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3.0
Aryaka SmartConnect
30%
1 Rating
8.5
Azure Virtual WAN
85%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Aryaka SmartConnect
It integrates nicely with AWS (in regions other than China). The provisioning support is pretty good.
Principal Architect
SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN provides single functional interphase for routing, monitoring, connectivity and security operations. The connection of hubs in Azure virtual WAN makes it simple for us to use Microsoft as the pillar of our spoke connectivity. The platform provides us with robust connectivity features that allow for transitive connectivity across different spokes. However, you should always ensure you have understood your total cost of ownership to avoid potential price bombshells.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPros
Aryaka SmartConnect
- Relatively easily to implement
Principal Architect
SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
Azure Virtual WAN
- It offers a seamless experience while connecting Virtual networks and Workloads via Azure Hub.
- Lot of connectivity options present - site to site VPN/Express route etc.
- Very easy connectivity and migration with on-premise sites and Azure Hub.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 5001-10,000 employeesCons
Aryaka SmartConnect
- Support is very inconsistent, no real trouble-ticketing system when you have issues
- Very expensive for what you get
- Not much advance notification for maintenance events
- Unclear if Aryaka connectivity into China meets Chinese M.I.I.T. laws
Principal Architect
SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
Azure Virtual WAN
- Integrations are limited within Azure. It is difficult to carry out multi-cloud integrations.
- If you haven't understood your monthly cost you can receive price shocks.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
Aryaka SmartConnect
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Azure Virtual WAN
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Alternatives Considered
Aryaka SmartConnect
We didn't really evaluate many other SDWAN providers as very few operate inside of China. Our alternative was to build VPN connectivity ourselves.
Principal Architect
SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
Azure Virtual WAN
As we were already using Azure as a cloud platform, it was easy setting up a Virtual WAN inside Azure as users/developers and DevOps engineers were familiar with the user interface and functioning as compared to going to some other portal for just the VWAN solution. The umbrella of features provided by Azure Virtual WAN made it the right choice for our infrastructure.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 5001-10,000 employeesReturn on Investment
Aryaka SmartConnect
- Enabled us to deploy infrastructure into new regions quickly
- Cost of Aryaka connections (especially in China) is excessive
Principal Architect
SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
Azure Virtual WAN
- Automatic troubleshooting solves incidents without costing our operational time.
- We are able unify all our operational activities.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees