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Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN
(16)
4.3 out of 5
Azure Virtual WAN
By Microsoft
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
(90)
4.4 out of 5
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
By Cisco
At a Glance
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN
Star Rating
(16)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Star Rating
(90)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Azure Virtual WAN vs Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN meets the needs of their business better than Azure Virtual WAN.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Virtual WAN is the preferred option.
  • When assessing product direction, Azure Virtual WAN and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Virtual WAN
No pricing available
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
No pricing available
Free Trial
Azure Virtual WAN
No trial information available
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
11
8.9
56
Ease of Use
7.9
11
9.1
58
Ease of Setup
8.7
5
9.2
44
Ease of Admin
8.0
5
8.9
42
Quality of Support
9.1
9
8.9
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
5
9.3
43
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
10
7.7
55
Features by Category
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Monitoring
Not enough data
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Support
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Azure Virtual WAN and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN share no categories
Unique Categories
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN is categorized as Network Management Tools
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN is categorized as SD-WAN
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
53.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.4%
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN
Venture Capital & Private Equity
7.7%
Primary/Secondary Education
7.7%
Medical Practice
7.7%
Media Production
7.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.7%
Other
61.5%
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Information Technology and Services
24.4%
Hospital & Health Care
6.4%
Retail
5.1%
Automotive
5.1%
Higher Education
3.8%
Other
55.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Consumer Goods
GC
Verified User in Consumer Goods

user friendly and enhances remote office connectivity

Most Helpful Critical Review
Janet G.
JG
Janet G.
Verified User in Architecture & Planning

latency, it's not like a point to point and there can be disconnects / interruptions that in some environments is not acceptable. comparable to VPN connection vs point to point

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Cisco HD Van which is also known as software defined when is a very important enterprise WAN technology. It is a crucial product used by a company for management of van and it is similar to SDN which is software define networking. It focuses explicity...

Most Helpful Critical Review
YI
Yasir I.
Verified User in Financial Services

with cedges not good. code doesnt support lot of visibility etc

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Discussions
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN Discussions
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Discussions
What is Cisco SD-WAN used for?
1 comment
Niranjan L.
NL
Cisco SDWAN is used for Software Defined Networking Centralized management Zero Touch provisioning Link agnostic Load Balancing and sharing...Read more
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