Aryaka SmartConnect vs Bigleaf

Likelihood to Recommend

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

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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Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Pros

Relatively easily to implement

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Jeff Stockamp

Principal Architect

SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 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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Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

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

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Jeff Stockamp

Principal Architect

SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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

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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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Alternatives Considered

We didn't really evaluate many other SDWAN providers as very few operate inside of China. Our alternative was to build VPN connectivity ourselves.

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Jeff Stockamp

Principal Architect

SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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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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Return on Investment

Enabled us to deploy infrastructure into new regions quickly
Cost of Aryaka connections (especially in China) is excessive

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Jeff Stockamp

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SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 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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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