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Best Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from load balancing software ranked against Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.7
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  2. 2
    Loadbalancer.org Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.0
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Loadbalancer.org Enterprise
  3. 3
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs VMware Workstation Pro
  4. 4
    Progress Kemp LoadMaster Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.9
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster
  5. 5
    A10 Thunder ADC Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 6.8
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs A10 Thunder ADC
  6. 6
    AWS Elastic Load Balancing Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing
  7. 7
    Vultr Block Storage apiLinuxWebWin $0.03/mo6.7
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Vultr Block Storage
  8. 8
    Array APV apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Array APV
  9. 9
    HAProxy Community Edition Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs HAProxy Community Edition
  10. 10
    Linux Virtual Server Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Linux Virtual Server
  11. 11
    MetalLB Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.5
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs MetalLB
  12. 12
    OpenELB Linuxself-hosted 6.5
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs OpenELB
  13. 13
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Radware Alteon
  14. 14
    Hetzner Cloud Volumes apiLinuxWeb 6.4
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Hetzner Cloud Volumes
  15. 16
    Google Cloud Load Balancing apiWeb 6.2
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Google Cloud Load Balancing
  16. 17
    HAProxy Enterprise apiLinuxself-hosted 6.2
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs HAProxy Enterprise
  17. 18
    kube-vip Linuxself-hosted 6.2
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs kube-vip
  18. 19
    PureLB Linuxself-hosted 6.2
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs PureLB
  19. 20
    Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer Web $0.01/mo6.1
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer
  20. 21
    Azure Load Balancer Web 6.0
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Azure Load Balancer

Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1F5 BIG-IP APM7.7Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Loadbalancer.org Enterprise7.0NoAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3VMware Workstation Pro7.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
4Progress Kemp LoadMaster6.9NoAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5A10 Thunder ADC6.8API, Linux, self-hosted
6AWS Elastic Load Balancing6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
7Vultr Block Storage6.7No$0.03/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
8Array APV6.6API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9HAProxy Community Edition6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
10Linux Virtual Server6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11MetalLB6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12OpenELB6.5Linux, self-hosted
13Radware Alteon6.5API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14Hetzner Cloud Volumes6.4API, Linux, Web
16Google Cloud Load Balancing6.2API, Web
17HAProxy Enterprise6.2API, Linux, self-hosted
18kube-vip6.2Linux, self-hosted
19PureLB6.2Linux, self-hosted
20Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer6.1No$0.01/moWeb
21Azure Load Balancer6.0Web
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Questions about Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) alternatives

What is the best alternative to Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)?

F5 BIG-IP APM, number 1 in load balancing software with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Loadbalancer.org Enterprise, VMware Workstation Pro, Progress Kemp LoadMaster and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)?

VMware Workstation Pro is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.