We performed a comparison between Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Virtualization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The support system that they have in place is very good and they are easy to reach."
"Scalability is not a problem."
"Routing, switching, and wireless network security are the valuable features of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization."
"Network Security is one of the most valuable features of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization."
"The most valuable feature is its user-friendly management dashboard."
"It is easy to manage, easy to maintain, and stable. If you set up everything alright, it will give years without any issues."
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"This is the most scalable product of its type."
"The alert features are the most valuable."
"The solution is very stable and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the ease of use and its user friendly. For example, it is simple to change the subnet masks."
"We are happy with the scalability."
"NSX can reduce costs and has good service. It is easy for you and your users to use."
"We secured our organisation with Micro-segmentation."
"The most valuable features of VMware NSX are the tight integration with the VMware Hypervisor natively and the management console. We have a lot of other integrations where you are able to see the virtual machine's end-to-end visibility."
"There is room for improvement in enhancing compatibility with other solutions and vendors."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the cost. The SDN hardware especially is much too expensive, specifically 799 and 9000."
"This is a software solution, which is less stable than a hardware solution by definition."
"The solution's orchestration part could be improved."
"It would be helpful if they offered modularized upgrades, such as additional memory or a faster processor."
"One of the things that can be improved is trimming all mobile numbers so that it aids in swiftly acquiring information for tablets or any necessary solution."
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"Some configuration maximums are limiting to the user, especially when it comes to the deployment of very, very large environments."
"The support needs improvement."
"The engineering team has room for improvement. They should have have more of a Knowledge Base about different case studies and should develop more advanced features. These kinds of improvements will change the way things get done."
"Our technical team is always looking for the solutions that they work with to offer more convenient integrations."
"It's a good product, but the way that it has got so many multiple levels that need to be purchased makes it expensive and cumbersome."
"We've have had good and bad experiences with them. We don't always find them to be so impactful. Sometimes the support guy isn't so on top of resolving the issue and it can take a while to sort out."
"There is room for improvement in VMware NSX's workload management, particularly in the orchestration layer and in managing workloads across multiple clouds."
"The technical support could use some improvement."
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Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization is ranked 3rd in Network Virtualization with 6 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 2nd in Network Virtualization with 93 reviews. Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization is rated 7.8, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization writes "Versatile, offering flexibility and scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Works well and allows us to do micro-segmentation and create policy rules". Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization is most compared with Cisco ACI, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Cisco ACI, Illumio, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload. See our Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization vs. VMware NSX report.
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