Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Prisma SD-WAN compete in the SD-WAN market. Prisma SD-WAN has an upper hand in feature set, while Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is preferred for pricing and support.
Features: Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform offers robust routing capabilities, integrated security, and user-friendly operation. Prisma SD-WAN provides comprehensive security features, scalability, and advanced traffic management. Users typically find Prisma SD-WAN more suitable for advanced security needs.
Room for Improvement: Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform could improve management tools, enhance reporting capabilities, and streamline user interface. Prisma SD-WAN users suggest better integration with third-party systems, decreased complexity, and more intuitive administration.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is praised for easy setup and responsive customer service. Prisma SD-WAN deployment is perceived as complex but backed by a strong customer service team. The deployment experience varies between simpler implementation and robust support.
Pricing and ROI: Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform offers a more attractive pricing model, appealing to budget-conscious buyers. Prisma SD-WAN, although having higher upfront costs, provides a strong return on investment with its advanced features and long-term value.
Aruba's technical support is very responsive.
I can harness the power of the teacher model without lowering my top and laser focus.
The support service is responsive.
Since we are at a premium level, customer service is rated at eight or 8.9 out of ten.
Everything is managed by the service provider, Palo Alto Networks, allowing me to manage my infrastructure without overheads or extra costs to adapt the management infrastructure to the actual needs of the field.
I rate it a ten out of ten since we can easily scale by just paying for additional licenses as needed.
It is very stable, with no significant issues.
Prisma SD-WAN is an absolutely stable solution.
Stability is high, I rate it 9.8 out of ten.
I would also like the management of EdgeConnect appliances to be incorporated into Aruba Central Cloud Central.
The security could also improve.
It would be beneficial if the solution integrated the SD-WAN features of Prisma SD-WAN with the security features of Palo Alto's next-generation firewalls.
If there were an option to extend management to other firewalls, users could perform staggered migrations.
The licensing is not too expensive, however, it is also not cheap.
It is an affordable product and yet still a bit expensive.
The solution is not cost-effective for smaller environments and is more suitable for medium to large companies.
The price for Prisma is a bit high.
Additionally, it integrates perfectly with Aruba ClearPass, offering a robust security solution, covering network admin, access control, authentication, and authorization.
Many features are valuable for automation, connectivity, and throughput.
By reducing the need for expensive internet connections, Prisma SD-WAN allows customers to achieve cost savings.
Prisma is a mature platform in terms of security.
The EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform secures and powers a self-driving wide area network for cloud-first enterprises.
In today’s edge-to-cloud enterprise, user experience and security are not optional
Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN provides a secure network foundation for Zero Trust and SASE. It includes a first-class SD-WAN paired with a next-generation firewall delivering unmatched quality of experience and advanced security.
Best-of-breed SASE with no compromise
EdgeConnect SD-WAN enables a best-of-breed SASE architecture that meets the security requirements of today’s digital organizations. It provides comprehensive SD-WAN and security services including next-generation firewall, fine-grained segmentation, IDS/IPS, and tightly integrates with many SSE (Security Service Edge) solutions.
Simplify management, enable app-defined SD-WAN policies and deliver a secure, cloud-delivered branch today with the Industry’s first next-generation SD-WAN.
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