Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN vs. Riverbed SteelHead

Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN

11 Reviews and Ratings

Riverbed SteelHead

Riverbed SteelHead

18 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Prisma SD-WAN (formerly known as CloudGenix but now as Prisma from Palo Alto Networks since being acquired in April 2020) offers an Autonomous SD-WAN solution, designed to provide app-policies aligned to business intent, along with direct access to multi-cloud and dev-ops frameworks to deliver unparalleled productivity gains, and cost-savings compared to first generation SD-WAN alternatives.	N/A
Riverbed SteelHead	Score 8.1 out of 10	N/A	San Francisco based Riverbed Technology offers Steelhead, a WAN optimization solution, which includes the SteelHead CX/GX delivering optimization for Hybrid WANs, accelerating the performance of applications to improve productivity and reduce costs, and SteelHead SD combining SD-WAN and WAN Optimization, providing a single, unified orchestration and connectivity fabric across the entire distributed enterprise network with embedded security, optimization, and visibility.	N/A

Pricing

Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN

Riverbed SteelHead

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN	Riverbed SteelHead
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

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Community Pulse
	Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN	Riverbed SteelHead
Top Pros	Pro Network traffic Pro High availability	Pro Microsoft exchange Pro Remote sites Pro Gives insight
Top Cons	Minus Pricing model Minus Site to site Minus Site vpn	Minus Traffic analysis Minus Dashboard capabilities

Best Alternatives
	Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN	Riverbed SteelHead
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
	Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN	Riverbed SteelHead
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (3 ratings)	10.0 (6 ratings)
Support Rating	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN	Riverbed SteelHead
Likelihood to Recommend	Palo Alto Networks CloudGenix would be suited for any company that has an internet connection if you have multiple sites you could use this to help with network traffic and what should take precedence over other applications. If you didn't have various sites, you could go with another type of internet connection.CloudGenix may not be suited for that scenario. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Riverbed Technology If you are dealing with large CAD files on a daily basis "remotely", Riverbed Steelhead makes your home office feel just like the office Incentivized KW Kevin Walgren Technology Lead Read full review
Pros	Palo Alto Networks Circuit Monitoring QOS of network traffic High Availability Incentivized Dave King Director of IT Read full review	Riverbed Technology Effectively improves data throughput over VPN WAN connections. Seamless operation. Optimizes a variety of applications. Including, HTTPS, Citrix, Netapp SM and SV, Exchange, etc. Incentivized Tim Slater Manager, Corporate Services and Information Systems Read full review
Cons	Palo Alto Networks Some warning messages are hard to pinpoint the actual issue. Support was faster at first, seems to not be as quick as in the beginning. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Riverbed Technology A reduction in price is always welcomed Simplify and streamline advanced features and add-on pieces for more detailed traffic analysis Getting granularity into traffic behavior becomes confusing and very expensive Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Palo Alto Networks The support was super fast in the beginning. Sometimes it seems now that the support does not get back to you as quickly. When we do get in contact with the support, they are usually knowledgeable and can help find the problem. The support has also been easy to work with. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Riverbed Technology No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Palo Alto Networks We evaluated Silverpeaks and Cisco. We found that CloudGenics' had a pricing model that met our needs. The sales team we worked with went over our existing environment thoroughly to provide the right size solution without compromising or limiting our technology needs. While the overall solutions form each vendor would have worked, we simply believed CloudGenic was the right fit for our company based on price, sales, support, and functionality. Incentivized Dave King Director of IT Read full review	Riverbed Technology We tested Cisco eleven years ago in parallel with Riverbed in a PoC. The Cisco configuration was very complex and sticky based on the location. The Riverbed configuration is flexible based on the whole storage. A software client for devices like laptops or tablets is not available for Cisco WAAS, therefore we selected Riverbed based on a PoC. Incentivized Ralf Richter Senior Solution Architect Read full review
Return on Investment	Palo Alto Networks Reduced Down time Improved throughput due to their intelligent data analytics Full utilization of all data circuits Incentivized Dave King Director of IT Read full review	Riverbed Technology Files now open a lot quicker, at near local speeds. We are able to respond to customers quicker as we can get access quicker. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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