Software form factors
NetScaler is available in the following software form factors. The data sheet for these form factors is available at https://www.netscaler.com/content/dam/netscaler/documents/data-sheet/netscaler-software-form-factors-data-sheet.pdf.
NetScaler VPX
NetScaler VPX is a virtual machine that provides capabilities typically offered only on specialized, high-end network devices. Deploy NetScaler VPX on your preferred hypervisor and achieve high SSL performance with no hardware acceleration. Read more.
NetScaler CPX
NetScaler CPX is a container-based form factor that provides load balancing and traffic management for your containerized applications. You can deploy one or more NetScaler CPXs as standalone instances on a Docker host. Read more.
NetScaler BLX
NetScaler BLX for bare metal runs as a Linux process on your hardware of choice. Because NetScaler BLX is a lightweight software package with no hypervisor or container overhead, you get extraordinarily fast performance. And there’s no additional cost for hypervisor software. Read more.