We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the Linux shell, which is useful for troubleshooting or capturing traffic."
"I like the spine as a leaf model and low latency. The hardware is robust and meets expected latency in all environments, mainly if you belong to the media or trading industry. For multicast-based solutions, Arista is number one."
"We find the CloudVision switching feature of this solution really useful."
"What we like most is its performance to price ratio."
"The solution is very stable."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"It provides telemetry and visibility for many metrics that are not supported by most of the other vendors. Out of the box, no third party solutions are needed."
"It's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use."
"NSX's stand-out function is the distributed firewall. The firewall system is just top-notch, and I haven't seen another solution like it."
"We secured our organisation with Micro-segmentation."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the DFW (distributed firewall)"
"Has a great firewall."
"The installation is straightforward, it took a couple of hours."
"It gives more security and micro-segmentation. It helps to set network configurations in an easy way."
"I really like the management dashboard, the tailor-made assurance, the telemetry, and the ease of integration with all other solutions of VMware, such as vSphere."
"One of the big improvements between the NSX-V and NSX-T is that in NSX-T you are no longer dependent on V-Center anymore."
"The CVP management platform needs to be improved."
"The solution needs to accommodate new features."
"The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required."
"They should have a more stable code."
"Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."
"A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"The community is good but is not good enough. It still needs to grow more."
"There is room for improvement in VMware NSX's workload management, particularly in the orchestration layer and in managing workloads across multiple clouds."
"The setup of the solution could be simplified."
"The technical support could use some improvement."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"It lacks full knowledge of physical side of the network topology."
"There are always issues integrating with Cisco."
"The integration with other brands is not the best."
"It still needs to grow. There are still some features that it doesn't do, like it doesn't do multicasting."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 2nd in Network Virtualization with 94 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and PTX Series Routers, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco ACI and Cisco Secure Workload. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. VMware NSX report.
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