We performed a comparison between Apstra Operating System and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Red Hat, SolarWinds and others in Network Automation."Apstra Operating System's most important features are the security and AB test to define what approach we need to take in my company. Additionally, the solution does not take a lot of maintenance."
"Over the last two years, they've enhanced a lot, especially in regard to integration with OpenStack."
"To be able to do the DR and SRM migrations from datacenter to datacenter, we're able to do them with SRM with VXLAN, with the NSX product."
"The migration methods are the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"VMware NSX's overlay network is its most valuable feature, as it aligns with any network philosophy and allows for efficient addressing mechanisms. Additionally, the ability to extend the on-premise network into the provider space is beneficial. There are many features provided."
"The interface is intuitive enough."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the load balancing and routing of firewall rules. Many of the features are beneficial."
"Provides flexibility to deploy and have network virtualization on different types of firewalls."
"It gives more security and micro-segmentation. It helps to set network configurations in an easy way."
"The report data could improve in Apstra Operating System."
"There are sometimes mismatch in the control, the details and what you actually see on the transport note."
"It still needs to grow. There are still some features that it doesn't do, like it doesn't do multicasting."
"The solution is only sold as part of a bundle and not as an individual product."
"We would like better integration with the standards on the market. For example, with OSPF, their integration in NSX is very low. It's not a full OSPF integration. It is too thin from a protocol perspective."
"I would like to see automation capabilities in the deployment process."
"We had some complexities implementing into the other parts of a network."
"NSX could better integrate with open-source products. Of course, it integrates with some, but I know many people are uncomfortable deploying NSX with certain open-source solutions, such as Radar."
"An area for improvement in VMware NSX is that it uses up more resources and is heavy on the network. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is more automation."
Apstra Operating System is ranked 8th in Network Automation while VMware NSX is ranked 4th in Network Automation with 94 reviews. Apstra Operating System is rated 8.0, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Apstra Operating System writes "Highly secure, useful AB test, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Apstra Operating System is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco ACI and Cisco Secure Workload.
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