We performed a comparison between Aruba Orchestrator and VMware 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."Aruba Orchestrator has notably reduced enrollment setup times from several hours to within an hour if prepared and planned."
"The most valuable feature is optimization."
"The technical support services are excellent."
"The Business Intent Overlay is a great feature."
"The product has reduced OpEx expenditure."
"The most important feature is WAN optimization."
"This solution is as stable as most firewalls. VMware is a reputable vendor."
"There are 400 functionalities of the system."
"The product is consistent and is one of the best despite the competition."
"I love the solution because of its many features like cluster and cloud VPN."
"VeloCloud developed DMPO to increase performance and connectivity."
"The service they provide is very stable and is the main influencer of why customers purchase this solution."
"SD-WAN is cloud-based and you can manage multiple sites within one single pane of glass."
"The product’s most valuable feature is DMPO."
"The management menu should be simplified."
"The solution lacks sufficient security features."
"The initial setup is complex, depending on the overall planning for the entire environment."
"They could provide essential training to understand the product functionality."
"Aruba Orchestrator should implement dynamic certificate changes for security."
"The solution can be improved by lowering the cost and making it more user-friendly for first-time users."
"There should be more automation and self-service features."
"I would like for them to upgrade to 5G integration. Our customers have 4G now and the connectivity isn't good. It should be much faster."
"There is no security included, which is something that should be improved."
"VMware SD-WAN doesn't have the best built-in firewall."
"There might be potential enhancements in better integration with other platforms, increased stability, and heightened security."
"VMware SD-WAN is harder than Cisco. It is complex, and we must take many steps to get the service. I think it would be beneficial if obtaining licenses could be simplified. Currently, numerous options and integrations are bundled together, which can make it quite complex."
"In an upcoming release, they should allow customers the flexibility to use mobile applications where they can go and check on the information about their networks. A lot of vendors, such as Meraki, have a lot more integration with the use of portals to a mobile application. Having this feature as an alternative to logging into a laptop would be beneficial. If you are a SaaS-based company why not make a mobile application as well. You might not be able to do configurations but at least monitor while away or on vacation."
"If you don't have an Internet connection, you can’t control it."
Aruba Orchestrator is ranked 13th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 6 reviews while VMware SD-WAN is ranked 4th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 50 reviews. Aruba Orchestrator is rated 8.4, while VMware SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Orchestrator writes "Reduces OpEx expenditure but needs improvement in security ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware SD-WAN writes "To fully utilize cloud vendors' hardware networking, Microsoft and VMware support everything". Aruba Orchestrator is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN and Juniper Session Smart Router, whereas VMware SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform. See our Aruba Orchestrator vs. VMware SD-WAN report.
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