VMware, Inc.

VMware SD-WAN

7.5 /10

What is VMware SD-WAN?

VMware SD-WAN improves upon the economics and flexibility of a hybrid WAN with the deployment speed and low maintenance of a cloud-based service. It includes policy-based, network-wide application performance, visibility and control while dramatically simplifying the WAN by delivering virtualized services from the cloud to branch offices.

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VMware SD-WAN Ratings

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86 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 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 SD-WAN?

0% Negative

2% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Application Optimization

Simple Administration

Load Sharing

Adaptive Traffic

Quality of Service

Flexible Deployment

Resilience

Multiple Connection Type Support

SD-WAN Security

Dynamic Routing

Ease of Troubleshooting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

VMware SD-WAN Reviews

Sachin T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2021

DMPO is the best feature. Overall good

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates VMware SD-WAN from other similar products?

DMPO is very good feature., application optimization, and ZTP at some level.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

DMPO is very good. Live monitoring of traffic is also a very good feature. The best thing they categorize 3000+ applications and you don't need to take any headache to create the policies.

What do you dislike most about this product?

No CLI access to troubleshooting the device. Very little visibility towards troubleshooting

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Easy to use and administer. If you are not using a very complex design and so many protocols with different technology integration then it is a good product.

Pros

Efficient Service
Respectful
Includes Product Enhancements
Helps Innovate

Cons

Under Delivered
Leverages Incumbent Status

Chinar S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2021

Easy set up, Great initial support and saves cost

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates VMware SD-WAN from other similar products?

The GUI and easy setup atleast from the few vendors i have tried from

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Cost saving and easy setup for small sites and i can eliminate big network gears with this and can easily manage the site through VeloCloud

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are no strong dislikes but the setups can still be made simple

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

See if it is compatible with the products that you are using and if you are willing to consider something with FW and Routing features wihtout using actual FW and Routers i think it will make the life very easy

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Biswajit D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2021

User friendly and Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates VMware SD-WAN from other similar products?

User friendly

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Traffic management

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not any such

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Need to use it

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

VMware SD-WAN

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VMware SD-WAN Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love VMware SD-WAN?

Pros

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

Application Optimization Optimization of the performance of applications and services across the Wide Area Network​.

Simple Administration Ease of network administration across the Wide Area Network​.

Load Sharing Ability to load-share WAN traffic across multiple connections​.

Adaptive Traffic Data traffic across the SD-WAN being adaptive to conditions across the Internet​.

Quality of Service Traffic prioritization and optimization for specific network services​.

Flexible Deployment Ability to deploy wherever broadband connectivity exists​.

Resilience Connectivity resiliency due to the ability to leverage multiple connections .

Multiple Connection Type Support Support of various broadband connection types, including TCP/IP, MPLS, frame relay, and LTE wireless.

SD-WAN Security Security of the SD-WAN by support of VPN and network security protocols​.

Dynamic Routing Dynamic path selection across the broadband networks across the Internet​.

Ease of Troubleshooting The simplicity of administration and of troubleshooting issues across the SD-WAN​.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

VMware SD-WAN Reviews

Sachin T.

DMPO is the best feature. Overall good

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Chinar S.

Easy set up, Great initial support and saves cost

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Biswajit D.

User friendly and Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

1
Since last award

2
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Application Optimization

Simple Administration

Load Sharing

Adaptive Traffic

Quality of Service

Flexible Deployment

Resilience

Multiple Connection Type Support

SD-WAN Security

Dynamic Routing

Ease of Troubleshooting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement