We performed a comparison between Versa FlexVNF and VMware SD-WAN on Peerspot users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Versa FlexVNF and VMware SD-WAN have received positive feedback from users regarding their features and usability. Versa FlexVNF stands out for its flexible, transparent, and granular configuration and security, while VMware SD-WAN excels in optimization, cybersecurity, and scalability. Pricing wise, Versa FlexVNF is in the mid-level range, while VMware SD-WAN is expensive. The reviews on customer service and support are mixed for both products. The ROI for both products depends on the intended use case.
"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"The solution is stable."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The necessary enhancement pertains to the controller segment, specifically addressing the issue of frequent flapping when a link is left. In the case of Versa Unified, if a link experiences frequent flapping within an entire branch, it triggers instability. Hence, it is imperative that the overall routing system is not contingent solely upon the active dial branches."
"Versa FlexVNF is a scalable product because it does not have any hardware dependencies. This makes it a versatile solution that can be easily integrated with any firewall."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the next-generation firewall features and geo-blocking capabilities."
"The division of Control Plane and Data Plane is most valuable. It can be deployed anywhere, and you can control it and configure it from anywhere. This is one of the good features of this solution."
"It is very easy to deploy. The GUI interface is really good, and the security features are also very good. It is also stable and scalable, and their support is also good."
"The most valuable features are the main steering and the firewall. The security features and SD-WAN features are also quite good."
"The solution is stable and suitable."
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"This solution is as stable as most firewalls. VMware is a reputable vendor."
"VeloCloud developed DMPO to increase performance and connectivity."
"Has an optimization feature that acts to ensure the quality of the services running on the overlay to be most valuable."
"The most valuable features of VMware SD-WAN are the overall capabilities and ease of use."
"VMware SD-WAN is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is load balancing."
"The most valuable feature for one of our customers is the ability to stage cloud workloads from the local network."
"Some of the best features are the SD-WAN platform for VMware and the NSX network virtualization."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"The support needs to be improved."
"The solution's current customer support is not that good. So, they need to improve that. Also, the solution's UI is quite complex, so they need to simplify it."
"The UTM features can be improved. It should offer better functionality."
"The interface could be simpler."
"The smaller units lack a lot of functionality."
"We are thinking about how to make customers consolidate the loads to an SD-WAN network so that the customers can have bigger chunk from the SD-WAN side so that customers can have critical data be transferred with NPS VPN and non-critical data or some labeled traffic can be transferred by the SD-WAN network. I think it's a very important direction for digital transformation."
"The solution lacks a mobile version where small, manageable platforms can be developed."
"The stability of FlexVNF's controller and devices could be improved."
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"The security of the firewall should be improved. It would be a good idea to have a standalone product with better security."
"The cost is a little bit high."
"Reporting is an area that can be improved, as there are some features that are lacking with the reporting aspect."
"VMware SD-WAN doesn't have the best built-in firewall."
"Technical support is in need of improvement."
"VMware SD-WAN could improve by having more partnerships with other vendors."
"The prep time and understanding what you want to do and how much bandwidth you'll need and how you're going to configure it on the network, that's more of an issue than anything else."
"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."
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Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is ranked 8th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 20 reviews while VMware SD-WAN is ranked 4th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 50 reviews. Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is rated 8.0, while VMware SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform writes "A flexible, stable and scalable solution ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware SD-WAN writes "To fully utilize cloud vendors' hardware networking, Microsoft and VMware support everything". Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Meraki SD-WAN and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, whereas VMware SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform. See our VMware SD-WAN vs. Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform report.
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