We performed a comparison between Big Switch Networks and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Juniper, Aviatrix and others in Software Defined Networking (SDN)."What I liked about the solution is the quick and easy way you can build a network data center fabric."
"The solution's customer service is good."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It follows a certain structure and you won't miss a step. It's all on the same level, step by step."
"We like that everything is integrated."
"From a distributed firewall perspective, it's a solid solution."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the ability to set up virtual networking environments."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's initial setup process was easy."
"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."
"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."
"I think if I was to say something that could be improved, it would be a multi-data center nature of the implementation."
"I would like them to make integration with other vendors easier."
"Some configuration maximums are limiting to the user, especially when it comes to the deployment of very, very large environments."
"The tool's setup is complex and we need support to implement it."
"It's not feature-rich."
"It isn't easy to deploy."
"There could be an improvement in regards to security."
"They need to enhance their technical support."
"We would to have a reverse proxy. This would add great value to the solution."
Big Switch Networks is ranked 5th in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 1 review while VMware NSX is ranked 2nd in Network Virtualization with 94 reviews. Big Switch Networks is rated 9.0, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Big Switch Networks writes "A flexible solution that can be integrated with third-party solutions whilst maintaining its automated nature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Big Switch Networks is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Ixia Network Packet Brokers, Cisco SD-WAN, APCON and Cumulus Networks, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco ACI and Cisco Secure Workload.
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