Huawei Enterprise Routers and VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN compete in the business networking solutions category. VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN has the upper hand due to its advanced features and higher perceived value.
Features: Huawei Enterprise Routers offer scalability, performance in large enterprises, and comprehensive routing capabilities. VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN provides excellent cloud integration, outstanding application performance, and advanced SD-WAN features. Users lean towards VMware for its feature-rich solutions.
Room for Improvement: Huawei Enterprise Routers need better integration with third-party systems, improved documentation, and enhanced user interface. VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN could improve on-premise capabilities, optimize user interface, and offer more customization options. Huawei's integration limitations are a more common concern.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Huawei Enterprise Routers are straightforward to deploy with solid customer service. VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN deployment is user-friendly, and its customer service is highly rated, particularly for responsive support and thorough documentation.
Pricing and ROI: Huawei Enterprise Routers have competitive setup costs and strong ROI over time. VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is initially more expensive but offers higher ROI through advanced features. Users find VMware's upfront investment justified by long-term benefits.
The deployment time with VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN saves 50 percent compared to traditional MPLS networks.
I appreciate having dedicated service engineers who manage our account and ensure any technical issues are addressed efficiently.
The customer base for VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN has been growing 30 to 40 percent per year when transitioning from traditional MPLS networks.
Overall, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is a stable solution.
The technical team from VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN addresses these issues promptly, making us very happy with their support.
Unlike the comprehensive reports we receive from Palo Alto for our firewalls, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN doesn't offer detailed reports that effectively convey the solution's benefits to management.
I would like to see improved security features, such as adding more SASE functions.
The pricing is high, making the margin thin, which limits mark-up opportunities from the wholesale price.
The pricing involves licensing for the VeloCloud gateway based on the bandwidth used.
Previously, organizations used MPLS links for 1 MB at around $200, but now they can use 4G or 5G SIM cards for half that price while achieving more bandwidth.
Its proprietary Dynamic Multipath Optimization (DMP) technology is regarded as the most powerful and valuable function by VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN.
Real-time application prioritization offers MPLS-like quality of service using internet circuits, resulting in a cost-effective network solution.
| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN | 8.4% |
| Huawei Enterprise Routers | 1.9% |
| Other | 89.7% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 13 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 8 |
| Large Enterprise | 5 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 24 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 14 |
| Large Enterprise | 20 |
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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