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| Product | Peplink Balance by Peplink View product | VMware SD-WAN by VMware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | See what Peplink Balance offers: multi-WAN load balancing. It is built for unbreakable branch SD-WAN, supports appliance deployment and competes with other 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 | Multi-WAN Enterprise SD-WAN Router & Bandwidth Bonding Engine | Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASE |
| Best for | Maritime, Transportation, Enterprise Branch, Public Safety, Media, Retail | Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; Virtual Router; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (SpeedFusion Cloud) | Hardware Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gateways |
| Data residency | Customer Hardware / InControl2 Cloud Management Global PoPs | 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: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise Branch OfficesMaritime VesselsMobile Command UnitsBroadcast Studios | Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure |
| Compliance | FCCCERoHSISO 9001Telecom Carrier Certifications | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | StarlinkCellular 5G/LTEInControl2 CloudIPsecRADIUSSyslog | VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco |
| Industries | MaritimeTransportationEnterprise BranchPublic SafetyMediaRetail | Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Peplink | VMware |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 500+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2001 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Peplink Balance
See what Peplink Balance offers: multi-WAN load balancing. It is built for unbreakable branch SD-WAN, supports appliance deployment and competes with other 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
Peplink Balance
Multi-WAN Enterprise SD-WAN Router & Bandwidth Bonding EngineVMware SD-WAN
Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASEBest for
Peplink Balance
Maritime, Transportation, Enterprise Branch, Public Safety, Media, RetailVMware SD-WAN
Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, ManufacturingPricing
Pricing model
Peplink Balance
Contact VendorVMware SD-WAN
Contact VendorFree trial
Peplink Balance
Free trial: noVMware SD-WAN
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Peplink Balance
CloudOn-Premise
VMware SD-WAN
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Peplink Balance
Hardware Appliance; Virtual Router; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (SpeedFusion Cloud)VMware SD-WAN
Hardware Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gatewaysData residency
Peplink Balance
Customer Hardware / InControl2 Cloud Management Global PoPsVMware SD-WAN
Global Cloud Gateways; On-premisesKey features
What it offers
Peplink Balance
- Patented SpeedFusion bandwidth bonding
- Packet-level Hot Failover
- multi-WAN load balancing
- InControl2 cloud management
- Integrated stateful firewall
- Multi-WAN enterprise internet bonding
- Unbreakable branch SD-WAN
- Mobile command vehicle 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
Peplink Balance
API access: yesVMware SD-WAN
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Peplink Balance
SSO: yesVMware SD-WAN
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Peplink Balance
RBAC: yesVMware SD-WAN
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Peplink Balance
Multi-tenant: yesVMware SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Peplink Balance
Mobile app: yesVMware SD-WAN
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Peplink Balance
Enterprise Branch OfficesMaritime VesselsMobile Command UnitsBroadcast Studios
VMware SD-WAN
Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure
Compliance
Peplink Balance
FCCCERoHSISO 9001Telecom Carrier Certifications
VMware SD-WAN
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Peplink Balance
StarlinkCellular 5G/LTEInControl2 CloudIPsecRADIUSSyslog
VMware SD-WAN
VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco
Industries
Peplink Balance
MaritimeTransportationEnterprise BranchPublic SafetyMediaRetail
VMware SD-WAN
Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing
Regions
Peplink Balance
Global
VMware SD-WAN
GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company
Peplink Balance
PeplinkVMware SD-WAN
VMwareHeadquarters
Peplink Balance
Hong KongVMware SD-WAN
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
Peplink Balance
500+VMware SD-WAN
10,001+Founded
Peplink Balance
2001VMware SD-WAN
1998