We performed a comparison between Apstra Operating System and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Red Hat, SolarWinds and others in Network Automation."Apstra Operating System's most important features are the security and AB test to define what approach we need to take in my company. Additionally, the solution does not take a lot of maintenance."
"One of the big improvements between the NSX-V and NSX-T is that in NSX-T you are no longer dependent on V-Center anymore."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"This solution comes with an API that can easily integrate with other solutions."
"I have found VMware NSX to be easy to use."
"To be able to do the DR and SRM migrations from datacenter to datacenter, we're able to do them with SRM with VXLAN, with the NSX product."
"Technically, VMware NSX is more advanced technology-wise when compared to others. We have been studying it and so far, so good. We know that the NSX product is superior when it comes to software virtualized networks. </p> <p>If you are looking to work with new and future technologies, then NSX is one of the best options. It costs less for power consumption since it will be a virtual network and not a pure physical network that consumes more energy."
"It provides a single pane of glass. You can do the switching, routing, load balancing, IPS, IDS, etc. Everything is under one umbrella. So, there is no vendor dependency over there."
"VMware NSX's overlay network is its most valuable feature, as it aligns with any network philosophy and allows for efficient addressing mechanisms. Additionally, the ability to extend the on-premise network into the provider space is beneficial. There are many features provided."
"The report data could improve in Apstra Operating System."
"The first time setting it up was difficult."
"There were some issues with finance and other accounting."
"Its licensing model could be VM based."
"They need to enhance their technical support."
"I want to see the solution expand to more than just the network, for example, perhaps it could provide some VLAN technologies."
"VMware NSX should be able to scale for different customers, even the big ones. Its scalability needs improvement. Stability for it should also be improved."
"The support needs improvement."
"It was stable for one year, there was no impact. In the last two months, we had two big incidents."
Apstra Operating System is ranked 8th in Network Automation while VMware NSX is ranked 4th in Network Automation with 93 reviews. Apstra Operating System is rated 8.0, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Apstra Operating System writes "Highly secure, useful AB test, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Apstra Operating System is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload.
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