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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (69.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial 0 Throughput, ADC Instances Per Year
FortiAppSec Cloud
Star Rating
(25)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (69.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about FortiAppSec CloudNetScaler
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 plansFortiAppSec Cloud vs NetScaler
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FortiAppSec Cloud easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with FortiAppSec Cloud overall.
- Reviewers felt that NetScaler meets the needs of their business better than FortiAppSec Cloud.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FortiAppSec Cloud is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FortiAppSec Cloud over NetScaler.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FortiAppSec Cloud
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
FortiAppSec Cloud
Free Trial is available
NetScaler
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
20
9.1
58
Ease of Use
8.9
20
8.6
59
Ease of Setup
8.9
18
8.2
35
Ease of Admin
9.0
15
8.8
35
Quality of Support
8.8
20
8.4
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
14
8.8
36
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
19
8.3
54
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Threat 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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
Controls
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
Functionality
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
7
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
API Management
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 Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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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
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FortiAppSec Cloud and NetScaler are categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Load Balancing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FortiAppSec Cloud
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
30.4%
Computer & Network Security
17.4%
Telecommunications
4.3%
Retail
4.3%
Research
4.3%
Other
39.1%
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
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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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