VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN and Cradlepoint NetCloud are leading solutions in the SD-WAN sector. Users report better pricing and support from VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, but Cradlepoint NetCloud is praised for its features, making it perceived as worth the cost.
Features: VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN stands out for its application-aware routing, strong security protocols, and seamless cloud integration. Cradlepoint NetCloud is recognized for its reliable cellular connectivity, integrated LTE, and edge computing capabilities.
Room for Improvement: VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN users note occasional performance issues, a need for more detailed documentation, and enhancements in customer support. Cradlepoint NetCloud users suggest better integration with third-party security tools, more intuitive configuration options, and improvements in network scalability.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is praised for quick deployment and responsive customer service, although some users find the initial setup complex. Cradlepoint NetCloud is noted for easy deployment and robust support but can be challenging to configure in complex networks.
Pricing and ROI: VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is favored for its competitive pricing and clear ROI. Cradlepoint NetCloud also offers good ROI but comes at a higher initial setup cost.
Cradlepoint’s NetCloud is an integrated platform that connects modern enterprises from the Edge to the cloud to ensure pervasive connectivity and greater availability. It combines advanced Enterprise Software-Defined Network (SDN) and Software-Defined Perimeter (SD-P) technologies that enable dynamic connectivity and network management of fixed branch locations, vehicles, and M2M/IoT deployments within one pane of glass platform.
VMware Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a secure access service edge (SASE) platform that combines many types of software-based network technologies in an attempt to enable users to virtualize their wide area networks and reduce their reliance on hardware. In essence, this solution makes it possible for users to reliably access their applications from anywhere in the world by leveraging cloud technologies. Users can simply, efficiently, and completely control their network devices and traffic. It ensures that organizations are always able to use the best possible connection to their data centers. VMware SD-WAN steers traffic so that it is always using the most reliable connections and at the same time takes steps to remediate any problems that it detects in other network links. This guarantees that organizations can access high-priority applications at all times.
VMware SD-WAN Benefits
Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by deploying VMware SD-WAN include:
VMware SD-WAN Features
Reviews from Real Users
VMware SD-WAN is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Two major advantages it offers are its ability to automate the process of creating and maintaining a virtual local area network and its intuitive user dashboard.
Sami I., principal cloud architect at Loihe, writes, “One of the solution's most valuable features is the VMware core automation stack at an SDDC. It includes NSX, the VMware virtualization layer for the networks (the LAN virtualization), which works extremely well with the VMware SD-WAN solution and is the primary advantage over all the others. None of the other vendors could integrate with the virtual LAN, making it quite complicated and virtualized to be fully automated.”
Chih S., senior technical consultant at a tech services company, says, “The product has a very good user dashboard that is simple to navigate.”
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