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NetScaler ADC
Formerly Citrix ADC

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What is NetScaler ADC?

NetScaler ADC is an application delivery controller.

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Citrix NetScaler has been widely used by users for various purposes, showcasing its versatility and value in multiple scenarios. One key …
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6 out of 10
May 17, 2022
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We use it for virtual desktops and provide it as a service to other organisations. It allows us to manage the desktops remotely and …
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What is NetScaler ADC?

NetScaler ADC is an application delivery controller.

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Product Demos

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Demo: Content Inspection with Citrix ADC

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Citrix ADC: Exploiting CVE-2019-19781 and how to mitigate against future vulnerabilities.

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Product Details

What is NetScaler ADC?

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NetScaler ADC is an application delivery controller.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 7.3.

The most common users of NetScaler ADC are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Citrix NetScaler has been widely used by users for various purposes, showcasing its versatility and value in multiple scenarios. One key use case is the implementation of Citrix NetScaler as an access gateway, providing secure authentication with a two-factor login process. This has allowed users to protect sensitive information such as health records and address data loss prevention. Another significant use case is the utilization of Citrix NetScaler's load balancing capabilities by server administrators. This feature enables them to update or patch servers one at a time without any production downtime, ensuring smooth operations and uninterrupted service.

Organizations have embraced Citrix NetScaler to enhance their application and service availability through load balancing, guaranteeing high levels of service and reliability for end users. Furthermore, the content switching feature has proven effective in routing web traffic to the appropriate back-end resources. Consultants specializing in virtualization have leveraged Citrix NetScaler's features like single sign-on to storefront and infrastructure component monitoring to improve security and performance. The software has also been instrumental in providing fault tolerance for critical applications, facilitating seamless transitions between app servers in case of failures.

Users from various departments and locations, including manufacturing, shipping, and sales, have relied on Citrix NetScaler for global access to their Citrix environment, ensuring business continuity. It has served as a front end for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, enabling remote access for users and boosting flexibility and productivity. Additionally, Citrix NetScaler has been deployed as a load-balanced gateway for application and desktop delivery, offering robust security measures, monitoring capabilities, and an application firewall.

The flexibility and ease of use offered by Citrix NetScaler have garnered appreciation from users, particularly in low bandwidth situations and remote or out-of-office settings. It has also enhanced the security of WAN edge solutions while ensuring a consistent user experience across multiple application and desktop delivery solutions. The implementation of Citrix NetScaler has addressed parking issues by enabling secure remote access for employees, facilitating work from anywhere and accommodating special needs.

Citrix NetScaler has been used as a primary load balancer for web applications, delivering load balancing capabilities and an additional layer of security through its Web Application Firewall. Users have found the wide array of functions and features provided by Citrix NetScaler useful for load balancing, content switching, gateway access, and posture validation, resulting in an improved user experience. The software has also been leveraged to manage and deliver virtual desktops remotely and securely, saving time and enhancing efficiency. Furthermore, users across the globe have benefited from Citrix NetScaler's speed and flexibility in accessing applications from cloud services, enhancing productivity and accessibility. Users have utilized the software primarily in their accounting department for tasks such as managing DST, Argus, shared drives, and other applications. It has been widely adopted by employees from various departments to publish and access applications like DST, Argus, shared drives, and more.

Citrix NetScaler's versatility and wide range of features make it a valuable tool for organizations across industries. The product has proven to be an effective solution for securing sensitive data, ensuring high availability of applications, improving performance, and enabling remote access. With its load balancing capabilities, content switching functionality, and single sign-on feature, Citrix NetScaler offers users enhanced security, efficiency, and ease-of-use. Whether it's protecting health records with two-factor authentication or seamlessly transitioning between application servers during failures, Citrix NetScaler has consistently provided solutions to meet the diverse needs of users.

Wide range of configuration options: NetScaler has been praised by many users for its extensive array of configuration options, allowing administrators to tailor the utility to their specific server monitoring needs. This flexibility in customization has garnered positive feedback from reviewers.

HTTP Redirect/Rewrite feature: NetScaler's HTTP Redirect/Rewrite feature has received high praise from users for its ability to protect and rewrite URLs. This functionality is especially important in industries such as healthcare where privacy is a top priority.

Access Gateway with data loss prevention and customization options: Users have appreciated the Access Gateway offered by NetScaler, which provides valuable features like data loss prevention and customization options. Specifically, the ability to set up two-factor login for enhanced security has been highlighted by reviewers.

  1. Documentation needs improvement: Some users have expressed that the documentation could be enhanced, particularly in providing specific examples related to the command line and GUI. They believe that better explanations and more clarity would be helpful.

  2. Command Center is lacking: Several users have described the Command Center as an afterthought or stepchild, expressing their dissatisfaction with its functionality and usability. They feel that it needs significant improvements to meet their expectations.

  3. Configuration complexity: Users have mentioned that configuring certain features can be complex and time-consuming. They find that the initial configuration process requires a lot of effort and knowledge, and tweaking and fine-tuning during setup can also take up considerable time.

Users have provided several recommendations for Citrix ADC based on their experiences.

Firstly, users suggest that Citrix ADC is a powerful tool that can meet most load balancing needs. It is highly recommended for any organization looking to provide secure access to applications or virtual desktops. Users have found Citrix ADC to be extremely powerful and feature-rich, with great security tools.

Secondly, users recommend researching Citrix ADC as it offers better pricing compared to other load balancers like F5. They believe that it is a cost-effective solution for load balancing and SSL offloading.

Lastly, users mention that Citrix ADC is easy to manage and configure, particularly for regularly used load balancing and SSL offload features. They suggest trying and deploying Citrix ADC to take advantage of its capabilities.

It is important to note that while Citrix ADC is considered a good alternative for load balancing, two-factor gateways, SSL offloading, or application delivery, some users caution that it may not be suitable for those without experience in network and interaction protocols. Additionally, while Citrix ADC is praised for using storefront/xenapp, users recommend considering other options for load balancing and traffic management purposes.

In summary, the common recommendations include the versatility and power of Citrix ADC, its competitive pricing, and ease of management. However, potential users should evaluate their specific needs before implementing this solution.

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Reviews

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We chose Citrix ADC over Kemp and F5 due to additional integrations with various products such as Citrix/Horizon/Monitoring tools. We additionally chose ADC due to better ease of use and ability to have the appliances be virtual or physical, with the configuration being a simple migration of code which provided flexibility to be able to do a hybrid environment with ease.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Easy to manage & upgrade software
  • Stable code
  • User-friendly GUI
  • Citrix ADC can cluster up to 32 physical or virtual appliances together. consolidation process is far more complicated with F5 BIG-IP
  • F5 BIG-IP is more expensive
  • Despite its seeming advantages, Citrix ADC remains less popular, lagging behind F5 BIG-IP, which remains the market leader
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company uses both Citrix ADC and F5 BigIP. This is mostly due to team preference. F5 seems to require the use of separate types of devices to do multi-site load balancing while Citrix ADC functionality is the same software on all devices you implement.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Since we are primarily a Citrix shop, we did very little additional searching for traffic management appliances. However, we did review the possibility of using Citrix-based products, such as ASAs, via a VPN configuration to meet a similar need. Although we could have made this setup work, it was clumsy and much less stable than going with a Netscaler solution. So, as mentioned elsewhere in this review, a big piece of knowing whether the Citrix ADC is for you comes down to what you are protecting with it.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organization replaced 5 BIG-IP appliances with Citrix ADC, both are comparable products. The largest advantage for our organization switching to Citrix ADC is the shared code base and reduction of the number of vendors in an implemented solution chain from end to end.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Citrix ADC (formerly NetScaler ADC)
I have only used NetScaler in the past which felt like a completely different application to what it is now. There used to be a substantial amount of lag and associated frustration when using it but now as Citrix it is superb, not perfect but for someone who knows what it once was, currently it's a delightful experience.
Aldo Gil | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have experience with Fortinet Gateways and with Watch Guard gateways. I am aware these products are focused on different purposes but overall they are similar as they are Routers/VPN Endpoints. As far as Netscaler goes, it can compare well to these types of devices and excel when virtual application/desktop delivery is involved.
Andrew Murphy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Citrix competes with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services. Citrix however adds features that makes for a lighter client. Lighter bandwidth needed between client and server. This enables you to work over slower data links or enables more users on a link. Citrix gives a better graphical representation of the screens. Citrix adds better printing functionality.
November 06, 2017

Get Scaled to NetScaler

Brandon Pelinka | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Citrix NetScaler is much more cost-effective than the A10 series and I think it does its job even better. I have used A10 in the past and while they did fine, the did not overly impress me and certainly didn't do enough for the dollar amount that they are attached to.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Netscaler has more features than F5 BIG-IP APM product and easier to manage with friendlier user interface for network admins. It was more cost efficient as well and if you have a Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop environment, it is more compatible with those products as well. Our annual maintenance cost is lower as well.
Phillip Mengel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The Citrix NetScaler is the competitor to the f5 BigIP LTM/GTM. I've used both products extensively and the both have pros and cons against each other. F5 has better support and better documentation, and is purpose built for load balancing applications. The NetScaler has a more modular design and is more flexible and can do more. If I was running a large Citrix farm and looking to load balance multiple application pools, I'd chose the NetScaler, if I wanted a lean non XenApp/XenDesktop environment that had to be load balanced I'd consider the F5 Big IP LTM.
Jacob Corzine | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For hardware products I've used smaller installations of F5 and CoyotePoint appliances. For software load-balancing solutions I've used Piranha (for LVS). The NetScaler and the F5 probably have the highest learning curves and the newer F5's probably have the greater support for well-known applications and "wizard-like" template configuration (although NetScaler does have some similar features), I like the configuration flexibility of being able to do anything with pretty much any application (given the limits of your knowledge of that application).
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