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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial 0 Throughput, ADC Instances Per Year
Citrix Workspace
Star Rating
(60)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Citrix WorkspaceNetScaler
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 plansCitrix Workspace vs NetScaler
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Citrix Workspace easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with NetScaler.
- Reviewers felt that NetScaler meets the needs of their business better than Citrix Workspace.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Citrix Workspace is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Citrix Workspace over NetScaler.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Citrix Workspace
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
Citrix Workspace
No trial information availableNetScaler
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
41
9.1
58
Ease of Use
8.7
41
8.6
59
Ease of Setup
9.2
17
8.2
35
Ease of Admin
8.6
7
8.8
35
Quality of Support
8.6
38
8.4
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7
8.8
36
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
38
8.3
54
Features by Category
Authentication Options
9.0
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
Access Control Types
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
9.3
23
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
21
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
Platform
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Controls
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Security
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Identity Management
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Security
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
Administration
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Protection
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Citrix Workspace and NetScaler are categorized as Zero Trust Networking
Unique Categories
Citrix Workspace is categorized as Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), and Single Sign-On (SSO)
NetScaler is categorized as Container Security, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Load Balancing, and Container Networking
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Citrix Workspace
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
Financial Services
15.8%
Information Technology and Services
14.0%
Banking
10.5%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Pharmaceuticals
5.3%
Other
49.1%
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
Citrix Workspace 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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