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Product	VMware SD-WAN by VMware View product	Cloudflare Magic WAN by Cloudflare View product
Overview
What it is	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.	Cloudflare Magic WAN delivers cloud-native SD-WAN and MPLS replacement for cloud interconnect. Explore its SD-WAN capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.
Product type	Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASE	Cloud-Native SD-WAN & SASE Interconnect
Best for	Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing	Enterprise, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Multi-site Orgs, Multi-site Enterprise, Financial Services
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	Cloud
Deployment details	Hardware Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gateways	Cloud Edge Anycast Architecture; Cloud Edge SASE Fabric (Anycast)
Data residency	Global Cloud Gateways; On-premises	Global Anycast edge (330+ locations)
Key features
What it offers	Dynamic Multi-Path Optimization (DMPO) Cloud gateways Zero-touch deployment Sub-second failover Integrated firewall Cloud Networking SD-WAN Network Security	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
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	Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure	Branch OfficesEnterprise Data CentersCloud VPCsRetail Stores
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2PCI-DSS	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco	CiscoVMware SD-WANFortinetArubaSplunkDatadogTerraform
Industries	Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing	EnterpriseRetailManufacturingHealthcareMulti-site OrgsMulti-site Enterprise+1 more
Regions	GlobalUSEUAPAC	Global (330+ edge locations)
Vendor
Company	VMware	Cloudflare
Headquarters	Palo Alto, California, USA	San Francisco, California, USA
Company size	10,001+	5,000+
Founded	1998	2010

VMware SD-WAN

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Cloudflare Magic WAN

by Cloudflare

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Overview

What it is

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.

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.

Product type

VMware SD-WAN

Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASE

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloud-Native SD-WAN & SASE Interconnect

Best for

VMware SD-WAN

Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing

Cloudflare Magic WAN

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

Pricing

Pricing model

VMware SD-WAN

Contact Vendor

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Contact Vendor

Free trial

VMware SD-WAN

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Deployment

Deployment options

VMware SD-WAN

CloudOn-Premise

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloud

Deployment details

VMware SD-WAN

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

Cloudflare Magic WAN

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

Data residency

VMware SD-WAN

Global Cloud Gateways; On-premises

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Global Anycast edge (330+ locations)

Key features

What it offers

VMware SD-WAN

Dynamic Multi-Path Optimization (DMPO)
Cloud gateways
Zero-touch deployment
Sub-second failover
Integrated firewall
Cloud Networking
SD-WAN
Network Security

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

Platform & access

API access

VMware SD-WAN

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Single sign-on (SSO)

VMware SD-WAN

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Role-based access (RBAC)

VMware SD-WAN

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Multi-tenant

VMware SD-WAN

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Mobile app

VMware SD-WAN

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Supported platforms

VMware SD-WAN

Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Branch OfficesEnterprise Data CentersCloud VPCsRetail Stores

Compliance

VMware SD-WAN

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

Cloudflare Magic WAN

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

VMware SD-WAN

VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco

Cloudflare Magic WAN

CiscoVMware SD-WANFortinetArubaSplunkDatadogTerraform

Industries

VMware SD-WAN

Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing

Cloudflare Magic WAN

EnterpriseRetailManufacturingHealthcareMulti-site OrgsMulti-site Enterprise+1 more

Regions

VMware SD-WAN

GlobalUSEUAPAC

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Global (330+ edge locations)

Vendor

Company

VMware SD-WAN

VMware

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloudflare

Headquarters

VMware SD-WAN

Palo Alto, California, USA

Cloudflare Magic WAN

San Francisco, California, USA

Company size

VMware SD-WAN

10,001+

Cloudflare Magic WAN

5,000+

Founded

VMware SD-WAN

1998

Cloudflare Magic WAN

2010