We performed a comparison between Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform, Citrix SD-WAN, and Steelhead based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cato Networks, Riverbed and others in WAN Optimization."The most valuable feature is the support for asymmetric lines."
"I really love the auto-tunnel creation feature."
"The initial setup is very easy and not confusing."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak VX is the overall performance."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect is the boost."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The tool's most valuable feature is bandwidth optimization."
"At the moment, for us, it is a very good solution because it has all the features we need and it is not so expensive."
"The scalability and stability are quite good in general."
"It allows us to use additional VPNs, offering more options compared to other VPN solutions."
"The most valuable feature is security, as it gives me the port bindings that cannot be accomplished using other solutions."
"The stability is the main feature of Citrix SD-WAN. You can also upgrade the data packages or have less transmission."
"The reliability of connectivity is most valuable."
"We are using it widely for the local record for SaaS-based applications. Another valuable feature is a local breakout."
"The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features."
"The zero-touch deployment is most valuable for us."
"The most valuable feature of Steelhead is its optimization capabilities."
"One of our most valuable features is Steelhead's cloud migration optimization. Moving to the cloud helped optimize our workflow, improving performance for end-users."
"The compression of Riverbed is very powerful. It can also handle large quantities of traffic."
"I find the most valuable to be the compression and exchange replication."
"Scalable data referencing is a great feature."
"It is very easy to install the solution."
"Steelhead is stable, and it can even help you avoid service interruption in the event of a power outage. If your hardware fails, technical support will replace your device quickly."
"The connectivity to speed is the valuable feature."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform needs to improve integrations with other vendors."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform’s stability and technical features need improvement."
"They have to implement more security with it. The security, mainly their firewall functions, have to be included in the firewall features."
"The security can be improved, with the firewall for example, because they supply a basic one but not a UTM."
"The support, which is the direct support from Aruba, has shortcomings and needs to be improved."
"Their WAN optimization in terms of wireless connectivity doesn't have a very good cellular capability."
"The support from Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has declined since Aruba acquired them. The knowledge and speed of the agents could improve."
"In future releases, I would like to see security features, so Aruba might need some firewalls, like other vendors."
"I would like to see more customization to adjust for the WAN lock-out due to our unexpected power outages."
"Citrix SD-WAN does not have the SD-WAN with one optimization in a single license. Other competitors have this option and it should be added to this solution."
"Enhancements are needed to improve the stability."
"The communication around the life cycle would have been really helpful. The main issue we have had is related to the life cycle because some of the things that we are using were discontinued. They were discontinued within a year after we had purchased it, which is a bit painful. If we had known that, we would've made some other decisions."
"Given that Citrix SD-WAN solved all our problems by providing us with everything we needed to unify communications with our branches and data centers, I cannot suggest anything further in terms of improvements."
"I would like to see support for additional reporting."
"I am happy with this product. If anything, its price can be reduced. It is a bit expensive."
"The reports need to be improved. We need to have them customized but they don't have that right now. I would like for them to have better system predictions. We don't have that right now. My system may be working fine right now but after making some changes, that can change."
"Steelhead's handling of encrypted traffic could be improved because it requires some complex configuration to optimize encrypted traffic, especially when working with Microsoft protocols for mail servers and VPN services"
"If we load a primary firewall, the secondary firewall usually handles all the active connections, but in Riverbed, this isn't the case. We lose all the active connections at the moment of failure."
"Application response time and network performance could be improved."
"The product needs improvement in its integration with SDN."
"The product should offer more integration capabilities."
"One area for improvement is related to monitoring and visibility."
"The solution needs to have alert notifications."
"I would like to see improvement in the solution’s configuration and protocol aspects. We have got some configurations that are not set. I would also like to simplify the call detection of some protocols."
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