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| Product | Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall View product | VMware NSX by VMware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Evaluating Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall? See how this Firewall tool handles VPC firewall and NAT firewall, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. | Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Cloud-Native Firewall (Firewall as a Service) | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | E-commerce, Financial Services, Gaming, Internet Services, Enterprise | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | Alibaba Cloud regions | On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Alibaba Cloud | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | Supports China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001, SOC 2 and PCI DSS portfolio | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Alibaba Cloud VPCCloud Enterprise NetworkNAT GatewayECSSimple Log ServiceSecurity Center | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGamingInternet ServicesEnterprise | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Alibaba Cloud | VMware |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2009 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Evaluating Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall? See how this Firewall tool handles VPC firewall and NAT firewall, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.VMware NSX
Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Cloud-Native Firewall (Firewall as a Service)VMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
E-commerce, Financial Services, Gaming, Internet Services, EnterpriseVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Free trial: noVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
VMware NSX
Deployment details
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud serviceVMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Alibaba Cloud regionsVMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
- Internet boundary firewall
- VPC firewall
- NAT firewall
- Host firewall
- Intrusion prevention
- Virtual patching
- Threat intelligence
- Asset exposure discovery
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
VMware NSX
Compliance
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
VMware NSX
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
VMware NSX
Industries
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
VMware NSX
Regions
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
VMware NSX
Vendor
Company
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Alibaba CloudVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
10,001+VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
2009VMware NSX
1998