Aryaka SmartConnect vs Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)

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

If you just need to do simple communication to Azure such as smb and rdp sessions then the Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series is overkill. If you need to setup multiple mesh vpn connections to existing ISRs and have complicated routing with multiple protocols then Cisco Cloud Services Router makes that setup much easier and less work to maintain and troubleshoot.

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Ryan Lee

Enterprise Infrastructure Supervisor

KLJCivil Engineering, 501-1000 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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Extends our network to a private cloud
Gives us more security
Provides more efficient connectivity

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Jon Hersh

Owner

Homewatch CareGiversHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 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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Would be nice if the license expiration simply limited throughput rather than removing features.
Better compatibility with VMWare player would be nice. Specifically, making sure you open the serial console almost immediately after turning on the VM.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees

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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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They are great! Even with the price point it is totally worth it.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Professional Training & Coaching Company, 1001-5000 employees

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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

Principal Architect

SAP ConcurInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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We were able to quickly and efficiently setup connections to Azure.
We outsource our network team so having a single platform makes our support costs less.
We had no need to redesign our existing on-prem network to allow mesh connection to Azure.

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Ryan Lee

Enterprise Infrastructure Supervisor

KLJCivil Engineering, 501-1000 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