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  • "The licensing fees are expensive and we pay on a yearly basis."
  • "It is an expensive product, but cheaper than some competing solutions."
  • "The price of this product is too high."
  • "This solution requires a licence."
  • "VMware NSX is expensive and everything is licensed. We have to pay for each individual feature."
  • "The price is based on the virtual desktop infrastructure(VDI) side and also is dependant on the size of the environment. The price is expensive and it could attract more purchasers in smaller organisations if it was reduced."
  • "I was not involved in the purchase of the solution but I hear it is on the expensive side."
  • "There is a license required for this solution, we pay annually."

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    What are the biggest differences between Cisco ACI and VMware NSX?
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    There are some very major differences between both the Products and to name a few. -Cisco ACI have physical network gear (9K Switches) where the Code runs in ACI Policy Mode & the UCS server where… more »
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    What are the biggest differences between Cisco ACI and VMware NSX?
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    Once you know your way around the Cisco ecosystem, using Cisco ACI is not so difficult. It is a global product, so when you change one interface, changes are automatically reflected on every switch… more »
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    What do you like most about VMware NSX?
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    I really like the management dashboard, the tailor-made assurance, the telemetry, and the ease of integration with all other solutions of VMware, such as vSphere.
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    Also Known As
    Illumio ASP
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    Overview

    Illumio Adaptive Security Platform (ASP) helps you stop cyber threats, improve understanding of risk, and simplify security operations for applications in and across data center and cloud environments. It's adaptive segmentation capabilities lets organizations understand and protect their computing assets in minutes, across a range of formats in both data centers and public clouds.

    VMware NSX is the network virtualization platform for the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC). By bringing the operational model of a virtual machine to your data center network, you can transform the economics of network and security operations. NSX lets you treat your physical network as a pool of transport capacity, with network and security services attached to VMs with a policy-driven approach.
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    Sample Customers
    Plantronics, NTT Innovation Institute Inc.
    City of Avondale, Lumeta, Kroll Ontrack, Heartland Payment Systems, Baystate Heallth, Exostar, Tribune Media, iGATE, NTT Communications, Synergent, California Natural Resources Agency, Bloomington Public Schools, Columbia Sportswear, Join Experience S.A, Schuberg Philis
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Comms Service Provider20%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government5%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Retailer18%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider29%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Government6%
    Financial Services Firm6%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Illumio Adaptive Security Platform is ranked 6th in Cloud and Data Center Security while VMware NSX is ranked 3rd in Cloud and Data Center Security with 26 reviews. Illumio Adaptive Security Platform is rated 0.0, while VMware NSX is rated 7.8. On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "A flexible option for managing security, but setup is complex and documentation is lacking". Illumio Adaptive Security Platform is most compared with Guardicore Centra, Cisco Secure Workload, Zscaler Internet Access, Forescout Platform and Appgate SDP, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Cisco ACI, Cisco Secure Workload, Nutanix Flow, Guardicore Centra and Check Point CloudGuard Network Security.

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