We performed a comparison between Aviatrix and Cisco ACI based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product has greatly improved our organization by saving costs for multiple direct connections and simpler cloud configurations."
"Its exceptional capability to seamlessly integrate with various cloud services makes it the preferred choice for multi-cloud deployments."
"Within the Aviatrix ecosystem, you could connect different clouds, and the intricacies of low-level commands and configurations were abstracted away."
"This tool resolves the overlapping of CIDR’s IP addresses in a multi-cloud environment, which is its best feature. The product also gives packet-level details on the data that has been put from one cloud to another. Currently, no other solution in the market can give this kind of detail. There is also the high VPN connectivity which gives high throughput. Internet service providers have a limitation on large migrations like 10 Gigabytes or 2 to 2.3 GBPS. However, this tool gives you a functionality where you can bundle multiple tunnels into one tunnel. Thereafter, you can transfer the data from one environment to another or from on-prem to the cloud."
"The most valuable feature of Aviatrix is that it saves us a lot of time."
"The connections are seamless, and we can access the static clouds on the platform itself. We are also able to trace the issues. The most valuable features of the solution are security, user interface, and performance."
"Virtualization and integration with VMware is the most valuable feature."
"The integration with vCenter means that when I create something on the network, it only has to happen one time instead of many times for our many virtual hosts."
"We use Cisco ACI for perimeter security and threat detection."
"One of the most valuable features is centralized management. The other is the ability to create policies by routing."
"The flexibility of adding new components with minimal impact on existing services running in the data center is a key benefit of this ACI-based solution."
"It provides flexibility, so you can install it everywhere."
"The best part of Cisco ACI is the server deployment and integration."
"The most valuable features are the automation with the different systems for the software development and the ability to provision switches in hours rather than days."
"The tool has a very limited local presence in the GCC market. I am based in Dubai, UAE and it would be very difficult for me to reach out to US staff for technical discussion during the tool’s implementation. The tool needs to focus on the GCC market which includes UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, etc. There is nobody to help you out in this region."
"The solution needs to improve the onboarding architecture."
"There could be an easy availability of multiple features in the profile."
"Aviatrix should include more integrated security features like intrusion detection and lateral movement detection."
"There can be a steep learning curve for users who are not familiar with it or multi-cloud networking concepts"
"There is room for improvement regarding enhancing its security features in response to modern cybersecurity challenges."
"It is still not mature and has room to grow. As with any product out there, it requires time to develop."
"So far we've had very few issues, a couple of routing things that were glitches within ACI."
"Where there is room for improvement from ACI is for Layer 2 and Layer 7 packages. Normally, when you're updating your ACI fabric or you're introducing new Layer 4 to Layer 7 devices, there are some constraints, there are some limitations... When you are doing device packages you will not have the functionality of ASM. It's like WAF, web application firewalls. So you need to configure it manually."
"The first setup was difficult because it is a very different discipline than other traditional network deployments. The terminology is very different, so the first time can be difficult."
"In the new version of 4.0, the management groups for updating the software is not the best way to do it. It was better in 3.2."
"I would like to see a lot more integrations with the rest of the Cisco portfolio."
"Its scalability and reliability capabilities should be enhanced."
"I would like them to simplify the way you configure the Fabric. The process is quite complex. This can be a barrier to entry. For anything, where it should take two or three steps, you have ten steps"
Aviatrix is ranked 5th in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 6 reviews while Cisco ACI is ranked 2nd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 96 reviews. Aviatrix is rated 7.6, while Cisco ACI is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Aviatrix writes "A cloud-agnostic solution that simplifies multi-cloud connectivity and enhances security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco ACI writes "Stable, easy to extend, scalable, and has a host-based routing feature". Aviatrix is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware NSX, Meraki SD-WAN, Versa Cloud Services Gateway and IBM SDN, whereas Cisco ACI is most compared with VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Workload, Nuage Networks and Akamai Guardicore Segmentation. See our Aviatrix vs. Cisco ACI report.
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