use to be done with DNS round Robin configurations.
    • we have created unique APM solutions to support our external customer base
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