We performed a comparison between Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform 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."We had several clients that were paying $7,500 a month for an MPLS line for one single 10 megabit circuit and we were able to take that from $7,500 a month down to $500 a month for two 10 megabits circuits that added redundancy where before they did not have redundancy and it gave them a much better throughput."
"I really love the auto-tunnel creation feature."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX is the flexibility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, the long-distance performance of the application storage is easy and effective."
"First and foremost, it enables the customer to deploy high availability connections. This kind of solution enables them to deploy these HA connections for policies mostly automatically. It's a more automated approach than with other vendors."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak VX is the overall performance."
"Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has high availability."
"The file and data reduction capabilities are very good. Without it, we have a great deal of network congestion."
"Some of the best features are the SD-WAN platform for VMware and the NSX network virtualization."
"The most valuable features of VMware SD-WAN are the overall capabilities and ease of use."
"VMware is the only SD-WAN solution that integrates with Azure Virtual WAN."
"VeloCloud developed DMPO to increase performance and connectivity."
"The most valuable feature is load balancing."
"It is fairly similar to other solutions. It has the capability for testing link connectivity, which is its unique feature from a control perspective."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is manageability."
"Has an optimization feature that acts to ensure the quality of the services running on the overlay to be most valuable."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform’s stability and technical features need improvement."
"This solution is suitable for small to medium-sized companies. If we have large-sized companies it is better to use Cisco or Palo Alto."
"In future releases, I would like to see security features, so Aruba might need some firewalls, like other vendors."
"Reporting is something that they can improve on."
"I expect automation in the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform's next release."
"We would like to have better features for path selection. For example, if we know the network is going to go down then we would like to set up an alternate route for data packets in real-time."
"The support from Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has declined since Aruba acquired them. The knowledge and speed of the agents could improve."
"More technical sessions should be offered for deploying the solution."
"There is no security included, which is something that should be improved."
"The initial setup of VMware SD-WAN was simple. However, it took six days to complete."
"Better price model would be appreciated."
"VMware SD-WAN is complicated to configure."
"The solution doesn't offer failover between their own devices. If I want to, I should be able to put the two devices at the side, so there can be a failover."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing."
"The solution is pricey. It could be cheaper."
"Its integration with the security systems would be a nice implementation. They can also consider using a management platform for both network and security operations. This would be a great improvement."
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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is ranked 7th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 19 reviews while VMware SD-WAN is ranked 4th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 51 reviews. Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is rated 8.6, while VMware SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform writes "Flexible, efficient, and responsive support". 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 EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco SD-WAN, Prisma SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform 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 Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform vs. VMware SD-WAN report.
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@Diyaspino, all three are overpriced.
Depending on what are you looking for, you may look at Fortinet or even check the latest Sophos offering.
There is a number of different postings on SD-WAN in the last few years. Once people learned that SD-WAN is an old VPN with a new user interface, they moved to a new buzzword.