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Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs HAProxy Enterprise

Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)

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HAProxy Enterprise

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FigureCitrix ADC (now NetScaler)HAProxy Enterprise
Price from——
Free plan——
Free trial——
Open source——
LinuxYesYes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published31
Spec score · Load Balancing Software7.4 (#9)7.4 (#10)
IntegrationsListed integrations include AWS, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Rancher, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and Elastic.The product page lists service discovery for Kubernetes, Consul, and Consul Enterprise; AWS and Azure deployment; and native Prometheus integrations.
PurposeNetScaler is an application delivery and security platform for high-performance application delivery, application and API security, and end-to-end observability.HAProxy Enterprise distributes incoming traffic across servers and continuously checks server health, rerouting requests when a server starts to fail.
SecurityIts listed security features include web application firewall, API protection, and bot mitigation.Security features include a WAF, DDoS protection, bot management, global rate limiting, and mTLS encryption.
SupportThe three subscription options listed on the pricing page include software support and on-demand training.HAProxy advertises expert support available 24/7/365.

Plans

Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)

  • Citrix Platform LicensePriced on request
  • Citrix Universal Hybrid Multi-Cloud LicensePriced on request
  • NetScaler Fixed-Capacity LicensePriced on request

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HAProxy Enterprise

  • HAProxy EnterprisePriced on request

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In their own words

Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)

Citrix ADC, now NetScaler, is an application delivery and security platform for high-performance traffic management, application and API protection, and end-to-end observability. Its delivery features include load balancing, intelligent traffic management, SSL/TLS offloading, dynamic scaling, Kubernetes ingress, and multi-cluster routing. Security capabilities include a web application firewall, API protection, and bot mitigation. Management options cover ADC monitoring, infrastructure as code, intent-based configuration, Next-Gen API, and NITRO APIs. NetScaler is available as a virtual machine (VPX), container (CPX), bare-metal deployment (BLX), or single-tenant (MPX) and multi-tenant (SDX) hardware. A common code base and single management plane support management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Listed integrations include AWS, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Rancher, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and Elastic. The Platform License has unlimited throughput; the Universal Hybrid Multi-Cloud License includes 1,000 Gbps; Fixed-Capacity defines instance counts. Prices are available on request.

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HAProxy Enterprise

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