Citrix NetScaler, I mean ADC is a versatile network device.
June 04, 2022

Citrix NetScaler, I mean ADC is a versatile network device.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Citrix ADC

We are leveraging Citrix ADC (NetScaler) for several different use cases. We originally bought it to replace Citrix's old Secure Gateway software to proxy user sessions into our many Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environments. This is the Gateway feature. We are also using it for load-balancing services. This is for both Citrix products but also other products like Exchange, Oracle, etc. We are using GSLB features to make these services available across multiple data centers.
  • Citrix Gateway
  • Load balancing
  • Global Server Load Balancing
  • Monitoring via ADM
  • At times it seems like there is a flurry of firmware updates needed to remediate security vulnerabilities which creates some overhead.
  • Out of the box automation using ADM is a bit lacking
  • Nit picking but occasionally there are minor config changes that need to be done via CLI or GUI but nothing significant.
  • Citrix Gateway
  • Load balancing
  • Global server load balancing
  • Pooled license model allows for very flexible use of assigning ADCs to multiple locations and specific use cases
  • There is a minimum to get into pooled licensing model.
  • Expanding the pooled license model is extremely simple and cost effective.
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.

Do you think NetScaler ADC delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with NetScaler ADC's feature set?

Yes

Did NetScaler ADC live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of NetScaler ADC go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy NetScaler ADC again?

Yes

Citrix ADC is well suited for a wide range of use cases. It offers very flexible options for load balancing within and across data centers. I haven't personally used every feature. I have looked into Application Firewall features which appear to be very powerful but with that comes some overhead in tuning to ensure you don't end up causing impacts to your products with a bunch of false positives.