We performed a comparison between Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Cisco SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The tool's most valuable feature is bandwidth optimization."
"The platform is valuable for bandwidth reduction."
"At the moment, for us, it is a very good solution because it has all the features we need and it is not so expensive."
"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX are we can register our customers and they can receive free training and all the solutions features."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak VX is the overall performance."
"The file and data reduction capabilities are very good. Without it, we have a great deal of network congestion."
"We had several clients that were paying $7,500 a month for an MPLS line for one single 10 megabit circuit and we were able to take that from $7,500 a month down to $500 a month for two 10 megabits circuits that added redundancy where before they did not have redundancy and it gave them a much better throughput."
"First and foremost, it enables the customer to deploy high availability connections. This kind of solution enables them to deploy these HA connections for policies mostly automatically. It's a more automated approach than with other vendors."
"Encryption, which is native to the solution, is a valuable feature. Also, central management, onboarding of devices, QS, and routing applications are all okay."
"This solution can scale from SMB to the enterprise level. It is very impressive."
"You can easily scale the product."
"Using SD-WAN to combine services can result in better up time, higher speeds, and much lower costs."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco SD-WAN is its compatibility and integration with the rest of the infrastructure."
"I have found the solution's main features are its ability to be customized, network traffic classification, and has a wide range of features that can be set."
"If I have to give a neutral view of all the SD-WAN platforms that I have known so far, Cisco is good in routing."
"It's a scalable solution."
"The support, which is the direct support from Aruba, has shortcomings and needs to be improved."
"The support from Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has declined since Aruba acquired them. The knowledge and speed of the agents could improve."
"Reporting is something that they can improve on."
"Their WAN optimization in terms of wireless connectivity doesn't have a very good cellular capability."
"The security can be improved, with the firewall for example, because they supply a basic one but not a UTM."
"In future releases, I would like to see security features, so Aruba might need some firewalls, like other vendors."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform’s stability and technical features need improvement."
"More technical sessions should be offered for deploying the solution."
"It should also be much more affordable for a larger number of customers."
"The initial setup was not very straightforward, but it gets easier the more deployments you complete."
"Cisco SD-WAN is not as easy to deploy as the Meraki and FortiGate solutions. The zero-touch deployment could be a lot better. The deployment and initial setup are complicated and could be better."
"This solution should include a fully functional firewall at no extra charge."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The solution needs to be more flexible around legacy devices."
"Cisco's router and voice gateway has not been available since the launch of SD-WAN."
"If you don't have an in-house design team or outsource to a third party with expertise, the setup will be difficult."
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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is ranked 6th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 19 reviews while Cisco SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 86 reviews. Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is rated 8.6, while Cisco SD-WAN is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform writes "Flexible, efficient, and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco SD-WAN writes "A solution for integrating services to enhance up-time, performance and lower costs". Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, VMware SD-WAN, Prisma SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Steelhead, whereas Cisco SD-WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Juniper Session Smart Router and Prisma SD-WAN. See our Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform vs. Cisco SD-WAN report.
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@Diyaspino, all three are overpriced.
Depending on what are you looking for, you may look at Fortinet or even check the latest Sophos offering.
There is a number of different postings on SD-WAN in the last few years. Once people learned that SD-WAN is an old VPN with a new user interface, they moved to a new buzzword.