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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (70.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial 0 Throughput, ADC Instances Per Year
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Star Rating
(39)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)NetScaler
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 plansF5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) vs NetScaler
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Reviewers felt that F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) meets the needs of their business better than NetScaler.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) over NetScaler.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
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
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
No trial information availableNetScaler
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
20
9.1
58
Ease of Use
9.0
21
8.6
59
Ease of Setup
8.8
16
8.2
35
Ease of Admin
8.8
15
8.8
35
Quality of Support
8.6
19
8.4
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
15
8.8
36
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
19
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
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and NetScaler are categorized as Load Balancing
Unique Categories
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) has no unique categories
NetScaler is categorized as Zero Trust Networking, Container Security, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Container Networking
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
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
23.3%
Banking
16.7%
Financial Services
10.0%
Telecommunications
6.7%
Computer & Network Security
6.7%
Other
36.7%
Information Technology and Services
13.8%
Hospital & Health Care
13.8%
Financial Services
7.5%
Banking
5.0%
Pharmaceuticals
3.8%
Other
56.3%
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