We performed a comparison between Juniper Contrail Networking 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)."It provides proactive alerting in a single dashboard solution."
"Contrail automates the excellent communication between virtual appliances."
"Juniper Contrail Networking is a stable solution."
"After we finished setting Contrail up, it seemed stable enough. Still, we never tested it in a real environment, so we don't have enough information to say whether it's stable with a given number of users and appliances. We have tested it in a lab environment, but we haven't tested enough to say that the platform is stable."
"It's a beneficial tool."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the high bandwidth."
"I have found the system to be very intuitive, functional, and they have great technology."
"The we can actually extend Layer 2 networking across datacenters, and also Layer 3 networking, which comes along with it."
"The solution is easy to use and is good for management control."
"The microsegmentation allows me to sleep at night. My job is reducing risk, plugging security holes, and working with the automated layer security. Even if somebody spins up a new server, it has to have a tag in NSX."
"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."
"The interface is intuitive enough."
"Juniper Contrail Networking is difficult if you do not have a certificate for Juniper. Juniper is a different type of configuration or operation than Cisco."
"Juniper needs to address the market's specific requirements, such as the SME sector, and offer more lower-priced products like a lower-end segment switch."
"Visibility, especially for the top of the platform, is a nightmare. The top was documented incorrectly and really complex to complete. In the end, it worked but only after several weeks of work with the support of a Juniper solution engineer in Holland."
"Concerns were raised about the complexity of involving networking components like MX routers, which often required expertise beyond the scope of software engineers. As a result, users encountered challenges in achieving comprehensive understanding and troubleshooting of networking issues within the Contrail environment."
"I would like them to make integration with other vendors easier."
"The solution can improve by making it more straightforward, easier to install and maintain in the environment."
"Traffic flow introspection topology visibility is definitely needed because at the moment, NSX-T lacks in this area."
"Lacks integration with other solutions."
"VMware NSX only supports some platforms like KVM."
"The solution could benefit from improvements in its pricing and scalability."
"The scalability is not perfect."
"The integration with other brands is not the best."
Juniper Contrail Networking is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 4 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 2nd in Network Virtualization with 94 reviews. Juniper Contrail Networking is rated 7.4, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Juniper Contrail Networking writes "Smart configuration management eliminates the need to worry about managing the network's configurations". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Juniper Contrail Networking is most compared with Tungsten Fabric, Cisco ACI, Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN and HPE SDN, 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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