We performed a comparison between Juniper Contrail SD-WAN 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 support is very good from Juniper and from the local distributors."
"I've worked with several SD-WAN solutions over the past few years, and the product felt more like an automated provisioning tool. Unlike solutions from Palo Alto or other SD-WANs orchestrated by a SaaS solution, Juniper Contrail SD-WAN already had the files and built their SaaS to orchestrate the configuration. Initially, you didn't do much, but then it started adding some routing capabilities."
"The solution is more specific about what's happening since it explains where the problem may lie and points out areas where there is a problem. So, we like that it provides more visibility."
"It gives you that level of visibility to understand what's going on between layer four and layer seven."
"It supports desktop management, network management, and SD-WAN policies."
"My customers use the solution to have better control and knowledge about the applications inside ONE Access. It also helps them cut costs by reducing MPLs and using better internet access from FTTH."
"The cloud gateway is a very good feature for scaling purposes, etc."
"This solution is as stable as most firewalls. VMware is a reputable vendor."
"Some of the best features are the SD-WAN platform for VMware and the NSX network virtualization."
"In my experience, the setup process has been fairly straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of VMware SD-WAN is flexibility. It is more flexible than other vendors."
"Has an optimization feature that acts to ensure the quality of the services running on the overlay to be most valuable."
"It is very simple to configure. When you use the cloud to configure the equipment, it has zero-touch provisioning."
"I find the application-aware routing feature to be the most valuable."
"The solution installs similarly to competitors. It is not more difficult or easier. However, it could be easier and take less time for the installation."
"The solution is expensive. Its support can be better."
"Areas for improvement in the Juniper Contrail SD-WAN solution include the on-premises deployment process."
"The training could be better. When it comes to the demo dashboard capability, I feel like it could be much easier for our customers to use. Our last customer complained about this."
"The only issue was the switch we got, which was a little problematic because it was PoC equipment, and we had a little problem with that."
"Implementing new branches or changing existing ones in Juniper Contrail SD-WAN wasn't as straightforward as with other solutions like Meraki SD-WAN, which is almost plug-and-play with its zero-touch provisioning. In Juniper Contrail SD-WAN, it was more challenging."
"I would like to improve the tool’s cloud security features. I would like to see high-throughput hardware requests in the product’s next release. The solution should also support multiple gigs which could be around ten."
"If you don't have an Internet connection, you can’t control it."
"In an upcoming release, they should allow customers the flexibility to use mobile applications where they can go and check on the information about their networks. A lot of vendors, such as Meraki, have a lot more integration with the use of portals to a mobile application. Having this feature as an alternative to logging into a laptop would be beneficial. If you are a SaaS-based company why not make a mobile application as well. You might not be able to do configurations but at least monitor while away or on vacation."
"There is room for improvement with respect to security."
"The cost is a little bit high."
"In the future, we would like to have more capacity using this solution as there are limitations on the VCE. For example, only 50 tunnels can be supported currently but we would like to have 200 tunnels using the VeloCloud VCE device."
"VMware SD-WAN can improve on the security features."
"Some of the service providers that use VeloCloud as their SD-WAN should be enabled to have better global visibility."
Juniper Contrail SD-WAN is ranked 15th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 6 reviews while VMware SD-WAN is ranked 4th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 51 reviews. Juniper Contrail SD-WAN is rated 7.4, while VMware SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Juniper Contrail SD-WAN writes "A scalable solution that is easy to configure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware SD-WAN writes "To fully utilize cloud vendors' hardware networking, Microsoft and VMware support everything". Juniper Contrail SD-WAN is most compared with Juniper Mist Edge, Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Huawei Enterprise Routers, whereas VMware SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform. See our Juniper Contrail SD-WAN vs. VMware SD-WAN report.
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