Azure Virtual WAN vs. Lumen SD-WAN Solutions

Azure Virtual WAN

Azure Virtual WAN

5 Reviews and Ratings

Lumen SD-WAN Solutions

Lumen SD-WAN Solutions

2 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Azure Virtual WAN	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft's Azure Virtual WAN connects global branch offices, point-of-sale locations, and sites using Azure and the Microsoft global network. With it the user can plan, configure, and seamlessly deploy new connections.	N/A
Lumen SD-WAN Solutions	Score 6.3 out of 10	N/A	Lumen SD-WAN Solutions (formerly CenturyLink® SD-WAN) with hybrid connectivity is a WAN solution supporting scalable networks across a range of connectivity types. They integrate disparate connectivity types into seamless hybrid software-defined WAN.Gain complete visibility through a centralized customer portal. Branches can get out to the internet/cloud directly without hairpinning through a central HQ, improving performance. Lumen SD-WAN helps improve application performance, like application…	N/A

Pricing

Azure Virtual WAN

Lumen SD-WAN Solutions

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Pricing Offerings
Azure Virtual WAN	Lumen SD-WAN Solutions
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Azure Virtual WAN	Lumen SD-WAN Solutions
Considered Both Products	Azure Virtual WAN Verified User Consultant Chose 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 … Incentivized Helpful?	Lumen SD-WAN Solutions No answer on this topic
Top Pros	Pro Site to site Pro Site vpn Pro End to end	No answers on this topic
Top Cons	Minus Learning curve Minus Steep learning curve Minus Integrations are limited	No answers on this topic

Best Alternatives
	Azure Virtual WAN	Lumen SD-WAN Solutions
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	Cisco Routers Score 8.4 out of 10	Cisco Routers Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises	Cisco Routers Score 8.4 out of 10	Cisco Routers Score 8.4 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Azure Virtual WAN	Lumen SD-WAN Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend	8.4 (2 ratings)	6.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Azure Virtual WAN	Lumen SD-WAN Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) Although it is one of the most highly trusted and highly reliable high-speed internet connections, there are times when CenturyLink SD-WAN Solutions had unexpected outages which ran longer than normal causing service degradation. That should be looked at. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Microsoft 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) Internet Solutions. Network Access Points. High performing Routers. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Microsoft 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) The quality of the fibre used. Avoiding unexpected outages. Package pricing. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) It was my company's decision though on selecting to use Century Link SD-WAN Solutions. However it was very faster in the European region when compared to other products. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft Automatic troubleshooting solves incidents without costing our operational time. We are able unify all our operational activities. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) We were able to provide our solutions. Application were running with out any issues. It has god speed. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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