VMware, Inc.

VMware SASE

8.2 /10

What is VMware SASE?

VMware SASE Platform provides secure, reliable, and optimized access to traditional and new applications for mobile clients, branches, and campuses with a single, holistic solution. The secure access service edge (SASE) platform that converges cloud networking and cloud security service to deliver flexibility, agility, and scale for enterprises of all sizes.

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Awards & Recognition

VMware SASE won the following awards in the Secure Access Service Edge category

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8 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

9 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2023

VMware SASE Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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85 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love VMware SASE?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

SD-WAN

Enablement for Security Teams

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)

Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

Data Analytics / BI / AI

Network Sandboxes

Zero Trust

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 87

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

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VMware SASE Reviews

Heba M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

Easy to use, but a bit pricey, Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

2 /10

What differentiates VMware SASE from other similar products?

Ensure Efficient & Secure Network Access as Your Business Evolves? Learn More. 100% of the Fortune 100 use Cisco to Protect their Connect the Cisco software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) and other SASE elements to their own hybrid clouds. Rely on Domain Name Service (DNS) security and Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaas) to simplify and fortify To you

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Use SASE tools to monitor the internet behavior of remote workers and rely on that intel to drive decisions. Deploy SASE key elements: Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and more. Aggregate different types of circuits with application-aware per-packet link steering and on-demand remediation to achieve optimal performance for demanding, realtime voice and video over any transport. Day

What do you dislike most about this product?

Backup and Recovery for all VMs – VMware vSphere, Hyper-V and Nutanix AHV! Backup reliably. Recover effortlessly. Easy to use, but a bit pricey, Fantastic product VMware Cloud Web Security is part of the VMware SASE Platform, which provides secure, optimized access for branch, home and remote users. Learn more about VMware SASE Platform and its components.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Simplification: improve efficiency and integrate with existing tools Security: detect and block the biggest threats of 2021 Scalability: enable productivity and performance as your business evolves Support: back up your investments for the long term

Pros

Over Delivered
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Omar K.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Communications
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

"Easy to use, And there similar in another vendors

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates VMware SASE from other similar products?

Different GUI

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

GUI is free easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

No Thing Found

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Easy to use

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Sourav C.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Banking
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

Excellent network security software

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates VMware SASE from other similar products?

Vmware SASE is the ultimate solution to keep your network safe and secure in the current era of distributed workforce. In banking and insurance, network security is the utmost priority and with its cloud based approach SASE stands out in every perspective.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The best feature of this product is that we can access our application from around the world very securely which helps organisational flexibility and reduces risk in the current world of remote work.

What do you dislike most about this product?

With its wide range of solutions and interactive dashboard there is hardly anything that one can dislike, however I feel that pricing can be made a bit competitive.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Highly recommended for any organisation who are looking to establish a secure system for their native application and provide maximum flexibility to its user.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

VMware SASE

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

VMware SASE Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love VMware SASE?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS Organizations may want to migrate away from traditional MPLS and leverage a platform to provision convergence and flexibility regarding deployment of security.

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Provides protective capabilities that leverage effective web request inspection prior to reaching the API such as Next-Gen WAF, RASP, DDoS etc.

SD-WAN Separates the data and control plane from its hardware, virtualizing the network.

Enablement for Security Teams Enablement for Security to know the layers of protection deployed and not just rely on the carrier to only provide the connection.

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) Next-generation firewall capabilities that include web filtering, advanced threat protection, intrusion prevention system, and Domain Name System security.

Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Protects corporate users and networks from web-based malware, controls employee behavior on the Internet, and helps prevent data loss.

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) Separate your users' web browsing activity from the local network and its infrastructure, preventing browser-based attacks on the network.

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Intermediary between an organization's users and one or more cloud services, allowing the enforcement of certain types of security policies in the cloud.

Data Analytics / BI / AI Integration of capability to mine data from incoming sources (SIEM, logs, vulnerability tools, threat databases, etc) in real-time and apply rules.

Network Sandboxes Sandboxes are used to safely execute suspicious code without risking harm to the host device or network.

Zero Trust Provides features that enable a zero trust architecture, including device authentication and user contextual risk based authentication.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

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VMware SASE Reviews

Heba M.

Easy to use, but a bit pricey, Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Omar K.

"Easy to use, And there similar in another vendors

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sourav C.

Excellent network security software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

SD-WAN

Enablement for Security Teams

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)

Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

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