We performed a comparison between Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and VMware SD-WAN 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."The solution includes features for SD-WAN and WAN such as batch conditioning and optimization."
"The platform is valuable for bandwidth reduction."
"It is a scalable solution."
"I really love the auto-tunnel creation feature."
"First and foremost, it enables the customer to deploy high availability connections. This kind of solution enables them to deploy these HA connections for policies mostly automatically. It's a more automated approach than with other vendors."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect is the boost."
"The tool is easy to configure due to the existing pre-configured templates. It is easy to manage compared to legacy systems, which takes time. We can complete a site within 30 minutes. The tool's best feature is outdoor onboarding. You need to bring the box to the site with the internet. It is a simple plug-and-play. The solution offers a zero-touch procedure."
"Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has high availability."
"The cloud gateway is a very good feature for scaling purposes, etc."
"VMware SD-WAN is a complete solution."
"Initially, we had a scattered environment, but VMware SD-WAN helped us achieve centralization, which was beneficial."
"One of the key use cases for VMware SD-WAN was assisting a customer in the industrial zone. They required virtualized servers and wanted to enable VMware SD-WAN to connect their sites in Japan or China. We assisted in building the system by integrating VMware servers and utilizing the Cisco suite."
"It is fairly similar to other solutions. It has the capability for testing link connectivity, which is its unique feature from a control perspective."
"This solution is as stable as most firewalls. VMware is a reputable vendor."
"In my experience, the setup process has been fairly straightforward."
"It is very simple to configure. When you use the cloud to configure the equipment, it has zero-touch provisioning."
"In future releases, I would like to see security features, so Aruba might need some firewalls, like other vendors."
"More technical sessions should be offered for deploying the solution."
"Their WAN optimization in terms of wireless connectivity doesn't have a very good cellular capability."
"This solution is suitable for small to medium-sized companies. If we have large-sized companies it is better to use Cisco or Palo Alto."
"We would like to have better features for path selection. For example, if we know the network is going to go down then we would like to set up an alternate route for data packets in real-time."
"The license features should improve in the solution. For example, when you purchase VMware, it starts at a low level that has some functionality. When you want to expand, the difference in the price is substantial. I purchased the lower functional version for $4,000, and now if I want to upgrade, they ask me for $80,000. This is a $76,000 difference, there's no logic, but this is VMware."
"The security can be improved, with the firewall for example, because they supply a basic one but not a UTM."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform’s stability and technical features need improvement."
"Can't execute commands quickly when troubleshooting. The graphic user interface is slow."
"Reports could be simplified."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing."
"There might be potential enhancements in better integration with other platforms, increased stability, and heightened security."
"VeloCloud could improve its integration capabilities with other solutions."
"VeloCloud needs improvement in terms of its security features."
"VMware SD-WAN could improve if the hardware could integrate the interface using ICP. Additionally, if VMware SD-WAN is used with SSE providers that use tunnels there are some issues prioritizing traffic because it cannot decrypt."
"In an upcoming release, the solution can be more functional and have additional features."
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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is ranked 6th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 19 reviews while VMware SD-WAN is ranked 4th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 50 reviews. Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is rated 8.6, while VMware SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform writes "Flexible, efficient, and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware SD-WAN writes "To fully utilize cloud vendors' hardware networking, Microsoft and VMware support everything". Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Prisma SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Steelhead, whereas VMware SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform vs. VMware SD-WAN report.
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@Diyaspino, all three are overpriced.
Depending on what are you looking for, you may look at Fortinet or even check the latest Sophos offering.
There is a number of different postings on SD-WAN in the last few years. Once people learned that SD-WAN is an old VPN with a new user interface, they moved to a new buzzword.