We performed a comparison between Extreme VDX [EOL] and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."The fabric of the solution and the management aspect are the solution's most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of Extreme VDX is that we have had no problems and the solution's performance is excellent."
"Its simplicity and web interface were most valuable. I also liked the two-factor authentication."
"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."
"It has reduced the number of people on the network team along with the system engineer involved in the security process. So, it is valuable."
"The initial setup was straightforward. You just have to click it and follow the manuals."
"You can easily integrate this with other VMware products. It is a robust solution."
"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."
"We secured our organisation with Micro-segmentation."
"The microsegmentation is a good feature. You can segment details, products, or hardware information."
"The solution is very stable and reliable."
"The only problem is that at the moment it's an Extreme product and Extreme is not really pushing it. They have to make up for weak innovation and I'm not sure if they want to do that."
"Its scalability can be better. If possible, it can have Hyper POE. I am not sure if there is a fiber version."
"I would like the ability to stack with different switch brands."
"If you're worried that NSX is too complex, I would tell you to take another look. If you compare NSX to a similar solution you might find it to be a bit more complex. Usually, the guy that comes in to implement NSX isn't the network guy and will lack the knowledge for the program. He can lack the knowledge for this program and will therefore think it's complex. You need somebody with network experience."
"I think that one of the more important things to see better integrated into the NSX product would be an IDS/IPS type solution."
"The scalability is not perfect."
"Some configuration maximums are limiting to the user, especially when it comes to the deployment of very, very large environments."
"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."
"It might be nice to have more AI in the future."
"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."
Extreme VDX [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Ethernet Switches with 3 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 2nd in Network Virtualization with 93 reviews. Extreme VDX [EOL] is rated 8.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Extreme VDX [EOL] writes "A stable, scalable, and problem-free solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Extreme VDX [EOL] is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco Nexus, 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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