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We performed a comparison between FatPipe SD-WAN and Steelhead based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable feature of FatPipe SD-WAN is it's based on SD-WAN technology."

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"SteelHead works from the application. I use it to optimize traffic from Amazon. It is mainly used for customers who need to increase the traffic to 33K. For other users, it has been more of an operation.""It is very easy to install the solution.""One of our most valuable features is Steelhead's cloud migration optimization. Moving to the cloud helped optimize our workflow, improving performance for end-users.""The compression of Riverbed is very powerful. It can also handle large quantities of traffic.""The most valuable feature of Steelhead is its optimization capabilities.""The connectivity to speed is the valuable feature.""TCP optimization... caches a particular TCP connection and the next time a user uses that connection he will reach the destination easily.""Scalable data referencing is a great feature."

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Cons
"FatPipe SD-WAN can improve the price to scale the solution."

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"They should include a network switch in a future release.""Application response time and network performance could be improved.""If we load a primary firewall, the secondary firewall usually handles all the active connections, but in Riverbed, this isn't the case. We lose all the active connections at the moment of failure.""The product should offer more integration capabilities.""One area for improvement is related to monitoring and visibility.""The solution needs to have alert notifications.""Steelhead's handling of encrypted traffic could be improved because it requires some complex configuration to optimize encrypted traffic, especially when working with Microsoft protocols for mail servers and VPN services""The application response time of the solution can be improved."

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  • "The solution is expensive and the service contacts are costly too. The cost of the device makes the value proposition borderline acceptable for us. The service contract fees we pay is approximately $30,000 annually."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of FatPipe SD-WAN is it's based on SD-WAN technology.
    Top Answer:FatPipe SD-WAN can improve the price to scale the solution.
    Top Answer:Our client has a data center and all the applications servers and servers are in their data center. We design a solution, for all their branches. If they wanted to access the internet or the… more »
    Top Answer:We just did an assessment for our 47 datacenters around North America. The top two enterprise-level network monitoring solutions were ExtraHop first, Riverbed SteelCenter second. Their negotiated cost… more »
    Top Answer:The connectivity to speed is the valuable feature.
    Top Answer:The application response time of the solution can be improved.
    Ranking
    17th
    out of 26 in WAN Edge
    Views
    480
    Comparisons
    312
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    270
    Rating
    8.0
    15th
    out of 26 in WAN Edge
    Views
    1,395
    Comparisons
    752
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    232
    Rating
    8.0
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    FatPipe Symphony, Symphony, FatPipe Symphony SD-WAN, Symphony SD-WAN
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    Overview

    Symphony is one of the FatPipe’s products which are offering Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution. This SD-WAN solution simplifies the deployment and management of connectivity at remote sites. More over enterprises deploying Symphony with Orchestrator are not only provided with the ability to centrally control their WANs but also to manage branch office configuration. The appliances can be deployed with zero-touch installation as well.

    Steelhead is the leading network optimization and application performance solution chosen by over 30,000 organizations worldwide. The performance of networks and applications directly impacts business productivity. Riverbed draws from nearly two decades of experience in driving network and application performance over Wide Area Networks with its flagship offering, SteelHead. SteelHead delivers the underlying technology that helps enterprises of all sizes maximize the efficiency and performance of the networks and applications used to run modern business. 

    SteelHead is proven to dramatically speed up the performance of applications anywhere in the organization while delivering the best end-user experience even under sub optimal network conditions. Reduce bandwidth utilization by up to 95%, deferring costly network bandwidth upgrades. Increase performance by up to 100x for on-premises applications.

    Sample Customers
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    ElAraby, SFK Leblanc, Bobst Group, Northwest Pipe Company, Halkbank, Tradebridge, EFG Hermes
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Recreational Facilities/Services Company6%
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    Government29%
    Energy/Utilities Company18%
    Construction Company6%
    Media Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Government10%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise59%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise59%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    FatPipe SD-WAN is ranked 17th in WAN Edge with 1 review while Steelhead is ranked 15th in WAN Edge with 23 reviews. FatPipe SD-WAN is rated 8.0, while Steelhead is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of FatPipe SD-WAN writes "Beneficial technology, reliable, and simple deployment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Steelhead writes "Exceptionally stable and reliable but costly". FatPipe SD-WAN is most compared with VMware SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate and Cisco SD-WAN, whereas Steelhead is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform, Citrix SD-WAN, WAAS and Noction IRP.

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