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Product	Zscaler Branch Connector by Zscaler View product	VMware SD-WAN by VMware View product
Overview
What it is	Shortlisting SD-WAN tools? Zscaler Branch Connector by Zscaler brings traffic steering, with cloud or appliance deployment. See strengths and alternatives.	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	Software-Defined Branch Connector	Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASE
Best for	Cross-industry, Retail, Logistics, Enterprise Branches	Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual appliance on VMware, KVM, Nutanix, edge routers	Hardware Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gateways
Data residency	Global; US; EU; APAC	Global Cloud Gateways; On-premises
Key features
What it offers	Branch-to-cloud SD-WAN connector Automated IPSec/GRE tunnels Zero trust branch routing Traffic steering Branch office cloud routing SD-WAN breakout Zero trust branch security	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	Edge SD-WANVirtual AppliancesCloud	Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure
Compliance	SOC 2ISO 27001GDPR	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	CiscoVMware SD-WANFortinetSilver PeakZscaler ZIA/ZPA	VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco
Industries	Cross-industryRetailLogisticsEnterprise Branches	Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing
Regions	Global	GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company	Zscaler	VMware
Headquarters	San Jose, California, USA	Palo Alto, California, USA
Company size	7,000+	10,001+
Founded	2007	1998

Zscaler Branch Connector

by Zscaler

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VMware SD-WAN

by VMware

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Overview

What it is

Zscaler Branch Connector

Shortlisting SD-WAN tools? Zscaler Branch Connector by Zscaler brings traffic steering, with cloud or appliance deployment. See strengths and alternatives.

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

Zscaler Branch Connector

Software-Defined Branch Connector

VMware SD-WAN

Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASE

Best for

Zscaler Branch Connector

Cross-industry, Retail, Logistics, Enterprise Branches

VMware SD-WAN

Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing

Pricing

Pricing model

Zscaler Branch Connector

Contact Vendor

VMware SD-WAN

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Zscaler Branch Connector

VMware SD-WAN

Deployment

Deployment options

Zscaler Branch Connector

Cloud

VMware SD-WAN

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Zscaler Branch Connector

Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual appliance on VMware, KVM, Nutanix, edge routers

VMware SD-WAN

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

Data residency

Zscaler Branch Connector

Global; US; EU; APAC

VMware SD-WAN

Global Cloud Gateways; On-premises

Key features

What it offers

Zscaler Branch Connector

Branch-to-cloud SD-WAN connector
Automated IPSec/GRE tunnels
Zero trust branch routing
Traffic steering
Branch office cloud routing
SD-WAN breakout
Zero trust branch security

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

Zscaler Branch Connector

VMware SD-WAN

Single sign-on (SSO)

Zscaler Branch Connector

VMware SD-WAN

Role-based access (RBAC)

Zscaler Branch Connector

VMware SD-WAN

Multi-tenant

Zscaler Branch Connector

VMware SD-WAN

Mobile app

Zscaler Branch Connector

VMware SD-WAN

Supported platforms

Zscaler Branch Connector

Edge SD-WANVirtual AppliancesCloud

VMware SD-WAN

Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure

Compliance

Zscaler Branch Connector

SOC 2ISO 27001GDPR

VMware SD-WAN

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

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Zscaler Branch Connector

CiscoVMware SD-WANFortinetSilver PeakZscaler ZIA/ZPA

VMware SD-WAN

VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco

Industries

Zscaler Branch Connector

Cross-industryRetailLogisticsEnterprise Branches

VMware SD-WAN

Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing

Regions

Zscaler Branch Connector

Global

VMware SD-WAN

GlobalUSEUAPAC

Vendor

Company

Zscaler Branch Connector

Zscaler

VMware SD-WAN

VMware

Headquarters

Zscaler Branch Connector

San Jose, California, USA

VMware SD-WAN

Palo Alto, California, USA

Company size

Zscaler Branch Connector

7,000+

VMware SD-WAN

10,001+

Founded

Zscaler Branch Connector

2007

VMware SD-WAN

1998