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| Product | Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare View product | VMware NSX by VMware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Firewall software? Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare provides stateful inspection for branch office network security. Compare features and alternatives. | 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 Network Firewall (FWaaS) | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Government, Telecom, Healthcare, Telecommunications | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge FWaaS (Anycast) | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide) | 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 | Enterprise Data CentersBranch NetworksMulti-cloud VPCs | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001HIPAAGDPR | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloudflare Magic TransitMagic WANTerraformSplunkDatadog | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | EnterpriseFinancial ServicesRetailGovernmentTelecomHealthcare+1 more | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | Global (330+ edge locations) | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cloudflare | VMware |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2010 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Looking for Firewall software? Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare provides stateful inspection for branch office network security. Compare features and alternatives.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
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Cloud-Native Network Firewall (FWaaS)VMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Government, Telecom, Healthcare, TelecommunicationsVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Free trial: yesVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
VMware NSX
Deployment details
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Cloud Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge FWaaS (Anycast)VMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide)VMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
- Cloud Firewall-as-a-Service
- Layer 3-7 packet filtering
- Stateful inspection
- Automated DDoS defense
- Terraform policy automation
- Unified edge console
- Branch office network security
- Cloud perimeter firewalling
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
VMware NSX
Compliance
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
VMware NSX
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
VMware NSX
Industries
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
VMware NSX
Regions
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
VMware NSX
Vendor
Company
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
CloudflareVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
San Francisco, California, USAVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
5,000+VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
2010VMware NSX
1998