Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued) vs. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)
Score 8.0 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
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN supports cloud-first, security-sensitive, and global enterprises, as well as the hybrid workforce. Its Secure Networking approach uses one operating system and consolidates SD-WAN, next-generation firewall (NGFW), advanced routing, and ZTNA application gateway functions.N/A
Pricing
Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
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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Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
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Cisco Meraki MX
Score 9.0 out of 10
Cisco Meraki MX
Cisco Meraki MX
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Citrix SD-WAN (discontinued)Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
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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Fortinet
In the past Firewall and Traffic Routing tasks would have to be done on different interfaces, however, with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN all this is unified into one central console. We can get more productivity and also can optimize LAN & WAN IT Operations. We are also able to cut a lot of cost by moving from old MPLS technology to BB
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • 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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Fortinet
  • Consolidated User Interface for Firewall, Routing and ZTNA
  • Optimization of WAN applications and traffic
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Sometimes the interface is a bit slow to load. That's honestly about it!
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Fortinet
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Usability
Discontinued Products
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Fortinet
As mentioned earlier, since all features are pretty much available in one console, it is very user friendly and it becomes very easy for the Admin to just drag and drop a Plugin or a Tool that is required to perform a specific task. It's one of the most well designed layout to be honest.
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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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Fortinet
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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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Fortinet
  • 18% improvement in Productivity
  • 25% reduction in cost
  • Almost zero down time.
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