When comparing SD-WAN solutions, performance, reliability, security, speed, bandwidth, scalability, and simplicity are critical. Cisco SD-WAN meets all these needs and more.
Vendors/Products
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Most popular
Cisco
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Fortinet
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Versa
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Velo
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Aruba EdgeConnect
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PAN
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Supports traditional routing and SD-WAN
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Available
|
Available
SD-WAN available with existing infrastructure |
Available
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Limited
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Limited
|
Available
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Purpose-built SD-WAN architecture
|
Available
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Not Available
|
Available
|
Available
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Not Available
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Limited
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Advanced routing protocols for brownfield integrations
|
Available
|
Available
|
Available
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Limited
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Limited
|
Available
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Dynamic path selection
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Available
|
Available
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Available
|
Available
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Limited
|
Available
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Multi-region fabric
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Available
Supports sub-regions in multi-fabric region solution, providing:
Helps scale the WAN with hierarchical regions improving performance and reliability |
Not Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Multiple-IDPs integration
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Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
|
Available
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Not Available
|
Available
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SD-WAN and ISE integration
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Available
|
Available
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Limited
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Not Available
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Available
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Not Available
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Complete SD-WAN/SASE integration
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Available
|
Available
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Available
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Limited
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Not Available
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Limited
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Remote office, branch office, on-premises security services
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Available
|
Available
|
Available
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Limited
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Limited
|
Available
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Custom silicon
|
Available
|
Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
|
Not Available
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Segmentation
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Available
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Limited
|
Available
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Limited
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Limited
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Limited
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Encrypted traffic analysis
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Available
|
Available
|
Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
|
Available
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IPv6 support for ZBFW
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Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
|
Not Available
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Threat intelligence
|
Available
|
Available
|
Available
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Not Available
|
Not Available
|
Available
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Security Service Edge
|
Available
|
Available
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Limited
|
Available
|
Available
|
Limited
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Security insights
|
Available
|
Available
|
Available
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Limited
|
Limited
|
Available
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SaaS connectivity
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Available
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Limited
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Limited
|
Limited
|
Available
|
Available
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Colocation-cloud gateways
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Available
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Limited
|
Limited
|
Limited
|
Limited
|
Limited
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Multicloud connectivity
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Available
|
Limited
|
Limited
|
Limited
|
Limited
|
Limited
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Multiple VHUBs per Azure region
|
Available
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Not Available
|
Not Available
|
Not Available
|
Not Available
|
Not Available
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Google Service Directory integration
|
Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Storage
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Available
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Not Available
|
Available
|
Available
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Not Available
|
Not Available
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Active-active dual router SD-WAN topology
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Available
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Not Available
|
Available
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Not Available
|
Available
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Limited
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Voice integration
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Available
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Not Available
|
Not Available
|
Not Available
|
Not Available
|
Not Available
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Advanced LTE solutions
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Available
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Limited
|
Available
|
Limited
|
Limited
|
Available
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Industrial SD-WAN
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Available
|
Available
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Limited
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Not Available
|
Not Available
|
Available
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Wi-Fi/5G-ready
|
Available
|
Available
|
Available
|
Available
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Not Available
|
Not Available
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Data center integration
|
Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
|
Available
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Not Available
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Not Available
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End-to-end observability
|
Available
|
Available
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Not Available
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Limited
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Not Available
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Limited
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Analytics and visibility
|
Available
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Limited
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Limited
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Limited
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Limited
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Limited
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Updated in March 2024 based on public information.
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