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Huawei Enterprise Routers vs VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Huawei Enterprise Routers
Ranking in WAN Edge
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Routers (4th)
VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
Ranking in WAN Edge
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (7th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the WAN Edge category, the mindshare of Huawei Enterprise Routers is 2.4%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is 10.5%, up from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Udochi Ododo - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to configure and troubleshoot, but they need more visibility in the licensing model
Huawei needs to be a bit more open with their licensing model. What I find is that when you buy equipment, you expect that you have a particular feature. By the time you want to use that feature, you realize that you need to acquire a license for it. That is the one thing that I think they need to improve on. Essentially, they need to open their licensing model such that when a customer buys a device, they have a full view of all of the available licenses for it. It's not at the time of use that the customer will now be informed that they need to purchase an additional license.
Sami-Isoaho - PeerSpot reviewer
To fully utilize cloud vendors' hardware networking, Microsoft and VMware support everything
To improve the product, the company, alone or with a good partner, should manufacture their own hardware brand with boxes to make the product more shippable. Implementing VMware is much more difficult, time-consuming, and expensive than implementing Fortinet or Check Point. With Fortinet, you pay a couple of hundred dollars for hosting and a low-cost firewall, there's only one box to ship to each site, and it's much easier to manage. Moreover, it would be easy for the large telecom operators and system integrators to sell the solution. It would also be a good fit for customers with multiple small offices, who I currently advise to choose hardware-vendor SD-WAN solutions over VMware.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's simple to use and offers good connectivity."
"The product is very reasonably priced."
"The most valuable features for us are NAT, ATS, server capabilities, VPN tunneling, and management."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The product’s technical support team is responsive."
"It is a robust and efficient solution."
"There is a lot of information available about routers and how to configure Huawei Routers right now."
"The product has valuable support services."
"The most valuable feature for one of our customers is the ability to stage cloud workloads from the local network."
"Anyone can migrate over to VeloCloud, it's that simple, just plug in the necessary cables and it's done."
"In my experience, the setup process has been fairly straightforward."
"There are 400 functionalities of the system."
"The service they provide is very stable and is the main influencer of why customers purchase this solution."
"The initial configuration and deployment are quite easy."
"VMware has been chosen by many of our customers who do not want to do a lot of complex routing in their environment and want a very easy-to-use solution. The most valuable features are simple troubleshooting, Dynamic Multipath Optimization (DMPO), and cybersecurity."
"When extra capacity is needed, we can get it very quickly."
 

Cons

"In my country we don't have Huawei technology, we only have Huawei routers for ISP. There is no agent for Huawei in Egypt."
"It would be better if the vendor provided support for small enterprises."
"Essentially, they need to open their licensing model such that when a customer buys a device, they have a full view of all of the available licenses for it."
"The configuration is complex and should be simplified."
"If Huawei can use its own OEM processor, it could be a good step up for future use in the network devices."
"Syntax in the implementation process could be easier to understand for a new user or someone who doesn’t have prior experience using the product."
"Lacks sufficient market availability."
"The product’s performance could be better."
"The firewall can be more advanced."
"The initial setup of VMware SD-WAN was simple. However, it took six days to complete."
"If you don't have an Internet connection, you can’t control it."
"The only thing that I'm having issues with is on one of the sites, I can't see the location on the map."
"The product should have on-demand tunnels instead of fixed tunnels."
"I would like to improve the tool’s cloud security features. I would like to see high-throughput hardware requests in the product’s next release. The solution should also support multiple gigs which could be around ten."
"There is one feature that would set VMware SD-WAN apart from others solutions, and that is what I call inter-cloud connectivity. All the solutions regarding VMware are good because for example, If I go from my workplace to a retail office and I want to use my applications in the Cloud, that is possible. Perhaps we have customers who have their IT partial environments hosted in different cloud locations, such as Amazon and Azure, and the interconnection between the clouds, this is not possible. If it was possible it would be a market game-changer. Having the SD-WAN solution that is good at optimizing and facilitating traffic between different cloud providers would be great."
"I would like to see more features added to increase visibility."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's licensing is yearly."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"The solution is cheap compared to Cisco."
"The product is expensive."
"There is no licence for this solution, but the solution could be cheaper."
"There are additional licensing costs. I am aware of additional licenses and which services are added to the router."
"The price is reasonable compared to Cisco's."
"These routers are not too expensive."
"The solution's price combines the license and the bandwidth you used."
"You need to pay for a license to use this product."
"The pricing is very comparable to Fortinet."
"Price would be a challenge for customers, because it is expensive."
"The price of this solution is higher than that of other SD-WAN vendors."
"The price is reasonable for this solution, but the only challenge for us is that the Rand currency fluctuates to the dollar and provides some complexities. The price might go up just because the Rand has actually lost value."
"Overall pricing could be lower. It is much more expensive than traditional hardware vendor pricing."
"The price of this solution should be lower."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The solution provides support for 5G connectivity.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The product is very cheap and offers a huge discount as they are trying to enter the market. However, you have to pay extra for some services and support.
What needs improvement with Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloadin...
What are the biggest differences between Fortinet Fortigate and VMware SD-WAN?
One of our favorite things about Fortinet Fortigate is that you can deploy on the cloud or on premises. It is a very stable, reliable, and consistent solution. We like that we can manage the entire...
What do you like most about VMware SD-WAN?
One of the key use cases for VMware SD-WAN was assisting a customer in the industrial zone. They required virtualized servers and wanted to enable VMware SD-WAN to connect their sites in Japan or C...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware SD-WAN?
The pricing is high, making the margin thin, which limits mark-up opportunities from the wholesale price.
 

Also Known As

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VMware SD-WAN, VeloCloud
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Bus Online, VisionChina Media Inc. (VisionChina), China Network Television (CNTV), Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, ABC, BovenIJ hospital
Redmond, Coca Cola, Roka Bioscience, MetTel, Deutsche Telekom, Rockford Construction,  The Bay Club, tru Independence, Triton Management Services, DevCon, AXPM
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