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Best Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.1
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  2. 2
    AWS Elastic Load Balancing Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing
  3. 3
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs VMware Workstation Pro
  4. 4
    HAProxy Community Edition Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs HAProxy Community Edition
  5. 5
    MetalLB Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs MetalLB
  6. 6
    Array APV apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.7
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Array APV
  7. 7
    OpenELB Linuxself-hosted 5.7
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs OpenELB
  8. 8
    A10 Thunder ADC Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 5.6
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs A10 Thunder ADC
  9. 9
    Loadbalancer.org Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.6
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Loadbalancer.org Enterprise
  10. 10
    kube-vip Linuxself-hosted 5.5
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs kube-vip
  11. 11
    PureLB Linuxself-hosted 5.5
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs PureLB
  12. 12
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Radware Alteon
  13. 13
    Vultr Block Storage apiLinuxWebWin $0.03/mo5.5
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Vultr Block Storage
  14. 14
    Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer Web $0.01/mo5.4
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer
  15. 16
    Google Cloud Load Balancing apiWeb 5.4
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Google Cloud Load Balancing
  16. 17
    HAProxy Enterprise apiLinuxself-hosted 5.4
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs HAProxy Enterprise
  17. 18
    Hetzner Cloud Volumes Web 5.4
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Hetzner Cloud Volumes
  18. 19
    Progress Kemp LoadMaster Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.4
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster
  19. 20
    Azure Load Balancer Web 5.3
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs Azure Load Balancer
  20. 21
    DigitalOcean Load Balancers Web $12/mo5.3
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) vs DigitalOcean Load Balancers

Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1F5 BIG-IP APM7.1No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2AWS Elastic Load Balancing6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
3VMware Workstation Pro6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
4HAProxy Community Edition6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
5MetalLB6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
6Array APV5.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7OpenELB5.7No—Linux, self-hosted
8A10 Thunder ADC5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted
9Loadbalancer.org Enterprise5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10kube-vip5.5No—Linux, self-hosted
11PureLB5.5No—Linux, self-hosted
12Radware Alteon5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Vultr Block Storage5.5No$0.03/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
14Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer5.4No$0.01/moWeb
16Google Cloud Load Balancing5.4No—API, Web
17HAProxy Enterprise5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
18Hetzner Cloud Volumes5.4No—Web
19Progress Kemp LoadMaster5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Azure Load Balancer5.3No—Web
21DigitalOcean Load Balancers5.3No$12/moWeb
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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 7.1 out of 10. The others here: AWS Elastic Load Balancing, VMware Workstation Pro, HAProxy Community Edition and 16 more.

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

AWS Elastic Load Balancing is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.