We performed a comparison between Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Citrix SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two WAN Optimization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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 tool's most valuable feature is bandwidth optimization."
"I really love the auto-tunnel creation feature."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the support for asymmetric lines."
"Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has high availability."
"The tool is easy to configure due to the existing pre-configured templates. It is easy to manage compared to legacy systems, which takes time. We can complete a site within 30 minutes. The tool's best feature is outdoor onboarding. You need to bring the box to the site with the internet. It is a simple plug-and-play. The solution offers a zero-touch procedure."
"The file and data reduction capabilities are very good. Without it, we have a great deal of network congestion."
"The SD-WAN solution as it is already is quite feature-rich and the upgrade process is very simple."
"The zero-touch deployment is most valuable for us."
"The best feature is the backup capability, where all of the users' computers are tied into a central data repository."
"The solution is brilliant, the way it calculates its paths and trails is great."
"The most valuable feature is security, as it gives me the port bindings that cannot be accomplished using other solutions."
"The main advantage of Citrix SD-WAN is that it enables fast communication between our branches and data centers. And, with its cloud management features, it also makes the process of adding new branches into our company network much easier."
"It lowered our Internet costs and gave me the flexibility to choose providers based on each location's connectivity."
"The reliability of connectivity is most valuable."
"In future releases, I would like to see security features, so Aruba might need some firewalls, like other vendors."
"The security can be improved, with the firewall for example, because they supply a basic one but not a UTM."
"The support, which is the direct support from Aruba, has shortcomings and needs to be improved."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform’s stability and technical features need improvement."
"There are some functional limitations that could improve."
"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."
"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."
"Their WAN optimization in terms of wireless connectivity doesn't have a very good cellular capability."
"The price is the only thing that could be improved. Citrix is not a cheap solution."
"Given that Citrix SD-WAN solved all our problems by providing us with everything we needed to unify communications with our branches and data centers, I cannot suggest anything further in terms of improvements."
"The only improvement for Citrix SD-WAN would be to lower its cost."
"Citrix should continue to offer a perpetual licensing model because it is very important to us."
"I would like to see support for additional reporting."
"The price could be improved, it's an expensive solution."
"I would like to either see the price reduced or have it packaged with other products to give better value for the money."
"There are a few things that can be improved, are domain-based routing and the slowness of virtual parts, and it may be due to the wrong configuration, which we have been unable to find out."
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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is ranked 1st in WAN Optimization with 19 reviews while Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 3rd in WAN Optimization with 21 reviews. Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is rated 8.6, while Citrix 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 Citrix SD-WAN writes " A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades". Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, VMware SD-WAN, Prisma SD-WAN and Juniper Contrail SD-WAN, whereas Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Steelhead, Meraki SD-WAN and Cato SASE Cloud Platform. See our Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform vs. Citrix SD-WAN report.
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