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    Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ACisco Catalyst SD-WAN is a software-defined wide area network solution designed to simplify and optimize enterprise network connectivity in complex digital landscapes. It enables organizations to connect any user to any application, whether on-premises, in data centers, or across multiple clouds, with integrated capabilities for multicloud support, security, predictive automation, and enhanced network visibility—all built on a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)-enabled…N/A

    VMware SD-WAN

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AVMware SD-WAN (formerly VeloCloud) aims to deliver high-performance, reliable branch access to cloud services, private data centers, and SaaS-based enterprise applications. VeloCloud was acquired by VMware in 2018.N/A
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    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANVMware SD-WAN
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    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANVMware SD-WAN
    Free Trial
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANVMware SD-WAN
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    Cisco SD-WAN is a popular choice for organizations looking to simplify branch office networking and improve application performance over wide area networks (WANs). It stacks up well against other SD-WAN solutions on the market, such as VeloCloud (now part of VMware), Viptela …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    More stable, reliable and secure. SD-WAN benefits businesses by reducing overhead costs and increasing network performance. SD-WAN solutions cut out expensive routing and cut down on hardware costs while offering your business the flexibility to access multi-cloud services. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    Por ahorro de costos en enlaces MPLS de bajo ancho de banda

    For cost-savings on low-bandwidth MPLS links
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    Cisco is a well-known brand and the customers want to know about it.
    Incentivized
    VMware by Broadcom
    Chose VMware SD-WAN
    Price/quality ratio.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    98 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    87 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    100 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    81 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANVMware SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (105 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.7
    (22 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.3
    (15 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANVMware SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • We are able to use a multiple different circuits to go into the cloud, so we are not relying on just one particular private wireless. We're relying on wine circuits, ethernet, ethernet out. So it provides us that flexibility where we didn't have that before. Provides security that is very robust and flexible and scalable and it provides us with, the biggest thing is redundancy, where we have backup. For example, we have a Starlink for nuclear power plants. If our main circuits go down, we have that. And without Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN it would be very hard to actually achieve, to accomplish true redundancy. So we're happy with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN in that regard.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • VeloCloud is excellent at automatically choosing the best internet connection based on speed and quality.
    • It provides a web based interface allows all our connections to be managed from anywhere in the world.
    • Because VMware has a strong history in networking and is a name I can trust, we are able to confidently invest in their technology.
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    Cons
    Cisco
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Usability
    Cisco
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    I think if we could afford, we could have HA inplace but we planned out outage and workaround to avoid any outages.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Performance
    Cisco
    It does slow down over the period but it's same with other product. you need to clear/reboot services.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Al ser soluciones integradas del portafolio de soluciones de Cisco, el soporte es transversal a cada uno de los componentes implementados, teniendo el cliente la capacidad de resolver sus inconvenientes bajo una misma infraestructura que está totalmente homologada, satisfacciendo de esta manera, las necesidades del cliente asi como permitiendo, que este se concentre en su negocio. Since the Cisco SD-WAN tools are a part of Cisco’s broader portfolio of solutions, support cross-cuts to each of our deployed components, with our company as the customer having the ability to solve our problems through the same, approved infrastructure. Their support team easily satisfies the customer’s needs so that they continue to focus on business functions.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    There are still some glitches that need to be worked out. As an example, I rebooted a device at one of our branch locations and it just died. That should never have happened, and I've only seen this happen when a company needs to improve hardware on some of their lower-end models.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    I was late to participate but my team was very happy with the outcome.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We've used the old Cisco SD-WAN, which no longer exists. It was a lot more complex to configure what is now called Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN. So they've definitely come a long way in that it is a lot less complicated to set up and template based.
    Incentivized
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    I didn't take part of this decision but it always multiyear contract get best discount.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    Really strength in scalability. Only thigs it's depends on some prototype Cisco product which you can't work with other Cisco products.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
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    VMware by Broadcom
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