We compared VMware NSX and Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation based on our users' reviews in six categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: VMware NSX offers advanced features like virtual switches, micro-segmentation, distributed firewalls, and integration with other solutions. However, the initial setup for VMware NSX can be complex. On the other hand, Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation has a straightforward setup process and is praised for its monitoring capabilities, and visibility into application communication. VMware NSX has room for improvement in licensing clarity, integration with open-source products, and compatibility with non-Windows operating systems. Conversely, Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation could expand its operating system support and enhance customer service.
"The flexibility of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"The Explorer allows you to know the traffic between source and destination."
"The most valuable feature of Illumio Adaptive Security Platform is monitoring. When I have no requirement from the other application, I can use the web block traffic to build."
"The product provides visibility into how the applications communicate and how the network protocols are being used."
"It has helped us to understand internal network visibility and firewall policy implementation. We use the product to simplify firewall policy implementation."
"The solution helps to maintain logs and monitor activities. It also helps us with access management. The tool helps us to secure organizational data that include files."
"The features that I have found most useful is the ability to centralize all the rules and then distribute them across various locations. However, I've encountered challenges related to tagging policies, which can be complex to devise. It's a matter that requires careful consideration and stakeholder involvement before implementing such policies."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The microsegmentation is a good feature. You can segment details, products, or hardware information."
"The most valuable features are stability and low cost."
"The solution is very stable and reliable."
"NSX gives us the ability to put our network, NSX, onto any network there is, which allows us not to have to go to the network team to create networks our VLANs for networks."
"NSX can reduce costs and has good service. It is easy for you and your users to use."
"The initial setup is easy and takes between one and five days."
"The performance is good."
"Provides protection for virtual machines."
"The product’s agents don't work very well in OT environments."
"Some of the features that can be improved is offer additional guidance on creating an effective and risk-free tagging policy would be highly beneficial."
"The solution is very basic and doesn't do anything other than the orchestration of layer four endpoint firewall rules."
"I would like to see better data security in the product."
"Illumio Adaptive Security Platform could improve by supporting more operating systems. For example, Cisco and Apache appliances."
"The interaction we've had with the support team hasn't been ideal. Technical support should be improved."
"The customer service is lagging a bit. It could be better."
"It requires a low-level re-architecting of the product."
"I would rate this product an eight because it's a good product but it needs more work. They should fix some of the bugs."
"There are always issues integrating with Cisco."
"Lacks integration with other solutions."
"The first time setting it up was difficult."
"The solution could benefit from improvements in its pricing and scalability."
"The network-extending capabilities for the physical environment need improvement."
"We had some complexities implementing into the other parts of a network."
"There could be an improvement in regards to security."
Illumio is ranked 4th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 8 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Cloud and Data Center Security with 94 reviews. Illumio is rated 8.0, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Illumio writes "Pprevents attackers or threats from spreading or moving laterally". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Illumio is most compared with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, Zscaler Internet Access, Zero Networks Microsegmentation and Microsoft Defender for Cloud, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco ACI, Cisco Secure Workload and Check Point CloudGuard Network Security. See our Illumio vs. VMware NSX report.
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