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Compare Azure Load Balancer and NetScaler 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial 0 Throughput, ADC Instances Per Year
Azure Load Balancer
Star Rating
(30)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Load BalancerNetScaler
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 plansAzure Load Balancer vs NetScaler
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Load Balancer easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Load Balancer overall.
- Reviewers felt that NetScaler meets the needs of their business better than Azure Load Balancer.
- 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 Azure Load Balancer over NetScaler.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Load Balancer
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
Azure Load Balancer
No trial information availableNetScaler
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
22
9.1
58
Ease of Use
8.8
22
8.6
59
Ease of Setup
9.5
10
8.2
35
Ease of Admin
9.4
9
8.8
35
Quality of Support
8.2
22
8.4
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
9
8.8
36
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
22
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
Azure Load Balancer and NetScaler are categorized as Load Balancing
Unique Categories
Azure Load Balancer has no unique categories
NetScaler is categorized as Zero Trust Networking, Container Security, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Container Networking
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Load Balancer
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
Computer Software
39.3%
Information Technology and Services
17.9%
Financial Services
7.1%
Computer & Network Security
7.1%
Telecommunications
3.6%
Other
25.0%
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
Azure Load Balancer has no discussions with answers
Is Citrix ADC the same as NetScaler?
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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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