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| Product | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN by Cisco View product | VMware SD-WAN by VMware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN covers application-aware traffic routing and dynamic path selection for multi-cloud onramp and branch router security. Compare top SD-WAN tools. | Evaluating VMware SD-WAN? See how this SD-WAN tool handles Dynamic Multi-Path Optimization and cloud gateways, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Platform | Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASE |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, Manufacturing | Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud-delivered; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud-delivered management (SaaS); On-premises controllers | Hardware Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gateways |
| Data residency | Multi-region cloud control plane / local data plane | Global Cloud Gateways; On-premises |
| 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 | Enterprise WAN edgebranch officesmulti-cloud environments | Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FIPS 140-2, FedRAMP, PCI DSS | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Catalyst 8000ISR/ASR routersCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesCisco Secure AccessAWSAzureGCP | VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco |
| Industries | Cross-industryRetailHealthcareFinancial ServicesManufacturing | Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | VMware |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN covers application-aware traffic routing and dynamic path selection for multi-cloud onramp and branch router security. Compare top SD-WAN tools.VMware SD-WAN
Evaluating VMware SD-WAN? See how this SD-WAN tool handles Dynamic Multi-Path Optimization and cloud gateways, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) PlatformVMware SD-WAN
Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASEBest for
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cross-industry, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, ManufacturingVMware SD-WAN
Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, ManufacturingPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Contact VendorVMware SD-WAN
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Free trial: noVMware SD-WAN
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Deployment details
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloud-delivered; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud-delivered management (SaaS); On-premises controllersVMware SD-WAN
Hardware Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gatewaysData residency
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Multi-region cloud control plane / local data planeVMware SD-WAN
Global Cloud Gateways; On-premisesKey features
What it offers
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
- Application-aware traffic routing
- Dynamic path selection
- Centralized overlay management
- Embedded zone-based firewall
- Automated cloud onramp
- End-to-end hop-by-hop path insights
- Software-defined WAN overlay
- Application traffic steering
VMware SD-WAN
- Dynamic Multi-Path Optimization (DMPO)
- Cloud gateways
- Zero-touch deployment
- Sub-second failover
- Integrated firewall
- Cloud Networking
- SD-WAN
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
API access: yesVMware SD-WAN
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
SSO: yesVMware SD-WAN
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
RBAC: yesVMware SD-WAN
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesVMware SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Mobile app: noVMware SD-WAN
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Compliance
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Industries
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Regions
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Vendor
Company
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
CiscoVMware SD-WAN
VMwareHeadquarters
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
San Jose, California, USAVMware SD-WAN
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
80,000+VMware SD-WAN
10,001+Founded
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
1984VMware SD-WAN
1998