Compare Load Balancer Enterprise ADC and NetScaler 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,220.00 With One-Time Purchase
Free Trial 0 Throughput, ADC Instances Per Year
Load Balancer Enterprise ADC
Star Rating
(30)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,220.00 With One-Time Purchase
Browse all 2 pricing plansNetScaler
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 plansLoad Balancer Enterprise ADC vs NetScaler
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Load Balancer Enterprise ADC easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Load Balancer Enterprise ADC overall.
- Reviewers felt that Load Balancer Enterprise ADC meets the needs of their business better than NetScaler.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Load Balancer Enterprise ADC is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Load Balancer Enterprise ADC over NetScaler.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Load Balancer Enterprise ADC
Enterprise VA BASIC
$3,220.00
With One-Time Purchase
The Enterprise VA BASIC delivers awesome load balancing power at an incredible price. This virtual appliance offers 400Mbps throughput and unlimited servers. You’ll probably never need to upgrade the license, but if you do, we provide a seamless upgrade path.
- Monthly Subscription avaiable for only $90
- 400 Mbps Throughput
- 400 SSL TPS
NetScaler
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
Load Balancer Enterprise ADC
Free Trial is available
NetScaler
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.6
22
9.1
58
Ease of Use
9.5
22
8.6
59
Ease of Setup
9.6
21
8.2
35
Ease of Admin
9.5
16
8.8
35
Quality of Support
10.0
22
8.4
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
17
8.8
36
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
22
8.3
54
Features by Category
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Load Balancer Enterprise ADC and NetScaler are categorized as Load Balancing
Unique Categories
Load Balancer Enterprise ADC has no unique categories
NetScaler is categorized as Zero Trust Networking, Container Security, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Container Networking
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Load Balancer Enterprise ADC
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
13.3%
Hospital & Health Care
10.0%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.7%
Telecommunications
6.7%
Retail
6.7%
Other
56.7%
Hospital & Health Care
13.8%
Information Technology and Services
13.8%
Financial Services
7.5%
Banking
5.0%
Automotive
3.8%
Other
56.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Load Balancer Enterprise ADC used for?
1 Comment
JT
A load balancer is essential for distributing network traffic, enhancing availability, improving performance, ensuring scalability, and bolstering security....Read more
Load Balancer Enterprise ADC has no more discussions with answers
Is Citrix ADC the same as NetScaler?
3 Comments
ND
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
NetScaler has no more discussions with answers
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