We performed a comparison between SaltStack and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The automation functionality has been most valuable. With a click of a button, we are able to automate provisioning, the build of new hardware and apply patches. These are all extremely important and differentiated tasks that can be automated in SaltStack."
"I want to build automation that is intelligent, part of the fabric of our environment, and is somewhat self-sustaining. I think SaltStack can help me do this."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security."
"SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."
"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server."
"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The Distributed firewall is simple to add to the network and rules are easy to implement."
"The most valuable features are stability and low cost."
"The firewall is its most valuable feature."
"Overall, I would say the solution has been quite stable."
"Over the last two years, they've enhanced a lot, especially in regard to integration with OpenStack."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with the firewall."
"The interface is intuitive enough."
"The microsegmentation is great, and the security team thinks it is great."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
"Its configuration process could be better."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
"A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."
"It is difficult to set up."
"SaltStack's features are minimal."
"Web UI."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"They have some limitations in the firewall features as compared to the on-prem or dedicated hardware appliance. They can add more features, such as IPS and IDS, to the cloud firewall."
"They have to work more and more on the integration for public cloud services and have cyber security platform integration."
"We had some complexities implementing into the other parts of a network."
"I want to see the solution expand to more than just the network, for example, perhaps it could provide some VLAN technologies."
"The solution can improve by making it more straightforward, easier to install and maintain in the environment."
"I would rate NSX's stability eight out of ten - there's room for improvement."
"It still needs to grow. There are still some features that it doesn't do, like it doesn't do multicasting."
SaltStack is ranked 6th in Network Automation with 33 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 4th in Network Automation with 93 reviews. SaltStack is rated 8.2, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". SaltStack is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, Microsoft Configuration Manager, HashiCorp Terraform, Red Hat Satellite and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload. See our SaltStack vs. VMware NSX report.
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