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Megaport vs Nuage Networks comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Megaport
Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Nuage Networks
Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)
11th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (21st), WAN Edge (20th), Network Automation (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category, the mindshare of Megaport is 4.6%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nuage Networks is 4.7%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined Networking (SDN) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Megaport4.6%
Nuage Networks4.7%
Other90.7%
Software Defined Networking (SDN)
 

Featured Reviews

AJ
Senior Engineer, Cloud Operations at Cvent
Port forwarding has boosted daily development workflows and improves production testing speed
Megaport was given to me by my mentors as a tool to use for our use case, so I didn't have any decision play into this. I think port forwarding is the most highly used feature of Megaport, and since I've used that, all my fellow seniors and teammates have also used that feature only. I think the free tier we are using is free, and it's very easily integratable with no setup guide needed for using it. There might be other features that came up during implementation, but we didn't have any use case for those; the only concern for us was the port forwarding, and that's why we were using Megaport. It is actually pretty important for us; our day starts with Megaport. I think it has contributed significantly because without it, if we had used some other local code editor and then tested manually every time, it would have taken a lot more time. I think it has improved our efficiency almost by fifty percent, and obviously, our productivity has increased so much.
Kristof Spriet - PeerSpot reviewer
Products & Solutions Manager at Proximus
Great multi-tenancy and routing functionalities but needs more security capabilities
We primarily use the solution for connectivity to the majority of our customers, for national and international deployments.  Their multi-tenancy and routing functionalities are both great. It is stable and reliable. The solution can scale. Technical support has been fine. Security needs to be…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The pricing model of Megaport is appealing, along with its flexibility in providing connectivity to end customers."
"It is actually pretty important for us; our day starts with Megaport."
"Megaport impacts my organization by not necessarily lowering cost, but it reduces a lot of time and increases the bandwidth, which increases the performance, especially in terms of overall company performance and network performance."
"Version 6.0 now is expected by mid of this year which reflects a maturity I've never experienced with any other network virtualization system."
"It is stable and reliable."
"One of the many benefits of Nuage Networks is VoIP, as it will maintain a call session even if you lose an uplink."
"It has good reporting and analytics, that most people can understand without too much difficulty."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is network management. The customer is able to manage their network from home or we can also manage the whole customer network."
"Nuage Networks provides a professional solution experience; they are a large corporation developing new features all the time that are very useful."
 

Cons

"My suggestion would be for Megaport to make the terminal more user-friendly; I use Windows, so it's not a problem, but I'm not sure how it would work in Linux or Ubuntu-based systems."
"There are no notable complaints from customers regarding Megaport, and there hasn't been any identified need for improvement."
"However, the part that can improve is that it should be a little bit easier to use and more user-friendly."
"Educational materials should be available for such a mature system!"
"The price of the solution could be more affordable."
"Security is an area that could use some work."
"The setup can be complex."
"Security is an area that could use some work."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would say, from our cost perspective, they are extremely competitive."
"The price of the solution could be more affordable. Customers want to use their own cheap connection and also do not want to pay too much for services from this solution, it becomes too expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Legal Firm
11%
Retailer
11%
University
7%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Performing Arts
8%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Megaport?
The pricing model is one of the features I personally like about Megaport.
What needs improvement with Megaport?
There are no notable complaints from customers regarding Megaport, and there hasn't been any identified need for improvement.
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Sample Customers

Aon, News Corp Australia, Fujitsu, NEC, Virgin Australia, Zettagrid, JB Hi-Fi, blueAPACHE, CloudLogix, Data Solutions Group, Spectrum Networks, Virtutel, Cloudscene, G-Core Labs, Servers Australia
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