Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued) vs. F5 BIG-IP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Citrix 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
BIG-IP
Score 9.0 out of 10
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F5 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. The BIG-IP suite of products supports a wide range of security and application performance needs. The suite includes BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) traffic management and optimization, BIG-IP DNS, BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) identity and password protection, BIG-IP Application…N/A
Pricing
Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)F5 BIG-IP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)BIG-IP
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
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Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)
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Ratings
F5 BIG-IP
7.8
10 Ratings
9% below category average
AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
Kill Switch00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
Split Tunneling00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
IP Address Masking00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
No-Logs Policy00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Customer Support Services00 Ratings8.88 Ratings
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User Ratings
Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)F5 BIG-IP
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(116 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
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10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(6 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
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
I really do think it's well suited for any placement on the edge, especially with the WAF portion. APM is a whole different module unto itself that allows for VPN Connect connectivity, web top access. So it really is for these modules anyway, an edge appliance for us and not really usable in the interior of the network.
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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
  • Easy connection: you can connect to your corporate network with two clicks.
  • IP restriction: F5 has a list of possible insecure IP numbers, if someone tries to connect using one of these numbers, F5 BIG-IP won't connect.
  • Always on feature: Very handy feature, if you install always on, you won't need to click connect.
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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 the policy configuration that had some improvements on the ASM word things, improvements may be on the signatures that would be good because it's a little bit confusing on the ASL, how they are updated and deployed, and this staging. So that's something that could be.
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Likelihood to Renew
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F5
Only way to to this type of tasks
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Usability
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F5
Great customization and easy to use help reference menus
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Support Rating
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F5
On the occasions when we've had to engage f5 support, they have been great. They have always resolved our issues quickly and been easy to work with and professional. The reason I give them a 10 out of 10, however, is because when we've had issues that have crossed over between the f5 BIG-IP, our Cisco switches, and our Microsoft IIS server the f5 support representatives have been extremely knowledgeable about every product and device involved and have been able to troubleshoot end-to-end without having to engage other vendors.
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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
F5 BIG-IP is my first F5 product that I have stared to work, and it brings me more experience doing a lot of migration upgrades from old code version to new code. The way F5 has all configuration help us to develop scrips to improve our process.
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Return on Investment
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  • 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
  • Having a load balancer of F5 helps to address large traffic limit on organisation's application
  • This means that organisation gets a lot of revenue due to the usage of their application
  • Hence provide a very positive impact onthe inverment or ROl of the organisation
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