VMware NSX Reviews & Product Details

Definitely the features it offers around security - distributed firewall, IPS/IDS in a distributed form are making the job with virtualized environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Load Balancer functionality and the changes around native and LB are quite distrucive as the vision is chaning every few weeks. That makes it a real pain from planning perspective, especially if your environmen heavility depends on this feature or it's a main reason why you buy NSX.

Additionally the DFW as an addon after broadcom acqusition is a joke! It should be part of the core license! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

NSX allows for seamless integration of L2, L3 and dynamic routing into Cloud Director allowing a for a compelling platfrom for Cloud Services for traditional VM workloads all the way through to container based applications. It allows the deprecation of traditional VLAN network and allows for high availability of cross availability zone networking allowing business to have buisness continuity. The ability to be able to leverage north south firewall and also distributed firewalling improves the security of cloud services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Unfortunately the new VMware by Broadcom billing models makes NSX no financially viable in the market compared to traditional virtual firewall products such as Fortigate and Palo Alto due to the licensing requirements for DFW, North South Firewall and Load balancing of NSX ALB Service Engines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The micro-segmentation capabilities are particularly impressive, allowing for detailed control over security policies down to the individual VM level. This has significantly enhanced our security posture.

NSX scales well with our growing infrastructure needs. Whether adding new hosts or deploying complex networking topologies, NSX handles the load with minimal issues.

Seamless integration with other VMware products like vSphere and vCenter is a big plus. It makes managing our virtual environment more unified and streamlined. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The initial setup and configuration can be quite complex, requiring a steep learning curve. Even with a strong background in networking, it took our team some time to get fully comfortable with all the features.

NSX is on the pricier side, and while it delivers value, smaller organizations might find it hard to justify the investment.

VMware’s support is generally good, but there have been instances where resolution times were slower than expected, especially for more complex issues.

VMware's customer support is generally responsive and knowledgeable, but the resolution times for complex issues can sometimes be slower than expected, frustrating during critical situations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

High performance software defined networking with microsegmentation

Distributed- and Gatewayfirewall technology

Great compatibility with virtual desktop solutions like VMware Horizon

Easy possibility to integrate with AVI loadbalancer

Great software upgrade procedure (Upgrade coordinator)

Easy to operate

Rich third party vendor support and easy integration with other solutions like Data processing units Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Complexity of initial installation / implementation

The quality and time of VMware support could be improved.

Some features or troubleshooting steps require API access skils as the GUI lacks some aspects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Things i really like about VMware NSX is how versatile is it to use and they have truly set the standard for networking and security. The ability to decoy from physical hardware to software.

Also how easy it is to integrate with there existing products, creating that ecosystem to work on.

Automation features saves time with minimal human errors makes this product great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can be challenging to setup initially.

Also to integrate with existing systems and using any other thord party softwares for it can be difficult to pursue.

It needs alot funds to run this robust program and also resources in timely manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's quite simpless to deploy and had almost all the functionality we requited to setup a multi-site architecture across two DC with proper documentation on refrence architectures and dployments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing really. Because when compared to other solutions out there, its more production ready and has more functionalities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Upsides:

The main reason we use the NSX product on our environments is to make life easier with virtual networking in a SDDC. The ease of use helps our thousands of customers to create their own SDDC with all of their enterprise applications. Virtual networking creates an unprecedented number of use-cases that can be used. Firewalling, VPN's, micro-segmentation, NIC-firewalling, gateway firewalling, BGP and lots more.

There is a rich third party integration possibility within the NSX product like Fortigate-VM! Last but not least, the implementation for NSX is relatively easy. You only need to install 3 appliances and you are good to go.

This is the reason it is used all the time in all our production environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Downsides:

How easily NSX provides functionality to end-customers and/or cloud providers is something different from the configuration that needs to be done to use the product after installation. Next to this, I think the legion of different products such as AVI loadbalancing, IDS/IPS etc. could have a better integration into the main product. Most of these require additional appliances and or software to be used.

Furthermore, the API is vast and complete. However, the GUI seems to be behind in that part since not all API equivalent calls can be done with the GUI, which means that users that do not fully understand API calls the learning curve might be a bit harder in comparison with others that do understand these. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

NSX is very powerfull in microsegmentation or firewalling between VMs. There is no other product available that is able to perform the same level of firewalling within the vSphere environment or SDDC. Once setup the NSX network virtualization alows easy, fully automated deployment of new virtual networks within the environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

NSX lacks internal monitoring tooling in comparison to a classical firewall. NSX relies on external tooling for this.

Currently it is not possible to purchase the NSX firewall (vDefend) as an option to VMware Foundation, it's only available as option to VCF Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VMware NSX is pretty awesome because it makes managing networks super easy. The integration with other VMware tools is seamless, so you don’t have to worry about compatibility issues. I also love how it beefs up security with features like micro-segmentation—it’s like having a super secure firewall for your network. Plus, the interface is really user-friendly, which makes it easy to navigate even if you're not a networking expert. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly, VMware NSX is cool, but there are a few things that bug me. First off, it’s super expensive. If you’re on a budget or working for a smaller company, the costs can really add up, which kinda sucks.

There’s also just so much stuff in it. Like, having a lot of features is great, but it can get overwhelming really fast. Sometimes it feels like there are too many options, and it makes it harder to figure out what you actually need to use. I wish the interface was simpler or that you could just hide the features you don’t need.

Another thing is that while it usually integrates well with VMware products, it can be a pain when you’re trying to get it to play nice with non-VMware stuff. And when you hit those snags, getting help from support can take forever. It’s frustrating when you’re stuck and just want to get things working again.

So yeah, VMware NSX is powerful, but it’s not without its headaches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cloud is not a physical place; It is an operational model. And behind the Cloud operation model, there is automation.

Talking about Cloud without considering network automation (and even security) leaves our "three-legged chair" (computing, storage, and network) without achieving its objective.

And that integrated a stack like VMware Cloud Foundation, which even allows the model to be replicated in Hyperscalers (VMC-A, AVS, GCVE, OCVS), not only simplifies the Day 0 operation, but also Day 2. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having a console that allows you to coordinately manage the different VMware Cloud environments (VCF, VMC-A, AVS, GCVE, OCVS) would be desirable (as was the NSX+ approach). Firstly for Networking elements, in a second stage extended to Security (vDefend and vDefend with ATP). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.