We performed a comparison between Cisco SD-WAN and Citrix 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."Cisco SD-WAN is a stable solution."
"There is minimum blind space in this solution."
"The solution provides good consolidation, centralization, and manageability for edge routers."
"When considering the most valuable features of Cisco SD-WAN, the decoupling of self-monitoring stands out significantly."
"Cisco SD-WAN's best features are the development of network links, application control, and bandwidth monitoring."
"Installation is easy."
"From my observations, Cisco has been rolling out new features every other day, so I would say their speed of innovation is one of the most valuable aspects for me."
"It is very stable."
"The stability is the main feature of Citrix SD-WAN. You can also upgrade the data packages or have less transmission."
"The reliability of connectivity is most valuable."
"The zero-touch deployment is most valuable for us."
"It allows us to use additional VPNs, offering more options compared to other VPN solutions."
"The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is security, as it gives me the port bindings that cannot be accomplished using other solutions."
"It allows you to combine two asymmetrical connections."
"They have a zero downtime failover mechanism, where, when there's a link failure or a link weakness, or bad link conditions, they provide the ability to fail back seamlessly."
"The integration of Cisco SD-WAN with cloud solutions could improve. For example, if any of the applications are hosted in the Amazon AWS cloud we can use a virtual transit gateway for integrating Cisco SD-WAN."
"If you don't have an in-house design team or outsource to a third party with expertise, the setup will be difficult."
"Cisco SD-WAN could improve the integration with the cloud."
"Cisco SD-WAN could improve on the ease of integration, the configuration should be easier. At the moment the process is more command line based and it would be better if it was able to be done through an interface."
"We had some issues with Cisco SD-WAN but somehow we troubleshot it and things are going well. The issues have not been a large problem."
"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."
"Compresson deduplication should be added."
"I am happy with this product. If anything, its price can be reduced. It is a bit expensive."
"Citrix SD-WAN's knowledge base has a few missing things, so you may need to seek help from support."
"I would like to see support for additional reporting."
"I would like to see more customization to adjust for the WAN lock-out due to our unexpected power outages."
"The price is the only thing that could be improved. Citrix is not a cheap solution."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"Enhancements are needed to improve the stability."
"I would like to either see the price reduced or have it packaged with other products to give better value for the money."
Cisco SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 86 reviews while Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 9th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 21 reviews. Cisco SD-WAN is rated 8.0, while Citrix SD-WAN is rated 8.2. 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 Citrix SD-WAN writes " A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades". Cisco SD-WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Juniper Session Smart Router and Nuage Networks, whereas Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Steelhead, Meraki SD-WAN, Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Cato SASE Cloud Platform. See our Cisco SD-WAN vs. Citrix SD-WAN report.
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