We performed a comparison between Cisco SD-WAN and Cradlepoint NetCloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Load balancing is a feature that allows us to take the best of our links and distribute the load intelligently, always with an eye on the end-customer experience."
"The integration of Layer 3 and application routing is great."
"The first part that we like is that we can reuse certain hardware, which is a valuable asset. You can use hardware SKUs that already exist in the network. The second part that we like is the integration with the cloud and the measurement of the cloud's quality. These are the two values that this solution gives as compared to other implementations that we have seen."
"One of the most valuable features is that they have multiple SD-WAN options: you have Meraki for simple management solutions, you have Viptela, and you have the option of having any type of WAN interfaces. Presently, you can also have a single combined solution for both WAN as well as for voice, so you can have a voice bundle as well. These are major unique points of this solution."
"This solution can scale from SMB to the enterprise level. It is very impressive."
"Cisco SD-WAN has separate OMP routing."
"I have found the solution's main features are its ability to be customized, network traffic classification, and has a wide range of features that can be set."
"It has a very good GUI."
"It is easy to set up and requires a single administrator to maintain it."
"Cradlepoint NetCloud is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the automatic failover."
"The initial setup could be a bit less complex."
"The product's application delivery feature needs improvement."
"One area for improvement in Cisco SD-WAN is reporting. The report needs to give more visibility to the customer. The security feature in Cisco SD-WAN also needs improvement, particularly if Cisco wants to challenge other brands, such as Fortinet."
"In the next release, Cisco should focus on simplifying the configuration of SD-WAN. SD-WAN has a lot of room to grow."
"Some competitors are much faster in providing out-of-the-box solutions, more innovative solutions. In terms of innovation, in many cases, they're lagging behind."
"The initial setup is complex and can be improved."
"Cisco SD-WAN is not as easy to deploy as the Meraki and FortiGate solutions. The zero-touch deployment could be a lot better. The deployment and initial setup are complicated and could be better."
"One of the major areas that Cisco can improve on with their SD-WAN offering is their security features. When compared with Fortinet, who have what they call their 'security pillars' (e.g. firewall and security features built-in to their SD-WAN solutions), Cisco generally comes up short. With Cisco, if you need a security component, you have to pay more to get it done. So if they could add more security features that come part and parcel with their existing solutions, then I think Cisco could be very aggressive in the market."
"In our situation, the initial setup was complex."
"The performance of group-based clouds should be enhanced."
"It is missing important settings options."
Cisco SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 86 reviews while Cradlepoint NetCloud is ranked 18th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 3 reviews. Cisco SD-WAN is rated 8.0, while Cradlepoint NetCloud is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Cisco SD-WAN writes "A solution for integrating services to enhance up-time, performance and lower costs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cradlepoint NetCloud writes "Simple to install and reliable, but technical support should improve their response time". Cisco SD-WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Juniper Session Smart Router and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform, whereas Cradlepoint NetCloud is most compared with Peplink SpeedFusion, Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, VMware SD-WAN and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform. See our Cisco SD-WAN vs. Cradlepoint NetCloud report.
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