We performed a comparison between Cisco SD-WAN and Huawei Enterprise Routers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two WAN Edge solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."So far, the feature that I like best is the policy configuration manager."
"Configuration interfaces are quite easy and intuitive. Being a part of the Cisco environment, Cisco SD-WAN is quite straightforward."
"SD-WAN is very stable - once it's deployed, you can just forget about it, it runs by itself."
"The most valuable features in Cisco SD-WAN are the QoS, AI, and simple interface for users to access."
"The solution sufficiently provides ISPs."
"Cisco SD-WAN has separate OMP routing."
"The most valuable features are manageability, scalability, and simplicity."
"Cisco SD-WAN's best features are the development of network links, application control, and bandwidth monitoring."
"The product has valuable support services."
"The product is very reasonably priced."
"There is a lot of information available about routers and how to configure Huawei Routers right now."
"We use the solution for point-to-point connectivity, aggregation, and radio connectivity on mTLS."
"When we started, the connection was amazing for the 100G between the switches and the co-switch. What the students typically use for school is a maximum is 40 so they now have faster technology."
"Internet access is a good feature."
"I have been able to connect the solution to many platforms such as Windows, Apple, and Android."
"It is a robust and efficient solution."
"Some competitors are much faster in providing out-of-the-box solutions, more innovative solutions. In terms of innovation, in many cases, they're lagging behind."
"The solution could be a bit cheaper."
"The technical support is a bit slow."
"Cisco SD-WAN could improve the integration with the cloud."
"Cisco needs to improve the technical support for this solution."
"Better pricing and greater security would be nice to see."
"The user interface needs to be more friendly."
"Cisco SD-WAN is not as easy to deploy as the Meraki and FortiGate solutions. The zero-touch deployment could be a lot better. The deployment and initial setup are complicated and could be better."
"There isn't really any scalability potential."
"It would be better if the vendor provided support for small enterprises."
"They should include features like IPS for security and response."
"The product’s performance could be better."
"Syntax in the implementation process could be easier to understand for a new user or someone who doesn’t have prior experience using the product."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see better bandwidth management, more granular web filtering, and portal authentication."
"The configuration is complex and should be simplified."
"We have found we have to restart the routers or reconfigured them a lot of the time, this issue should improve. The quality of the hardware needs to be more durable."
Cisco SD-WAN is ranked 2nd in WAN Edge with 86 reviews while Huawei Enterprise Routers is ranked 8th in WAN Edge with 24 reviews. Cisco SD-WAN is rated 8.0, while Huawei Enterprise Routers is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco SD-WAN writes "A solution for integrating services to enhance up-time, performance and lower costs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei Enterprise Routers writes "A stable and easy-to-manage solution with good security and firewalls". Cisco SD-WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Juniper Session Smart Router and Citrix SD-WAN, whereas Huawei Enterprise Routers is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Cisco Enterprise Routers, Fortinet FortiGate, Juniper MX Series Routers and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. See our Cisco SD-WAN vs. Huawei Enterprise Routers report.
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