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."The platform is valuable for bandwidth reduction."
"The initial setup is very easy and not confusing."
"It is a scalable solution."
"I really love the auto-tunnel creation feature."
"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX are we can register our customers and they can receive free training and all the solutions features."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak VX is the overall performance."
"The tool's most valuable feature is bandwidth optimization."
"In my experience, the setup process has been fairly straightforward."
"They have a lot of built-ins. There are so many applications defined inside the solution. It makes it so that we don't have to create some policies. Each and every application is already defined in it."
"The most valuable feature is the dynamic multipath optimization."
"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."
"VMware SD-WAN is easy-to-use."
"The most valuable feature of VMware SD-WAN is flexibility. It is more flexible than other vendors."
"The most valuable feature for one of our customers is the ability to stage cloud workloads from the local network."
"More technical sessions should be offered for deploying the solution."
"There are some functional limitations that could improve."
"I expect automation in the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform's next release."
"The license features should improve in the solution. For example, when you purchase VMware, it starts at a low level that has some functionality. When you want to expand, the difference in the price is substantial. I purchased the lower functional version for $4,000, and now if I want to upgrade, they ask me for $80,000. This is a $76,000 difference, there's no logic, but this is VMware."
"They have to implement more security with it. The security, mainly their firewall functions, have to be included in the firewall features."
"The support, which is the direct support from Aruba, has shortcomings and needs to be improved."
"The support from Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has declined since Aruba acquired them. The knowledge and speed of the agents could improve."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform’s stability and technical features need improvement."
"Implementing VMware is much more difficult, time-consuming, and expensive than implementing Fortinet or Check Point."
"The product should have on-demand tunnels instead of fixed tunnels."
"VMware SD-WAN can improve on the security features."
"Technical support is in need of improvement."
"VMware SD-WAN could be improved with more automation and more integration, but each vendor could use these improvements."
"The security of the firewall should be improved. It would be a good idea to have a standalone product with better security."
"I would like to see more features added to increase visibility."
"The solution is pricey. It could be cheaper."
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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.