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| Product | SonicWall NSsp Series by SonicWall View product | VMware NSX by VMware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Firewall software? SonicWall NSsp Series by SonicWall provides 40/100GbE fiber ports for carrier-grade firewall throughput. 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 | High-End Carrier-Grade Next-Gen Firewalls | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | Enterprise Data Centers, Telecom, Enterprise Core Data Centers, Cloud Providers | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | High-density Chassis Hardware; High-density modular chassis hardware appliance | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | On-premises deployment | 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: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise CoreTelecomLarge Data Centers | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | ICSA LabsCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2 | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SonicWall Capture ATPCapture Security CenterSIEM platforms | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | Enterprise Data CentersTelecomEnterprise Core Data CentersCloud Providers | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | SonicWall | VMware |
| Headquarters | Milpitas, California, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 1991 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
SonicWall NSsp Series
Looking for Firewall software? SonicWall NSsp Series by SonicWall provides 40/100GbE fiber ports for carrier-grade firewall throughput. 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
SonicWall NSsp Series
High-End Carrier-Grade Next-Gen FirewallsVMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
SonicWall NSsp Series
Enterprise Data Centers, Telecom, Enterprise Core Data Centers, Cloud ProvidersVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
SonicWall NSsp Series
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
SonicWall NSsp Series
Free trial: noVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
SonicWall NSsp Series
VMware NSX
Deployment details
SonicWall NSsp Series
High-density Chassis Hardware; High-density modular chassis hardware applianceVMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
SonicWall NSsp Series
On-premises deploymentVMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
SonicWall NSsp Series
- Carrier-grade firewall throughput
- 40/100GbE fiber ports
- Active-active clustering
- Massive connection capacity
- 100GbE connectivity
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
SonicWall NSsp Series
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
SonicWall NSsp Series
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
SonicWall NSsp Series
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
SonicWall NSsp Series
Multi-tenant: noVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
SonicWall NSsp Series
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
SonicWall NSsp Series
VMware NSX
Compliance
SonicWall NSsp Series
VMware NSX
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
SonicWall NSsp Series
VMware NSX
Industries
SonicWall NSsp Series
VMware NSX
Regions
SonicWall NSsp Series
VMware NSX
Vendor
Company
SonicWall NSsp Series
SonicWallVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
SonicWall NSsp Series
Milpitas, California, USAVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
SonicWall NSsp Series
1,000+VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
SonicWall NSsp Series
1991VMware NSX
1998