We performed a comparison between Big Switch Networks and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Big Switch Networks, Juniper and others in Software Defined Networking (SDN)."What I liked about the solution is the quick and easy way you can build a network data center fabric."
"The solution is easy to use and is good for management control."
"NSX has excellent security features like virtual firewalls. I also like the micro-segmentation features, which are useful for the virtual machines inside the servers."
"The solution is very good at micro-segmentation."
"The micro-segmentation and the ability to create policy rules are valuable."
"Provides protection for virtual machines."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create, develop, and deploy servers in minutes to hours, rather than days."
"Overall, for me, it's a good solution and has been working well."
"It operates on a logical level, providing a comprehensive and centralized way to manage your network resources."
"I think if I was to say something that could be improved, it would be a multi-data center nature of the implementation."
"Some configuration maximums are limiting to the user, especially when it comes to the deployment of very, very large environments."
"The price could be better. The non-enterprise version of the product should also be improved. I would like VMware to expand beyond the network and provide some VLAN technologies and more. I think we have one, but it's more on the distribution side because it's more on the upper side of the network. I'm looking forward to that."
"It could be cheaper!"
"The solution is complex but for the key user, it's not really complex. You just need to learn the standards and mechanics for your specific product."
"We would to have a reverse proxy. This would add great value to the solution."
"The feature it can improve is essentially application-based load balancing with intelligent load distribution for applications that require redundancy and high availability."
"It lacks full knowledge of physical side of the network topology."
"I would like them to make integration with other vendors easier."
Big Switch Networks is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 1 review while VMware NSX is ranked 2nd in Network Virtualization with 93 reviews. Big Switch Networks is rated 9.0, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Big Switch Networks writes "A flexible solution that can be integrated with third-party solutions whilst maintaining its automated nature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Big Switch Networks is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Cisco SD-WAN, Ixia Network Packet Brokers, APCON and cPacket cVu Monitoring Nodes, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload.
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