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Citrix SD-WAN [EOL] vs VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Citrix SD-WAN [EOL]
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (6th), WAN Edge (4th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (15th)
 

Featured Reviews

Sammy Mukuna - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Admin at Naivas Ltd
Seamlessly combines Internet and MPLS
Citrix has made my work easier and more cost-effective. It lowered our Internet costs and gave me the flexibility to choose providers based on each location's connectivity. Unlike before, I'm not tied to a specific provider. The central deployment feature allows easy configuration updates for all boxes from the head office, streamlining network management. This simplification has been a big plus for our operations.
KH
Senior Manager at NOVA Global
User-friendly deployment optimizes network infrastructure for global carriers
VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is recognized as an SD-WAN leader, offering user-friendly solutions that help end customers and enterprises solve network optimization issues efficiently. Its proprietary Dynamic Multipath Optimization (DMP) technology is regarded as the most powerful and valuable function by VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN. I see customer transformation to VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN networks showing a 30 to 40 percent increment per year.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The other banks, bank branches, require good connectivity, which is very important for a branch to have, and they managed to have an SLA of almost 100%."
"Citrix SD-WAN helps us in re-routing certain traffic, for example, local internet breakouts for Office 365, and it also helps us to be more agile when we are opening new offices or when we are moving locations."
"Downtime for branch offices is now almost zero."
"We tried to use it, and it worked well."
"The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features."
"If you only take into consideration its features and capability, it is definitely one of the better products available in the market to date."
"The most valuable feature is security, as it gives me the port bindings that cannot be accomplished using other solutions."
"In summary, this is a very good product and one that I recommend."
"I would absolutely recommend VeloCloud because it's user-friendly and because the integration is easier than with other solutions."
"It's scalable."
"VMware SD-WAN is scalable."
"One of the standout features is its ability to dynamically manage enterprise networks based on applications."
"VMware SD-WAN can be used for on-premise and cloud integrations."
"The most valuable features are the orchestration layer, plug and play capabilities, and also the fact that you can either configure it as a full mesh or hard install."
"The initial configuration and deployment are quite easy."
"When we upgrade to one of the edges, it goes very smoothly."
 

Cons

"I would like to see support for additional reporting."
"I would like to either see the price reduced or have it packaged with other products to give better value for the money."
"The communication around the life cycle would have been really helpful. The main issue we have had is related to the life cycle because some of the things that we are using were discontinued. They were discontinued within a year after we had purchased it, which is a bit painful. If we had known that, we would've made some other decisions."
"The price could be improved, it's an expensive solution."
"I would like to see more customization to adjust for the WAN lock-out due to our unexpected power outages."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"Given that Citrix SD-WAN solved all our problems by providing us with everything we needed to unify communications with our branches and data centers, I cannot suggest anything further in terms of improvements."
"Even though the monitoring is pretty good, there is some room for improvement there."
"The solution needs improvement on security features and should include two firewalls. Cloud VPN can’t support any link. The solution needs to also improve the availability of centralized internal management. It needs to have debug detection and Deep Packet Detection features as well. The documentation for VMware is also hard to find."
"I would like for them to upgrade to 5G integration. Our customers have 4G now and the connectivity isn't good. It should be much faster."
"The dashboards could be improved."
"In an upcoming release, the solution can be more functional and have additional features."
"In an upcoming release, they should allow customers the flexibility to use mobile applications where they can go and check on the information about their networks. A lot of vendors, such as Meraki, have a lot more integration with the use of portals to a mobile application. Having this feature as an alternative to logging into a laptop would be beneficial. If you are a SaaS-based company why not make a mobile application as well. You might not be able to do configurations but at least monitor while away or on vacation."
"There are other solutions out there that I would highly recommend over this solution, but it is not bad."
"VeloCloud could improve its integration capabilities with other solutions."
"The stability is good, but it could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It depends on the scale. In our case, it would have been better if we had known about the life cycling steps, but otherwise, it is worth the money."
"I'm not quite sure of the price ranges. Roughly, the hidden devices can scale up to $20K for one appliance. However, the branch CPs are USD $1,000 to $2,500."
"It is a bit expensive. A cheaper product would be good, but everybody likes things to be cheaper. We bought the devices up front, and then we pay for the annual support."
"As NetScaler is now, I find it quite pricey."
"It's a little bit on the high side compared to the other products."
"The price is relatively expensive."
"I believe that Citrix SD-WAN is a good investment, but I do not have the information to be more specific."
"The price of the subscription should be cheaper."
"We make monthly payments toward the licensing costs of the solution."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"The minimum cost is $10,000 a month to have a monitoring station set up."
"VeloCloud performs as well as the Cisco SD-WAN but it is cheaper in price."
"My understanding is that the pricing is in the same range as other solutions."
"The price of this solution is higher than that of other SD-WAN vendors."
"The solution's price combines the license and the bandwidth you used."
"There is only a standard fee for the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
16%
Construction Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise20
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware SD-WAN?
When it comes to setup cost and licensing cost for VMware, it is on the expensive side relative to the market. We are struggling to sell VMware as Fortinet offers SD-WAN with no additional costs. T...
What needs improvement with VMware SD-WAN?
The improvement needed for VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is in the security area. The security part is the main issue for us when selling VeloCloud compared to Fortinet and Cisco.
 

Also Known As

Citrix CloudBridge, WOC, NetScaler SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN, VeloCloud
 

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