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Product	Cloudflare Magic WAN by Cloudflare View product	VMware SD-WAN by VMware View product
Overview
What it is	Cloudflare Magic WAN delivers cloud-native SD-WAN and MPLS replacement for cloud interconnect. Explore its SD-WAN capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.	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	Cloud-Native SD-WAN & SASE Interconnect	Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASE
Best for	Enterprise, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Multi-site Orgs, Multi-site Enterprise, Financial Services	Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud Edge Anycast Architecture; Cloud Edge SASE Fabric (Anycast)	Hardware Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gateways
Data residency	Global Anycast edge (330+ locations)	Global Cloud Gateways; On-premises
Key features
What it offers	Cloud-native SD-WAN MPLS replacement IPsec and GRE tunnel support Cloudflare Network Interconnect (CNI) Integrated Magic Firewall Global Anycast fabric MPLS circuit replacement Global branch connectivity	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	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	Branch OfficesEnterprise Data CentersCloud VPCsRetail Stores	Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	CiscoVMware SD-WANFortinetArubaSplunkDatadogTerraform	VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco
Industries	EnterpriseRetailManufacturingHealthcareMulti-site OrgsMulti-site Enterprise+1 more	Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing
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

Cloudflare Magic WAN

by Cloudflare

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VMware SD-WAN

by VMware

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Overview

What it is

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloudflare Magic WAN delivers cloud-native SD-WAN and MPLS replacement for cloud interconnect. Explore its SD-WAN capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

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

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloud-Native SD-WAN & SASE Interconnect

VMware SD-WAN

Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASE

Best for

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Enterprise, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Multi-site Orgs, Multi-site Enterprise, Financial Services

VMware SD-WAN

Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing

Pricing

Pricing model

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Contact Vendor

VMware SD-WAN

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Cloudflare Magic WAN

VMware SD-WAN

Deployment

Deployment options

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloud

VMware SD-WAN

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloud Edge Anycast Architecture; Cloud Edge SASE Fabric (Anycast)

VMware SD-WAN

Hardware Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gateways

Data residency

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Global Anycast edge (330+ locations)

VMware SD-WAN

Global Cloud Gateways; On-premises

Key features

What it offers

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloud-native SD-WAN
MPLS replacement
IPsec and GRE tunnel support
Cloudflare Network Interconnect (CNI)
Integrated Magic Firewall
Global Anycast fabric
MPLS circuit replacement
Global branch connectivity

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

Cloudflare Magic WAN

VMware SD-WAN

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cloudflare Magic WAN

VMware SD-WAN

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cloudflare Magic WAN

VMware SD-WAN

Multi-tenant

Cloudflare Magic WAN

VMware SD-WAN

Mobile app

Cloudflare Magic WAN

VMware SD-WAN

Supported platforms

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Branch OfficesEnterprise Data CentersCloud VPCsRetail Stores

VMware SD-WAN

Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure

Compliance

Cloudflare Magic WAN

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR

VMware SD-WAN

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2PCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cloudflare Magic WAN

CiscoVMware SD-WANFortinetArubaSplunkDatadogTerraform

VMware SD-WAN

VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco

Industries

Cloudflare Magic WAN

EnterpriseRetailManufacturingHealthcareMulti-site OrgsMulti-site Enterprise+1 more

VMware SD-WAN

Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing

Regions

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Global (330+ edge locations)

VMware SD-WAN

GlobalUSEUAPAC

Vendor

Company

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloudflare

VMware SD-WAN

VMware

Headquarters

Cloudflare Magic WAN

San Francisco, California, USA

VMware SD-WAN

Palo Alto, California, USA

Company size

Cloudflare Magic WAN

5,000+

VMware SD-WAN

10,001+

Founded

Cloudflare Magic WAN

2010

VMware SD-WAN

1998