VMware NSX Reviews

We use this solution for extended on-premise capabilities. We've been using it for five years.

I use the cloud now but in the past, we were able to create very specific segments for each part of the company. 

We like that we can split networks. Layers 4 and 7 are nice. We like that load balancing is easy for the person running it and certain features like the web bouncers F5. 

We like that the microsegmentation feature is easy to use. It is easy to segment the network.

At the moment it hasn't helped us prolong our hardware refresh.

You can easily integrate this with other VMware products. It is a robust solution.

The scalability is good. 

I never had to use their technical support. 

We were trying to save money and trying to use a more flexible solution so we decided to go with NSX as opposed to another hardware or solution.

I found that it was easy to install. In fact, I installed it myself.

We saw ROI within the first year and a half. 

It has helped us save CapEx but I'm not sure exactly how much. 

I rated this solution a nine because it's easy to use. It has a lot of capabilities, like microsegmentation, which is very good.

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. 

The primary use case is microsegmentation for other VMs, which should provide us great value. We are quite early in our use case of it. As for now, the performance is looking good.

The main reason for deploying the product was the possibility to isolate machines inside a VLAN from each other. It was also to have a local firewall with firewall profiles attached to the machines.

The organization of it is logical, useful, and intuitive.

The security part of micro-segmentation is getting more important.

We are early in our use of the product, but stability has been good so far.

It seems like it will scale.

We have not used technical support.

We had some complexities implementing into the other parts of a network. Otherwise, the NSX product was straightforward to setup.

We deployed it in-house

We were already using other VMware products, so this product seemed to be the best product for our purposes. The solution is less complex than other competitive products.

I would recommend this VMware product.

We are not using vCloud Director.

Usually customers, from the beginning, want state-of-the-art, latest technologies. They would like to rid themselves of their struggle with networking. This drives them to the next step, bringing in VMware services for implementing NSX.

After working for about 10 years as a consultant and always waiting for networking engineers to either attend meetings, then do the changes or be willing to do the changes that we need. NSX has improved the process. 

Any administrator with basic networking knowledge, in a couple of days, can be in full control of their networking without going through a networking engineer.

The microsegmentation feature is the reason why everybody wants to implement NSX. It's just awesome. I was impressed by it when I saw it for the first time. However, now that I see it everyday in production, it works perfectly.

We would like them to improve the deployment time.

The management console also needs a bit of improvement.

In the beginning, the stability needed real improvements. Nowadays, it works like a charm.

I have found the solution to be robust. I haven't had major issues except for a simple connectivity one, probably because it is not integrated with cloud.

The scalability comes along when you implement it. Within a couple of clicks, it makes the process so easy. This is why companies go for it.

The initial setup was a bit lengthy in the beginning. Now, it is a bit smoother. While I like it, it still takes time to setup. It is a bit slow, which is surprising.

The solution has helped to prolong hardware refresh.

The solution is not complex. Though, you need to have some experience in networking, but just the basics that come when you work in the industry. However, if you've never worked with networking, start at the beginning, then NSX will come along easily.

I recommend building your own lab and continue to keep breaking it. Break your own lab, because you'll find weird things.

We have not integrated with vCloud Director as our customers are not very eager to work with automation yet.

We use this product for software-defined networking. We are a solution provider and we build a platform for our clients that includes it.

The most valuable features are the micro-segmentation and integrated security options.

The technical support could use some improvement.

I have been using VMware NSX for a year and a half.

This is a stable product.

NSX-T is scalable, and we have approximately ten people who use it.

The VMware technical support could be better. They're not always reachable and expertise is not widespread. Especially in Austria, there are not a lot of people who are skilled.

I have not worked with another software-defined networking product.

We had some challenges during the installation and setup.

We implemented this product in-house.

The price of this product is too high.

This is a good solution, but there is always room for improvement.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

We support clients who use on-premise VMware NSX. We provide daily maintenance and support for this solution.

We are mostly using it for microsegmentation, which is very good. We now use it on a daily basis. Our clients are very satisfied that we can limit ourselves to NSX without the need to purchasing additional network systems and physical devices.

We can do a lot of things without waiting for the purchase of additional devices, such as setting up VRF on physical devices. We are able to implement a lot of things with the infrastructure code.

The firewall is its most valuable feature.

It is a mature solution that is available for enterprise companies.

We would like tenant segmentation available in future releases.

So far, so good.

We haven't face any problems yet with scalability. Hopefully, it will stay that way.

We were previously using the physical devices from Cisco.

The setup is not easy, but it is doable.

We did it ourselves.

We have been able to save CAPEX with this solution.

We chose NSX because we were looking for a product with network polarization, so VMware was the first choice for us.

PoC the platform before you test it. It is not so bad.

We are using the VVD implementation. It is implemented together with the vRA, vROps, and other solutions.

We are using VMware NSX for all our network needs.

I have found VMware NSX to be easy to use.

VMware NSX could improve by having more compatibility with other none Window-based operating systems.

I have been using VMware NSX for approximately six years.

VMware NSX is stable.

The solution is scalable.

We have approximately 200 employees using the solution.

We rarely face issues and we are quite knowledgeable about the solution. 

We have two engineers for the support of the solution.

We are using a perpetual license to use the solution and we have support.

I would recommend this solution but it depends on the nature of the business and how much variety of applications it is using. If you are using one, or two applications then you don't need to use virtualization at all.

I rate VMware NSX an eight out of ten.

I was an intern at a relatively large company here in Morocco, and NSX is a great solution.

NSX has improved our organisation in many ways, by securing it with micro-segmentation, and by allowing us to implement logical equipment in a matter of seconds instead of waiting for the physical material to implement and configure.

The Distributed Firewall is simple to add to the network and rules are easy to implement on it.

It should be more adapted to the physical side of network topology in order to prevent unavailability.

It's very useful for making network configurations and setting the network configurations in an easy way. The infrastructure team has all of the components under these controls, that is, the infrastructure and the network itself.

It gives more security and micro-segmentation. It helps to set network configurations in an easy way.

NSX-T supports more platforms, and VMware NSX only supports some platforms like KVM. I want to see support for Hyper-V and other hypervisors.

Their technical support could be faster as well.

I've been dealing with this solution for around three years.

I think that technical support should be faster.

Sometimes, deployment can take around four weeks. For the design and deployment, it can take eight weeks. We need more days, at times, for migration or for deploying security.

We have one team member per customer for the deployment, and we have 10 customers using this solution.

I would recommend VMware NSX for big projects and would rate it at seven on a scale from one to ten.