Lumen SD-WAN Solutions vs. VMware SD-WAN

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lumen SD-WAN Solutions
Score 6.3 out of 10
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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
VMware SD-WAN
Score 8.7 out of 10
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VMware SD-WAN (formerly VeloCloud) aims to deliver high-performance, reliable branch access to cloud services, private data centers, and SaaS-based enterprise applications. VeloCloud was acquired by VMware in 2018.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
7.1
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
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7.2
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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VMware by Broadcom
VMware SD WAN is a great solution for tying multiple locations together that are not physically located close. The link aggregation used in the technology allows for quicker failover to redundant connections, which makes the surface traffic seem to be uninterrupted. If planning to connect multiple locations while utilizing the existing internet, Veloclouds SDWAN provides stable and accurate aggregation of connections that provide a good sense of stability for the price.
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Pros
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Internet Solutions.
  • Network Access Points.
  • High performing Routers.
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VMware by Broadcom
  • Direct cloud access.
  • Scalable growth for network infrastructure.
  • Flexible control over application data flows.
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Cons
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • The quality of the fibre used.
  • Avoiding unexpected outages.
  • Package pricing.
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VMware by Broadcom
  • The learning curve of deploying VeloCloud is steep, so unless you're a networking expert, the initial setup might be over your head.
  • I think they may be able to improve their web interface to provide a better user interface.
  • I've experienced a couple of interesting bugs which have required reboots to resolve.
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Support Rating
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
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VMware by Broadcom
Its good.
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Alternatives Considered
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.
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VMware by Broadcom
Because the FortiGate is a true firewall with all the UTM features, that is the only thing that I would say beats the VC in that aspect. Silverpeak has a very nice solution, but it is a bit cumbersome when using the GUI to configure and manage. WatchGuard is a UTM firewall, but fall short on the SD-WAN portion of their solution compared to Velocloud.
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Return on Investment
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • We were able to provide our solutions.
  • Application were running with out any issues.
  • It has god speed.
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VMware by Broadcom
  • Inclusion of this product has led to our removal of old point to point and self managed wireless tower communication.
  • Switching to Velocloud SDWAN allowed us to remove distributed repository style framework and embrace a newer option.
  • Switching to SDWAN has already mitigated several instances of connections going down and the quick failover means there was no business interruption.
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