We performed a comparison between Meraki SD-WAN and VMware SD-WAN based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: In this comparison, users of both solutions feel that the security deserves more attention. Meraki SD-WAN differs from the VMware SD-WAN solution because users say it has a seamless end-to-end setup that’s easier to deal with than other solutions. In addition, while Meraki SD-WAN users share mixed opinions on their experience with support, VMware SD-WAN users are happy overall.
"Meraki SD-WAN is user friendly."
"It is easy to monitor and manage."
"The most valuable feature is application performance monitoring and being able to browse packets dynamically based on priorities."
"This product has a simple configuration that can be accessed through a web interface or the API."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The best feature we're using is the packet shaping."
"The Meraki SD-WAN solution is simple to deploy."
"One of the standout features is its ability to dynamically manage enterprise networks based on applications."
"The most valuable feature of VMware SD-WAN is the virtualization platform. You can use the software on any hardware. Additionally, the solution is easy to use."
"Initially, we had a scattered environment, but VMware SD-WAN helped us achieve centralization, which was beneficial."
"It is very simple to configure. When you use the cloud to configure the equipment, it has zero-touch provisioning."
"VMware is the only SD-WAN solution that integrates with Azure Virtual WAN."
"It can be used for load balancing and load sharing. It's easy to use and customizable."
"Feature-wise, VMware SD-WAN is a really strong cloud web security product."
"I have found the dynamic multipoint protocol(DNPO) most useful because it can tell you which is the best circuit to use for different types of traffic."
"I would like improved stability in Meraki SD-WAN."
"The solution needs a multi-use provider portal."
"They need to offer proper integration of the security features."
"The solution lacks a certain amount of functionality and features."
"They stopped doing WAN optimization as a feature set, which is lacking. They need to relook at that and consider WAN optimization as an option."
"The VPN client could be improved."
"The solution needs to enact more advanced protections."
"There is a point in a very large organization where you hit the VPN limit, or tunnel limit."
"In the future, we would like to have more capacity using this solution as there are limitations on the VCE. For example, only 50 tunnels can be supported currently but we would like to have 200 tunnels using the VeloCloud VCE device."
"The only thing that I'm having issues with is on one of the sites, I can't see the location on the map."
"They need more gateways"
"The initial setup of VMware SD-WAN was simple. However, it took six days to complete."
"It needs better security."
"Better price model would be appreciated."
"Reports could be simplified."
"Reporting is an area that can be improved, as there are some features that are lacking with the reporting aspect."
Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 61 reviews while VMware SD-WAN is ranked 4th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 51 reviews. Meraki SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while VMware SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Meraki SD-WAN writes "Very stable security, great service, and the best for VPN management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware SD-WAN writes "To fully utilize cloud vendors' hardware networking, Microsoft and VMware support everything". Meraki SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Omada Cloud SDN, Cradlepoint NetCloud, Prisma SD-WAN and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform, whereas VMware SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform.
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