Lumen SD-WAN Solutions vs. Riverbed SteelHead

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
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
Lumen SD-WAN SolutionsRiverbed SteelHead
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Lumen SD-WAN SolutionsRiverbed SteelHead
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Lumen SD-WAN SolutionsRiverbed SteelHead
Top Pros

No answers on this topic

Top Cons

No answers on this topic

Best Alternatives
Lumen SD-WAN SolutionsRiverbed SteelHead
Small Businesses

No answers on this topic

No answers on this topic

Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Routers
Cisco Routers
Score 8.4 out of 10
Cisco Routers
Cisco Routers
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Routers
Cisco Routers
Score 8.4 out of 10
Cisco Routers
Cisco Routers
Score 8.4 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Lumen SD-WAN SolutionsRiverbed SteelHead
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
Lumen SD-WAN SolutionsRiverbed SteelHead
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.
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
Read full review
Pros
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Internet Solutions.
  • Network Access Points.
  • High performing Routers.
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.
Read full review
Cons
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • The quality of the fibre used.
  • Avoiding unexpected outages.
  • Package pricing.
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
Read full review
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.
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.
Read full review
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.
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.
Read full review
ScreenShots