Compare Big Switch Networks vs. VMware NSX

Big Switch Networks is ranked 4th in Software Defined Networking (SDN) while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 19 reviews. Big Switch Networks is rated 0, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Enables us to identify problems before they manifest, but they should develop more advanced features". Big Switch Networks is most compared with Gigamon, Cumulus Networks and VMware NSX, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Cisco ACI, Cisco Tetration and Juniper Contrail Networking.

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Big Switch Networks

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It provides visibility, because on our environment, it's impossible mapping end to end

* Faster delivery of VMs * Providing NAT * Firewall rules * Balance * Connectivity between physical and virtual environments.

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4th out of 25 in Software Defined Networking (SDN) Views 4,143 Comparisons 3,294 Reviews 0 Average Words per Review 0 Avg. Rating N/A	1st out of 25 in Software Defined Networking (SDN) Views 20,326 Comparisons 12,483 Reviews 19 Average Words per Review 373 Avg. Rating 8.1
Top Comparisons
Gigamon vs. Big Switch Networks Compared 25% of the time. Cumulus Networks vs. Big Switch Networks Compared 15% of the time. VMware NSX vs. Big Switch Networks Compared 15% of the time. See more Big Switch Networks competitors » + Add more products to compare	Cisco ACI vs. VMware NSX Compared 32% of the time. Cisco Tetration vs. VMware NSX Compared 13% of the time. Juniper Contrail Networking vs. VMware NSX Compared 7% of the time. See more VMware NSX competitors » + Add more products to compare
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Overview
Big Switch Networks is at the forefront of the next-generation of networking technologies. By combining industry standard switch hardware (“white box / branded white box “brite box”) with intelligent SDN control software, the company is delivering next-generation data center networking fabrics for the world’s most advanced data centers looking to achieve unmatched degrees of network automation at cloud-competitive price points. Big Switch Networks has two data center networking solutions: Big Cloud Fabric, a data center switching fabric for OpenStack clouds or VMware virtualization environments, and Big Monitoring Fabric, a network packet broker that enables pervasive security and security, monitoring data center traffic for inline or out-of-band deployments. Big Switch is taking three key technologies: vendor agnostic switch hardware, SDN control software, and core-and-pod data center designs –and leveraging them for use in next-generation data center switching and monitoring solutions designed for use in enterprises, cloud providers, and service providers. All Big Switch solutions run on high-performance open networking switches from Accton or Dell Technologies and leverage centralized SDN controller software for fabric-wide control and management. Big Switch Networks has two solutions:	VMware NSX is the network virtualization platform for the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC). By bringing the operational model of a virtual machine to your data center network, you can transform the economics of network and security operations. NSX lets you treat your physical network as a pool of transport capacity, with network and security services attached to VMs with a policy-driven approach.
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Sample Customers
A10 Networks, Edge-Core Networks, Blue Coat Systems, BlueData, Broadcom Corporation, Canonical, Check Point Software Technologies, Citrix, Dell, FireEye, Garland, Hortonworks, Mirantis, Nexenta, Riverbed	City of Avondale, Lumeta, Kroll Ontrack, Heartland Payment Systems, Baystate Heallth, Exostar, Tribune Media, iGATE, NTT Communications, Synergent, California Natural Resources Agency, Bloomington Public Schools, Columbia Sportswear, Join Experience S.A, Schuberg Philis
Top Industries
VISITORS READING REVIEWS Software R&D Company43% Comms Service Provider13% Retailer11% Transportation Company7%	REVIEWERS Comms Service Provider20% Retailer20% Manufacturing Company20% Energy/Utilities Company10% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Software R&D Company35% Comms Service Provider17% Retailer5% Government5%

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