We performed a comparison between Meraki SD-WAN and VMware SD-WAN based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: In this comparison, users of both solutions feel that the security deserves more attention. Meraki SD-WAN differs from the VMware SD-WAN solution because users say it has a seamless end-to-end setup that’s easier to deal with than other solutions. In addition, while Meraki SD-WAN users share mixed opinions on their experience with support, VMware SD-WAN users are happy overall.
"I appreciate the cloud-based management feature the most. It's a crucial aspect for me because it allows me to manage the configuration remotely without having to visit the on-premise location. The ability to do this from my home is a major benefit. Additionally, security is good."
"We have found the scalability to be good."
"Using Meraki just solves a lot of problems."
"I can manage it very well and in a very easy way."
"The most interesting feature is the amount of information you can get from overseeing the system from a centralized place."
"Because it's a cloud-based network infrastructure, everything is done in the cloud, so I don't need to be on-site physically to be able to troubleshoot or resolve an issue. I can be anywhere and resolve an issue."
"t is very stable based on our experience and the application performance has been superb."
"Having to set up a closed system singlehandedly and a lifetime guarantee on the equipment is a valuable part of this solution."
"One of the key use cases for VMware SD-WAN was assisting a customer in the industrial zone. They required virtualized servers and wanted to enable VMware SD-WAN to connect their sites in Japan or China. We assisted in building the system by integrating VMware servers and utilizing the Cisco suite."
"The service they provide is very stable and is the main influencer of why customers purchase this solution."
"The most valuable feature is load balancing."
"I would absolutely recommend VeloCloud because it's user-friendly and because the integration is easier than with other solutions."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is manageability."
"The most valuable feature is the Dynamic Multipath Optimization (DMPO), which allows the customer to maintain and monitor their link quality in real-time."
"The cloud gateway is a very good feature for scaling purposes, etc."
"Increases the performance of applications and is easy to deploy."
"You need to have internet access to configure the solution. You cannot do it locally, there should be a local option."
"The solution could be improved if it added more features, especially monitoring and reporting features."
"It should be easier to install BGP and it should have a better backup."
"Technical support could be more knowledgeable and responsive."
"The blocklist on the Cisco Meraki side isn't complete or very large. We'd like to see them update and expand this."
"When there is an issue, I find it difficult to figure out what is going wrong because the logs do not provide as much information as solutions from HP."
"This solution can only support up to two WAN ports."
"People are struggling a little bit with the lead times right now. It’s hard to actually get the hardware."
"I would like to see more features added to increase visibility."
"There is one feature that would set VMware SD-WAN apart from others solutions, and that is what I call inter-cloud connectivity. All the solutions regarding VMware are good because for example, If I go from my workplace to a retail office and I want to use my applications in the Cloud, that is possible. Perhaps we have customers who have their IT partial environments hosted in different cloud locations, such as Amazon and Azure, and the interconnection between the clouds, this is not possible. If it was possible it would be a market game-changer. Having the SD-WAN solution that is good at optimizing and facilitating traffic between different cloud providers would be great."
"I would like to improve the tool’s cloud security features. I would like to see high-throughput hardware requests in the product’s next release. The solution should also support multiple gigs which could be around ten."
"VeloCloud needs improvement in terms of its security features."
"Security is a challenge. I would like to see VMware add things like IPS, IDS, and web filtering. These features are the future of security, and most competing firewalls have them."
"The only thing that I'm having issues with is on one of the sites, I can't see the location on the map."
"There is no security included, which is something that should be improved."
"The solution doesn't offer failover between their own devices. If I want to, I should be able to put the two devices at the side, so there can be a failover."
Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 60 reviews while VMware SD-WAN is ranked 4th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 50 reviews. Meraki SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while VMware SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Meraki SD-WAN writes "Very stable security, great service, and the best for VPN management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware SD-WAN writes "To fully utilize cloud vendors' hardware networking, Microsoft and VMware support everything". Meraki SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Omada Cloud SDN, Cradlepoint NetCloud, Prisma SD-WAN and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform, whereas VMware SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform.
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