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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
6.7
Number of Reviews
52
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.
WAN Edge
 

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 most valuable feature of Huawei Enterprise Routers is if have two networks at different geographical locations with a great deal of distance they work together as if they are on the same cloud network."
"Internet access is a good feature."
"When we started, the connection was amazing for the 100G between the switches and the co-switch. What the students typically use for school is a maximum is 40 so they now have faster technology."
"The product has valuable support services."
"It is a robust and efficient solution."
"The product is easy to improve and deploy in terms of configuration for engineers and technical executives."
"Overall we have found the solution to be satisfactory."
"The most valuable feature is the Dynamic Multipath Optimization (DMPO), which allows the customer to maintain and monitor their link quality in real-time."
"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."
"Increases the performance of applications and is easy to deploy."
"The most valuable feature is load balancing."
"VMware SD-WAN is a complete solution."
"VMware SD-WAN is easy-to-use."
"Feature-wise, VMware SD-WAN is a really strong cloud web security product."
"It is very simple to configure. When you use the cloud to configure the equipment, it has zero-touch provisioning."
 

Cons

"We'd like the product to be more flexible so that we could more easily manipulate some of the features."
"Lacks sufficient market availability."
"The product’s performance could be better."
"It would be better if local storage management was more flexible, so that unused data could be easily removed."
"The product's pricing could be better."
"We have encountered issues while integrating the product with Enterprise Management Systems. Huawei platform is good for Huawei but we face issues when we integrate it with other models."
"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."
"The internet speed reduces throughout the day. The tool is not stable."
"I would like to see more features added to increase visibility."
"The initial setup of VMware SD-WAN was simple. However, it took six days to complete."
"Better price model would be appreciated."
"The cost is a little bit high."
"There are a number of customers we have that require a fully mashed SD-WAN on VeloCloud that is not available currently."
"VMware SD-WAN can improve on the security features."
"The dashboards could be improved."
"VMware SD-WAN is harder than Cisco. It is complex, and we must take many steps to get the service. I think it would be beneficial if obtaining licenses could be simplified. Currently, numerous options and integrations are bundled together, which can make it quite complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price is reasonable."
"The solution is cheap compared to Cisco."
"Huawei Enterprise Routers’s cost is average. I rate its pricing a five out of ten."
"The price of the solution is fair."
"These routers are not too expensive."
"Huawei offers a cheaper enterprise router solution than Cisco."
"The product is expensive."
"There are additional licensing costs. I am aware of additional licenses and which services are added to the router."
"My understanding is that the pricing is in the same range as other solutions."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"Price would be a challenge for customers, because it is expensive."
"We make monthly payments toward the licensing costs of the solution."
"The pricing is very comparable to Fortinet."
"The cost of VMware SD-WAN is high, but I think you can still get better pricing if your volume is high."
"Overall pricing could be lower. It is much more expensive than traditional hardware vendor pricing."
"VeloCloud performs as well as the Cisco SD-WAN but it is cheaper in price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
7%
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...
 

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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