Aruba Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) vs Bigleaf

Likelihood to Recommend

Have remote sites and need them to feel local? Want to get all your locations virtually on the same network? This is the way. And if you're like us and need an easy way to manage all your remote locations in one place this is the tool you want to use.

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Manager in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Bigleaf is great for getting good performance out of two mediocre ISPs. Bigleaf is great for getting the combined bandwidth of two or more ISPs without having to subscribe to higher tiers with the ISP. I can't imagine Bigleaf would do much good for a business with only one ISP. Reporting with Bigleaf is helpful in documenting any issues with an ISP - I can show an ISP performance history if we experience a problem.

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Vice-President in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Pros

An intricate system of connections that make it seem like your outside sites are all on one single LAN
Well priced in their category as others are a bit pricier for the same services
Aruba is backed by a well staffed support team that can get you through your issues

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Consultant in Marketing

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Does not add a security layer - We have our own security layer and did not want an additional one.
Combines bandwidth from multiple ISPs to provide a bigger pipe.

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Vice-President in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

The right support team for your product can be difficult to get ahold of
Integration with Cisco is not as super tight as integration with Aruba devices
Some of the advanced features are difficult to use

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Analyst in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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I can't think of anything to add here. It perfectly meets our needs!

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Vice-President in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

No score

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Bigleaf 10.0

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Any time we've had a problem, Bigleaf support has been readily available in English. Support seems competent, and when one hardware device failed we were quickly provided with a replacement

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Vice-President in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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Bigleaf doesn't add a security layer. Competitors we looked at all bundled in security from Cisco or Fortinet, and we didn't want to learn another product and have a competing security layer. With Bigleaf we are able to leverage our existing security solution.

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Vice-President in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

Changed the way we manage remote sites
Saved us funds in the LAN budget
Created new opportunities to roll out functions at these sites

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Manager in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Bigleaf has dramatically improved our internet uptime and provides metrics to track that.
Bigleaf protects our internet performance by balancing ISPs so we don't experience poor performance when one ISP has a problem.

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Vice-President in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No