Symantec SiteMinder vs. Citrix Workspace

Symantec SiteMinder is designed to secure the modern enterprise through a unified access management platform that applies the appropriate authentication mechanism to positively identify users; provides single sign-on and identity federation for seamless access to any application; enforces granular security policies to stop unauthorized access to sensitive resources; and monitors and manages the entire user session to prevent session hijacking.

Citrix Workspace Essentials provides a comprehensive, zero-trust approach to deliver secure and contextual access to corporate internal web apps, SaaS, and virtual applications. With Citrix Workspace Essentials, IT can consolidate traditional security products such as VPN, single-sign on, multi-factor authentication, and provide usage analytics for Web and SaaS apps. Citrix Workspace Essentials provides end-users with simplified, secure, and VPN-less access to Web apps, SaaS, virtualized apps, and data.