We performed a comparison between Huawei Enterprise Routers and VMware SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two WAN Edge solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I have been able to connect the solution to many platforms such as Windows, Apple, and Android."
"Internet access is a good feature."
"The solution offers good customer support and good performance."
"The configuration syntax makes it easy for us to configure the device and perform troubleshooting when needed."
"It is a robust and efficient solution."
"The most valuable feature of Huawei Enterprise Routers is if have two networks at different geographical locations with a great deal of distance they work together as if they are on the same cloud network."
"The setup is simple."
"The most valuable features for us are NAT, ATS, server capabilities, VPN tunneling, and management."
"The most valuable features are the orchestration layer, plug and play capabilities, and also the fact that you can either configure it as a full mesh or hard install."
"It is very simple to configure. When you use the cloud to configure the equipment, it has zero-touch provisioning."
"Has an optimization feature that acts to ensure the quality of the services running on the overlay to be most valuable."
"One of the standout features is its ability to dynamically manage enterprise networks based on applications."
"Initially, we had a scattered environment, but VMware SD-WAN helped us achieve centralization, which was beneficial."
"The most valuable feature of VMware SD-WAN is the virtualization platform. You can use the software on any hardware. Additionally, the solution is easy to use."
"The product is consistent and is one of the best despite the competition."
"The most valuable features of VMware SD-WAN are the overall capabilities and ease of use."
"The only problem I see is configuration loss."
"Lacks sufficient market availability."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see better bandwidth management, more granular web filtering, and portal authentication."
"It would be better if local storage management was more flexible, so that unused data could be easily removed."
"The configuration is complex and should be simplified."
"The internet speed reduces throughout the day. The tool is not stable."
"Huawei Enterprise Routers can improve by enhancing their security. The software architecture and the operating system that runs on their router and the security capability are not as strong when compared to Cisco."
"It would be better if the vendor provided support for small enterprises."
"VMware SD-WAN doesn't have the best built-in firewall."
"There should be more automation and self-service features."
"Reporting is an area that can be improved, as there are some features that are lacking with the reporting aspect."
"There is still room for improvement in support and security, especially in enhancing the SASE aspect of the platform."
"Reports could be simplified."
"The cost is a little bit high."
"If you don't have an Internet connection, you can’t control it."
"The solution needs improvement on security features and should include two firewalls. Cloud VPN can’t support any link. The solution needs to also improve the availability of centralized internal management. It needs to have debug detection and Deep Packet Detection features as well. The documentation for VMware is also hard to find."
Huawei Enterprise Routers is ranked 8th in WAN Edge with 24 reviews while VMware SD-WAN is ranked 4th in WAN Edge with 50 reviews. Huawei Enterprise Routers is rated 7.8, while VMware SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Huawei Enterprise Routers writes "A stable and easy-to-manage solution with good security and firewalls". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware SD-WAN writes "To fully utilize cloud vendors' hardware networking, Microsoft and VMware support everything". Huawei Enterprise Routers is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Cisco Enterprise Routers, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco Cloud Services Router, whereas VMware SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform. See our Huawei Enterprise Routers vs. VMware SD-WAN report.
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