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Compare FortiADC and FortiGSLB and NetScaler 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial 0 Throughput, ADC Instances Per Year
FortiADC and FortiGSLB
Star Rating
(10)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FortiADC and FortiGSLBNetScaler
Star Rating
(85)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 0 Throughput, ADC Instances Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansFortiADC and FortiGSLB vs NetScaler
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FortiADC and FortiGSLB easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with FortiADC and FortiGSLB overall.
- Reviewers felt that FortiADC and FortiGSLB meets the needs of their business better than NetScaler.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that NetScaler is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FortiADC and FortiGSLB over NetScaler.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FortiADC and FortiGSLB
No pricing availableNetScaler
Advanced Edition
Free Trial
0 Throughput, ADC Instances Per Year
Advanced Edition is available in either a hardware or software-based appliance.
Hardware options include single and multi-tenant devices, in addition to FIPS compliant and high SSL appliances.
Software-based options include virtual hypervisor-based and bare metal software offerings.
- https://www.citrix.com/lp/try/citrix-networking-vpx-express.html
- Surge protection and priority queuing
- TriScale Clustering
Free Trial
FortiADC and FortiGSLB
No trial information availableNetScaler
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
10
9.1
58
Ease of Use
9.0
10
8.6
59
Ease of Setup
9.7
6
8.2
35
Ease of Admin
9.4
6
8.8
35
Quality of Support
8.3
10
8.4
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
6
8.8
36
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
10
8.3
54
Features by Category
Analysis
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Controls
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Functionality
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Generative AI
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Administration
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Monitoring
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Protection
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Network Management
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Security
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Identity Management
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Generative AI
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Usability - Load Balancing
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Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
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Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FortiADC and FortiGSLB and NetScaler are categorized as Load Balancing
Unique Categories
FortiADC and FortiGSLB has no unique categories
NetScaler is categorized as Zero Trust Networking, Container Security, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Container Networking
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FortiADC and FortiGSLB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
NetScaler
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
40.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Telecommunications
10.0%
Food & Beverages
10.0%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
10.0%
Other
10.0%
Information Technology and Services
13.8%
Hospital & Health Care
13.8%
Financial Services
7.5%
Banking
5.0%
Pharmaceuticals
3.8%
Other
56.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
FortiADC and FortiGSLB has no discussions with answers
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Citrix NetScaler refers to their Application Delivery Controller, or ADC, line of products, while the NetScaler Gateway, formerly known as the Citrix Access...Read more
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