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F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect vs. VMware Cloud Director

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AF5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is a solution used to more easily and securely network across public clouds, hybrid clouds, and edge sites via an agile SaaS-based service. Users can rapidly connect instances deployed across multiple cloud regions and/or different cloud providers using Distributed Cloud Network Connect and its automated provisioning, integrated service stack, and end-to-end visibility. Cloud instances will be connected in minutes and always visible for rapid troubleshooting.N/A

    VMware Cloud Director

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AVMware Cloud Director (formerly vCloud Director) is a cloud service-delivery platform used by cloud providers to operate and manage cloud-service businesses. The vendor states that by using VMware Cloud Director, cloud providers deliver secure, efficient, and elastic cloud resources to thousands of enterprises and IT teams across the world.N/A
    Pricing
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectVMware Cloud Director
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectVMware Cloud Director
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    29 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
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    Features
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectVMware Cloud Director
    Cloud Management
    Comparison of Cloud Management features of F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect and VMware Cloud Director
    Feature
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect
    8.1
    18 Ratings
    6% below category average
    VMware Cloud Director
    -
    Ratings
    Cloud Management Security7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation and Orchestration8.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Management7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Management Performance Monitoring8.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Governance and Compliance8.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management8.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Systems Integration7.815 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score6.3 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Turbonomic
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectVMware Cloud Director
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (19 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    7.9
    (18 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    7.2
    (11 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectVMware Cloud Director
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect provides Intent-Based Policies and Unified Operations which is equal for all customers . Complexity is eliminated and common services and rules are provided across clouds and on-premises settings with the help of an integrated service stack and automated deployment. There is nothing specific scenario where we found that it is not suitable for current environment.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    If you have a lot of customers that all need to have a separate place to work in, without the possibility of getting in each other way, and you want to safe yourself a lot of work. Than I strongly recommend you Cloud director. Ofcourse, only if you have a VMware environment as your working environment. If you just have a small group of customers and you can easily handle the work that's coming from it, then it is overkill to add cloud director to your environment. In a later station, you can always introduce cloud director (so tis never to late if you still want to use it)
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    Pros
    F5
    • Centralized Hybrid ingress for our cloud workloads
    • Centralized ingress for our existing on-prem BIG-IP devices
    • Application visibility to address end-to-end visibility into the end-user experience
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Building virtual racks
    • Managing the customers' network and security
    • Simplicity but the completeness of IaaS solution
    • Integration with major software providers
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    Cons
    F5
    • The support model needs a quite a bit of work. I personally have experienced an outage on the platform. due to mis-configureation Although the outage was due to engineer error it took over 2 hours before we were able to speak to an engineer
    • Proxy v2 protocol to allow our organization to capture and view the source IP address
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • The add-on/extension required on the internet browser sometimes are difficult to get working at first. We've experience instances where the add-on/extension latest versions will not work and have to downgrade to an older version.
    • The server console lacks features and tools. For example it would be useful to have a copy and paste tool or a file upload tool.
    • The vCloud Director management site uses Adobe Flash, which makes it impossible to use on a mobile device.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    Architectural change with a focus on multi-cloud
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Performance
    F5
    Overall, F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is responsive and has many features. There is minor clunkiness in how certain scroll bars are layered. This may cause some adverse experience when trying to manage this product through a zoomed browser. Page loading and refresh timers were all very much responsive. There is a good amount of feedback from the interface as well.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    This software as a service (SaaS) links, divides, and protects network traffic over one or more edge sites, data centers, and public clouds. It offers the adaptability needed to operate across many transit choices, such as the F5 Global Network, private corporate networks, and cloud provider linkages. Additionally, faster time to resolution and more effective issue management are achieved by end-to-end monitoring and troubleshooting.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    vCloud Director is definitely my favorite as far as cloud managers. The only thing that compares is Cisco UCS Director, but it has slightly different functionality and purpose. I understand why a lot of clients still go with vCloud Director even though VMware intends to sunset it
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • Improved Network Performance and Reduced Latency
    • Enhanced Security and Cost Savings on DDoS Mitigation
    • Automated Cloud Network Provisioning and Increased DevOps Efficiency
    • Better Network Visibility and Performance Analytics
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Saves a lot of time, and time is money
    • Stable, so little to non downtime
    • With P1 , good support
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