Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform vs Prisma SD-WAN comparison

HPE Aruba Networking and Palo Alto Networks are both solutions in the Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions category. HPE Aruba Networking is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.8, while Palo Alto Networks is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.7. HPE Aruba Networking holds a 8.3% mindshare in SDW, compared to Palo Alto Networks’s 5.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of HPE Aruba Networking users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Palo Alto Networks users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

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.

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Categories and Ranking

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Ranking in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions

7th

Ranking in WAN Edge

7th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

WAN Optimization (2nd)

Prisma SD-WAN

Ranking in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions

4th

Ranking in WAN Edge

4th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions category, the mindshare of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is 8.3%, up from 7.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Prisma SD-WAN is 5.9%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions

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Suraj Krishna

IT Consultant at Orange

Apr 20, 2023

Flexible, efficient, and responsive support

Silver Peak VX is used for WAN optimization The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX is the flexibility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, the long-distance performance of the application storage is easy and effective. This solution is suitable for small to medium-sized…

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Imran Taiyeb Ali

Senior Solutions Specialist at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Nov 13, 2023

A stable tool that offers a good uptime and ensures a return on investment

There are some small issues in Prisma SD-WAN's area related to bypass pair or couple ports related to redundancy. Sometimes, during the product's initial setup phase, bypass pair or couple ports don't come up normally, and it requires an hour and a half to troubleshoot to reset the box from Prisma SD-WAN to factory default. Prisma SD-WAN has some minor issues in its physical port, especially in bypass pair or couple ports. Bypass pair or couple ports are not abnormal ports. It is just that the aforementioned ports behave differently. If Prisma SD-WAN can fix bypass pair or couple ports and make them robust enough to work after the initial setup in the first attempt, then it can save a lot of time. The physical device's bypass pair or couple ports generally have issues.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"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."

"The tool is easy to configure due to the existing pre-configured templates. It is easy to manage compared to legacy systems, which takes time. We can complete a site within 30 minutes. The tool's best feature is outdoor onboarding. You need to bring the box to the site with the internet. It is a simple plug-and-play. The solution offers a zero-touch procedure."

"I really love the auto-tunnel creation feature."

"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 solution includes features for SD-WAN and WAN such as batch conditioning and optimization."

"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX is the flexibility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, the long-distance performance of the application storage is easy and effective."

"The most valuable feature is the support for asymmetric lines."

"The platform is valuable for bandwidth reduction."

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"From the main controller, we can administer the customer's devices, QoS, network, and traffic. We can monitor it and we can change and create policies as well as upgrade the software. We can totally control a customer's network from one site, the Prisma SD-WAN portal."

"It is flexible to use the internet connection via local breakouts without going to data centers."

"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."

"The gateway is available on the cloud which allows you access from anywhere and still connects to your home gateway."

"The solution allows our network to be self-healing in the event of a loss of connectivity between different locations."

"The implementation of the solution is easy."

"I like that the integration with Palo Alto is easy."

"The product provides efficient stability, security, and reliability features."

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Cons

"I expect automation in the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform's next release."

"The security can be improved, with the firewall for example, because they supply a basic one but not a UTM."

"Reporting is something that they can improve on."

"I guess the tool should give you a little more flexibility on what you can show on the main window, which can be an area of improvement."

"More technical sessions should be offered for deploying the solution."

"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."

"If compared with Cisco, then Aruba's pricing is very aggressive."

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"Prisma could be a little cheaper."

"They could add more advanced security features to the product."

"The only con is the pricing because it's more premium."

"I would also like to see improvement in the product training for customers. Palo Alto has not initiated very much training but they have to do so because this is a new product. If you have experience in a legacy environment, and you are moving to Prisma SD-WAN, you don't have a training framework. That is one of the disadvantages."

"The tool needs to work on price and complexity."

"Event correlation and analysis capabilities do not help minimize the number of alarms from a single event. That is the problem. We are getting a lot of incidents, and there is some issue with the correlation. That is still a drawback."

"The pricing for Prisma SD-WAN needs improvement."

"Sometimes, during the product's initial setup phase, bypass pair or couple ports don't come up normally, and it requires an hour and a half to troubleshoot to reset the box from Prisma SD-WAN to factory default."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing would be cheap if we compare it with the others, like Cisco."

"The price of Silver Peak VX is expensive compared to competitors. There are licenses, renewals, and support that need to be paid."

"The license for Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect is paid annually."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high, I rate the pricing around five to six."

"The license could improve for Silver Peak VX."

"Compared to other solutions, I think it is a cheap product in the market."

"You typically will license the hardware and you license the software to access the hardware capabilities. The price will range anywhere from a hundred to $300 a month. There are no additional costs."

"The pricing for this product is good."

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"If you're already invested in a Palo Alto product, it would be logical to use this solution. If not, there might be some other solutions that are more viable in terms of pricing."

"This solution stood out because it cost considerably less than the other SD-WAN solutions out there from Cisco."

"Prisma SD-WAN is a pretty expensive solution."

"It is more expensive than Fortinet."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Silver Peak NX?

The tool's most valuable feature is bandwidth optimization.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Silver Peak NX?

Compared to other solutions, I think it is a cheap product in the market. I think the pricing is good. I wish we had more sites. We have 30 locations domestically. I really wish we had more so we c...

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What needs improvement with Silver Peak NX?

I haven't had a problem using the product since day one. As a matter of fact, I got it up and running by just reading the quick start guide and deploying it. It is really easy to deploy. I guess th...

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What do you like most about Prisma SD-WAN?

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Prisma SD-WAN?

Pricing can be an issue. Some customers may find it unaffordable due to their budget constraints.

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What needs improvement with Prisma SD-WAN?

The pricing model could be improved to make it more affordable for smaller companies.

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Also Known As

Silver Peak NX, Silver Peak VX, Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect

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Overview

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.

Sample Customers

Group Dekko, Kingston Technology, American Student Assistance, Ares Management, Charlotte Metro Credit Union, Colonial Savings, Community Bank, Denali Credit Union, Bed Bath & Beyond, Breweries of Cameroon, Carnival Australia, Coastal Beverages, Toshiba Electronics, Tru Blu Beverages, WAXIE Sanitary Supply, Charleston Area Medical Center, Community Health Plan, Healthcare Company, Mercy Health, Linklaters, Miles & Stockbridge, Thomson Snell & Passmore

Open Networking User Group, Columbia Sportswear Company, Coca Cola

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