VMware SD-WAN Reviews & Ratings 2024

Overview

What is VMware SD-WAN?

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.

VeloCloud SDWAN improved our network stability

Rating: 7 out of 10

May 3, 2022

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We utilize SDWAN to aggregate our 17 branch locations together to provide consistent and reliable connections for business applications. This has provided an enhanced level of...

Verified user

Engineer

2 years of experience

VeloCloud, the dynamic agile networking solution

Rating: 10 out of 10

May 24, 2021

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We used VeloCloud to replace our MPLS environment where having Cisco routers wouldn't support SD-WAN a few years back. VeloCloud was ahead of the game when making the decision...

Verified user

Engineer

3 years of experience

VeloCloud delivers on making SD WAN accessible

Rating: 7 out of 10

April 21, 2020

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We are in the process of deploying VeloCloud as a means of replacing MPLS circuits at each of our branch locations. Due to the way VeloCloud continuously evaluates the quality...

Kenny McGarrity

Manager - Information Technology

IT Infrastructure Manager

Pace Supply

1 year of experience

Great product

Rating: 9 out of 10

November 8, 2019

IncentivizedVetted Review

We resell this product and it's part of our portfolio. I usually recommend it for low-budget companies that want to move to an SD-WAN network.

pablo baylac

Vice-President - Sales

managing director latam

Expereo

1 year of experience

VeloCloud for your SD-WAN solution

Rating: 8 out of 10

September 23, 2019

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We configure, deploy and manage multiple customers using the Velocloud solution. This device has hit the problem of cost on an MPLS circuit head-on, by providing the mechanism...

Verified user

Engineer

4 years of experience

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$595

per appliance

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Cisco Meraki MX Firewalls is a combined UTM and Software-Defined WAN solution. Meraki is managed via the cloud, and provides core firewall services, including site-to-site VPN, plus network monitoring.

Harmony SASE

$10

per month per user

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Check Point Harmony SASE, based on Perimeter 81 which was acquired by Check Point in late 2023, is designed to simplify secure network, cloud and application access for the modern and distributed workforce.

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What is VMware SD-WAN?

The VMware SD-WAN solution consists of hosted or on-premises cloud gateways; branch office appliances and data center appliances; a central orchestrator to automate policies; and virtual services insertion capabilities.

VMware SD-WAN Edge

Enterprise-class appliances to provide secure, optimized connectivity to applications anywhere, on and off cloud. VMware SD-WAN Edge software is zero touch provisioned for a secure, optimized connectivity to applications and data. The VMware SD-WAN Edge with VMware SD-WAN Dynamic Multipath Optimization™ (DMPO) and deep application recognition aggregates multiple links and steers traffic over optimal links to other VMware SD-WAN Edges in branch offices, private data centers, campuses, and headquarters.

They can integrate with the existing network via routing protocols and benefit from dynamic learning and automation. VMware SD-WAN Edges deliver highly available deployment with a redundancy protocol. They can host virtual network function (VNF) services simplifying branch office deployments of network services. The VMware SD-WAN Edge is available in different form factors: hardware-based appliance, a virtual appliance, on the cloud marketplaces and a virtual machine (VM) on a server or as a VNF.

VMware SD-WAN Gateways

VMware SD-WAN Gateways optimize data paths to all applications, branches, and data centers along with the ability to deliver network services to and from the cloud. A distributed network of gateways, deployed around the world or on-premises at service providers, provide scalability, redundancy, and on-demand flexibility.

VMware SD-WAN Gateways implement DMPO, cloud virtual private network (VPN), and VMware SD-WAN Multisource Inbound Quality of Service between global cloud services (software as a service (Saas), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), network services) and each VMware SD-WAN Edge, enabling multiple broadband and private leased lines to appear as a single, high-performance WAN.

VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator

A cloud-hosted or on-premises secure and scalable web-based central management tool provides simplified configuration, provisioning, monitoring, fault management, logging, and reporting. The VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator enables the simple implementation of business-based policies for application delivery, simplifying application traffic management. Using VMware SD-WAN’s zero touch deployment capability, VMware SD-WAN can be quickly installed. The VMware SD-WAN Edge is shipped to the branch office where non-IT personnel can plug in power and a few cables. Activation, configuration, and ongoing management are all handled in the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator.

VMware SD-WAN Technical Details

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Frequently Asked Questions

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 7.2.

The most common users of VMware SD-WAN are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

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VeloCloud SDWAN improved our network stability

Rating: 7 out of 10

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May 03, 2022

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Verified User

2 years of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize SDWAN to aggregate our 17 branch locations together to provide consistent and reliable connections for business applications.
This has provided an enhanced level of response with real time applications and allowed for seamless failover between the different connections deployed. VeloCloud's SDWAN allows for detailed real time information of aggregated links.

Pros and Cons

Displays real time link information and utilization statistics.
Allows for configuration and troubleshooting through the portal.
Intuitive graphical design displays easy to read statistics for QoE.

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Most Important Features

Reliability
Stability
Ease of Use/Monitoring

Return on Investment

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.

Alternatives Considered

Fortinet FortiGate

We preferred the features and UI of the Velocloud compared to FortiGate SDWAN. They seemed to offer the same sets of information in different layouts. Our company decided on Velocloud for personal/aesthetic reasons. They offered a more concise set of graphs and tables out of the box for us. SD WAN provided us a with a broader look into our connections with a more robust view, which Velocloud backed by Vmware, gave us.

Other Software Used

VMware vCenter Server, VMware ESXi, Veeam Backup & Replication

VeloCloud, the dynamic agile networking solution

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 24, 2021

Verified User

Vetted Review

Verified User

3 years of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used VeloCloud to replace our MPLS environment where having Cisco routers wouldn't support SD-WAN a few years back. VeloCloud was ahead of the game when making the decision to redesign our networking infrastructure. They truly continue to make constant improvements with cloud based upgrades and played a major role in our ability to adapt to the work from home environment this past year. Having multiple public circuits and quickly standing up an office has also played a major role in our growth. Their documentation is also robust and very easy to understand. Their support for APIs is also a big factor when integrating with our monitoring solution.

Pros and Cons

Direct cloud access.
Scalable growth for network infrastructure.
Flexible control over application data flows.

Likelihood to Recommend

VeloCloud was the #1 choice out of various POCs performed when migrating off of MPLS into an ADI/public internet circuit environment. Their ability to also be top of rack with certain software vendors played a major role in improving user experience. Their dynamic DMPO and circuit load balancing can cause some challenges when working with other entities that use a static whitelisting service for access to resources.

Most Important Features

DMPO
Business Policy
Scalable Network Infrastructure

Return on Investment

VeloCloud has helped us reduce the time to open a new office.
Quickly configure using profile templates.
Security at our branch sites using cloud security services.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Meraki SD-WAN

At the time we made our decision to move forward with VeloCloud, Cisco Viptela and Cisco Meraki were the two players we compared against. Cisco's offerings were very customizable when using Viptela, but there was a big learning curve to implement. Meraki at the time was a lot simpler, but we needed the ability to customize some features in order to implement SD-WAN in our environment. VeloCloud was the perfect solution during our POC as it satisfied our needs.

VeloCloud delivers on making SD WAN accessible

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

April 21, 2020

Kenny McGarrity

IT Infrastructure Manager

Pace Supply (Wholesale, 1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

1 year of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are in the process of deploying VeloCloud as a means of replacing MPLS circuits at each of our branch locations. Due to the way VeloCloud continuously evaluates the quality of our internet connections, it automatically picks the best internet connection to route our latency sensitive applications over. By deploying such an effective tool, are able to save tens of thousands of dollars per month by eliminating more expensive solutions.

Pros and Cons

VeloCloud is excellent at automatically choosing the best internet connection based on speed and quality.
It provides a web based interface allows all our connections to be managed from anywhere in the world.
Because VMware has a strong history in networking and is a name I can trust, we are able to confidently invest in their technology.

Likelihood to Recommend

Using VeloCloud is best suited when you have multiple internet connections of a similar caliber. The reason for this is because VeloCloud's main purpose is to provide the best connection when using multiple internet circuits. If you don't, it's a waste of money. I also like it because our ISP supports VeloCloud, and they have a department to help us make changes.

Return on Investment

We are able to save thousands per month by eliminating MPLS from our monthly service.
We were able to convert the cost of VeloCloud to an operational expense by renting through our ISP.
We have been able to eliminate downtime in situations which would have normally taken our branches offline, preventing us from servicing customers.

Alternatives Considered

Citrix SD-WAN (formerly Netscaler SD-WAN)

To tell the truth, I'm not sure I'm familiar enough with the differences between Citrix SD-WAN and VeloCloud to offer a comparison. I have colleagues that use both, and they are very similar in their technology offerings. Citrix has been around for a long time, and I do trust their networking capabilities, however I feel you can't go wrong with VMware as a company.

Support Rating

There are still some glitches that need to be worked out. As an example, I rebooted a device at one of our branch locations and it just died. That should never have happened, and I've only seen this happen when a company needs to improve hardware on some of their lower-end models.

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office 365

Great product

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

November 08, 2019

pablo baylac

managing director latam

Expereo (Telecommunications, 201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

Reseller

1 year of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We resell this product and it's part of our portfolio.
I usually recommend it for low-budget companies that want to move to an SD-WAN network.

Pros and Cons

It's a plug and play SD-WAN.
Easy to manage.

Likelihood to Recommend

Companies with a low budget looking to move into an SD-WAN network.

Return on Investment

It improves IT performance.
It improves disaster recovery capabilities.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco SD-WAN, powered by Viptela and Silver Peak NX

Price/quality ratio.

Support Rating

Its good.

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, Silver Peak NX, Cisco SD-WAN, powered by Viptela

VeloCloud for your SD-WAN solution

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

September 23, 2019

Verified User

Vetted Review

Verified User

4 years of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We configure, deploy and manage multiple customers using the Velocloud solution. This device has hit the problem of cost on an MPLS circuit head-on, by providing the mechanism required to create secure transport between your sites.

Pros and Cons

Ease of setup: after unpacking the device, you can have your VC appliance up and running within minutes.
Now that VMWare owns the Velocloud solution, I believe that they will be able to invest in the product to say fresh and ahead of the competition.
The technical support is one of the best I have ever interacted with and continue to follow up until the issue is resolved.

Likelihood to Recommend

The Velocloud solution is best suited for customers who have a large number of sites that all connect back to a data center or the cloud (AWS, Azure, etc). Customers who have been paying a premium price for MPLS due to the security it provides. This also fits with customers who have locations that need to securely communicate with each other.

Return on Investment

Eliminate the cost of an MPLS circuit.
Ease of deployment: the amount of time saved when adding additional sites to the solution, especially when you have a profile already built and when you add a new VC you just associate that profile with that appliance. Again, in a matter of minutes, you can have a new site up and running.
Since there is not true firewall built-in, you would have to either purchase a third-party firewall or the virtual firewall that is supported by Velocloud.

Alternatives Considered

Fortinet FortiGate, Silver Peak NX and WatchGuard Network Security

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.