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Sophos Virtualization Security vs. VMware NSX

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sophos Virtualization Security

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASophos for Virtual Environments is a solution designed to provide central threat protection for virtual machines in a VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V environment.N/A

    VMware NSX

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AVMware NSX is network virtualization technology. VMware NSX is no longer sold as a standalone product and is now available as a part of VMware Cloud Foundation.N/A
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    Sophos Virtualization SecurityVMware NSX
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    Sophos Virtualization SecurityVMware NSX
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Sophos Virtualization SecurityVMware NSX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Sophos Virtualization SecurityVMware NSX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sophos
    For our small and medium-sized businesses Sophos Virtualization Security has been a perfect fit. I barely recognize it is even in place as an end user, and as a manager my team never complains - it just works and works very well. If you want an easy to use and seamless solution, this is it.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    With proper design, VMware NSX can and should be deployed to virtually any VMware virtualization environment, but the deployment should be tailored to the needs of that environment. There isn't really a one size fits all deployment design for all environments. That versatility is what provides its greatest strength to a business.
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    Pros
    Sophos
    • Antivirus is old hat for Sophos - we haven't had a single breach since its implementation
    • Managing and deploying Sophos was very seamless
    • Its non-intrusive nature to the end user has been better than any of our prior options.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • End to end encryption on the wire.
    • Micro-segmentation.
    • Integrates well with existing VMWare environment.
    • Integrates well with our existing network.
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    Cons
    Sophos
    • Instead of automatically installing our previous solution, we had to manually do it, but it may have been that solution that caused the issue.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Interoperability in multi-vendor environments
    • Advanced networking and packet acceleration options can be improved
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sophos
    Sophos Virtualization Security has the brand recognition and the customer support that really sold us on the solution. The pricing was also very competetive and Sophos came highly suggested from our vendor and references.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    We use both Cisco ACI and VMware NSX, and while they have different strengths and capabilities, I would recommend VMware NSX, as it can be used in all VMware environments, without costly physical infrastructure changes. Cisco ACI provides some of the same capabilities, but not all. It's focus relies on physical networking changes.
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    Return on Investment
    Sophos
    • Security is like life insurance - you can spend as much as you want and still not be fully covered... but with Sophos, you don't have to overly spend to feel covered.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Ability to move workloads more easily with the ability to stretch/move networks across multiple physical locations.
    • The added flexibility allows you to expedite tech refreshes since you're no longer constrained by the hardware.
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