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 is very good at micro-segmentation."
"The microsegmentation is great, and the security team thinks it is great."
"NSX has excellent security features like virtual firewalls. I also like the micro-segmentation features, which are useful for the virtual machines inside the servers."
"Firewall security is one of VMware NSX's vital features"
"The solution is easy to use and is good for management control."
"This is the most scalable product of its type."
"The initial setup was straightforward. You just have to click it and follow the manuals."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the high bandwidth."
"I think if I was to say something that could be improved, it would be a multi-data center nature of the implementation."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"The solution could improve by having a more streamlined setup."
"The vendor should integrate a basic load balancer in future versions"
"I think that one of the more important things to see better integrated into the NSX product would be an IDS/IPS type solution."
"The technical support could use some improvement."
"They could branch out to the physical layer."
"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."
"I would rate this product an eight because it's a good product but it needs more work. They should fix some of the bugs."
Big Switch Networks is ranked 3rd 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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