We performed a comparison between Big Switch Networks and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Big Switch Networks, Juniper and others in Software Defined Networking (SDN)."What I liked about the solution is the quick and easy way you can build a network data center fabric."
"Provides flexibility to deploy and have network virtualization on different types of firewalls."
"NSX has excellent security features like virtual firewalls. I also like the micro-segmentation features, which are useful for the virtual machines inside the servers."
"Their technical support is very good. They help us figure out solutions when we have problems."
"We like that everything is integrated."
"The interface is intuitive enough."
"The performance is good."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It follows a certain structure and you won't miss a step. It's all on the same level, step by step."
"I have found the solution to be stable."
"I think if I was to say something that could be improved, it would be a multi-data center nature of the implementation."
"The setup is complex and should be made easier."
"VMware NSX can improve the migration tools from the older environments to the new environment. For example, the NSX-V has become a legacy solution, it's out of support, but customers are able to keep using it. For migration purposes, it's better for them to provide a proper tool. It will be easy to migrate from an old environment to a new one."
"It needs to be cheaper."
"We had some complexities implementing into the other parts of a network."
"The training costs a minimum of $3,000, which is expensive and should be reduced."
"The solution can improve by making it more straightforward, easier to install and maintain in the environment."
"I want to see the solution expand to more than just the network, for example, perhaps it could provide some VLAN technologies."
"An area for improvement in VMware NSX is that it uses up more resources and is heavy on the network. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is more automation."
Big Switch Networks is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 1 review while VMware NSX is ranked 2nd in Network Virtualization with 93 reviews. Big Switch Networks is rated 9.0, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Big Switch Networks writes "A flexible solution that can be integrated with third-party solutions whilst maintaining its automated nature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Big Switch Networks is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Cisco SD-WAN, Ixia Network Packet Brokers, APCON and cPacket cVu Monitoring Nodes, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload.
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