We performed a comparison between Big Switch Networks and Cisco SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Big Switch Networks, 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."
"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."
"The regular net routing is a good feature."
"Cisco SD-WAN is a good product."
"I have found the performance and the Zero-Touch provisioning helpful which makes it easier for us to develop."
"Cisco SD-WAN's best features are the development of network links, application control, and bandwidth monitoring."
"It's a complete solution with many security features."
"If I have to give a neutral view of all the SD-WAN platforms that I have known so far, Cisco is good in routing."
"We would recommend this solution to customers looking to implement it on a global scale. We recommend the solution, not only because of the functionality or the technical support, but also because of the delivery of the solution, and the docking and upgrading capabilities."
"I think if I was to say something that could be improved, it would be a multi-data center nature of the implementation."
"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."
"The solution could be more secure. Security is always a priority for us."
"Cisco SD-WAN could improve the integration with the cloud."
"If you don't have an in-house design team or outsource to a third party with expertise, the setup will be difficult."
"All of the configurations are based on templates, and we need to spend a lot of time doing the templates. It's good because that means that all of the configurations will be equal in the network. However, we need to spend a lot of time implementing the templates and doing the customizations."
"Cyber security should also be implemented in the solution, along with maybe implementation of AI/ML."
"I would like them to add some more SD-WAN ports. We have seen one implementation where there were four ISPs. Currently, we have a maximum of two ports for ISP in this device. Therefore, we cannot connect directly, and we need other switches. There should be some option to have more than two ports for SD-WAN."
"The licensing model needs to be improved."
Big Switch Networks is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 1 review while Cisco SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 86 reviews. Big Switch Networks is rated 9.0, while Cisco SD-WAN 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 Cisco SD-WAN writes "A solution for integrating services to enhance up-time, performance and lower costs". Big Switch Networks is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, APCON, Ixia Network Packet Brokers, Cumulus Networks and Pica8, whereas Cisco SD-WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Juniper Session Smart Router and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform.
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