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Advanced Security
Advanced branch
threat defense
Cisco’s converged branch platform Limited Offers integrated Limited
integrates real-time contextual next-generation firewall and
Offers access-control Offers access-control lists,
awareness, security automation, and intrusion detection system.
lists, stateful firewall, stateful firewall, and Network
industry-leading threat prevention,
and Network Address Address Translation only.
malware protection, EAL4-certified
Translation only.
perimeter defense, and web security.

End-to-end secure
architecture
Site-to-site and remote-access VPN
technologies, DMVPN, GET VPN,
FlexVPN, SSL VPN help protect
sensitive enterprise communications.
NIST-approved, line-rate encryption
secures data in motion.

Real-time threat
intelligence
Cloud-delivered, integrated security Requires a third-party Limited Requires a third-party solution.
service for Cisco branch routers, solution. Supports an intrusion-
providing protection against malware, detection system but not
botnets, phishing, and targeted online detection of DNS-layer attacks.
attacks at the DNS layer.

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Network as sensor
and enforcer

Comprehensive network visibility Limited

with behavioral-based analytics Claims support for analytics-
enables faster anomalies detection based anomaly detection.
and deeper forensics of internal and
external threats.

Trustworthy systems

Secure development lifecycle is

published and verifiable. Products
have trust anchors, secure boot,
and runtime prevention. Software is
digitally signed.

User Experience

Application-aware
WAN

Monitor more than 1400 applications
and network performance.
Troubleshoot issues ​quickly. Deploy
business-intent policies across the
entire network with no probes or
additional hardware.
Claims to monitor more Claims to monitor more
than 2500 applications. than 2000 applications and
Offers application group protocols. Offers application
support and application group support, application
filter support. filter support, and application
visibility and log support.
Supported via deep packet
inspection and DNS snooping.
Used in application steering,
QOS, WAN optimization, and
security policies.

Application high
availability
Monitor path performance and
apply what is learned to select
the best network path for a given
application. Effectively load-balance
across paths while delivering ideal
application-level SLAs.
Monitor path performance Monitor path performance Monitor path performance
and apply what is and apply what is learned and apply what is learned
learned to select the best to select the best network to select the best network
network path for a given path for a given application. path for a given application.
application. Effectively Effectively load-balance across Effectively load-balance across
load-balance across paths paths while delivering ideal paths while delivering ideal
while delivering ideal application-level SLAs. application-level SLAs.
application-level SLAs.

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Enhanced application
experience

Cisco’s software- and hardware-
integrated solution offers bandwidth
optimization, application acceleration,
and intelligent caching.
Limited Limited Fully integrated WAN optimization
Integrated forward error Integrated forward error and acceleration.
correction and tunnel correction and tunnel bonding-
bonding-type features. type features. Requires third
Requires third party for party for WAN optimization.
WAN optimization.

Seamless cloud
extension

Extend the WAN to any private and

public cloud. Get broad hypervisor
and cloud support, seamless network
extension and mobility, and advanced
cloud security features.

Last-mile network
resiliency

Provide primary connectivity or

backup communications. Cisco
Advanced LTE Category 6 support
offers network resiliency for business
continuity, up to 150 times faster
and with far lower latency than 3G
links offer.

Agility

SDN controller and

applications
Get software-defined networking Limited Limited Limited
for the enterprise branch, Limited to SD-WAN Limited to SD-WAN Limited to SD-WAN overlay only.
campus, and WAN. A simple overlay only. overlay only.
user interface and plug-and-play
protocols automate policy-based
application profiles.
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Open and
programmable

Cisco offers NETCONF and YANG

support across branch, WAN, and
cloud platforms.

Pay-as-you-grow
services

Performance license upgrades add

dedicated compute and storage
resources for additional services.

Software licensing
packages

Cisco ONE Software suites make

software buying simple. Instead of
choosing from hundreds of separately
priced software features, you
purchase one software product, for
predictable OpEx.

Virtualization

Enterprise
Network Functions
Virtualization Simplify operations and deployment Supports third-party Supports third-party Limited
of virtual routing, security, and VNF hosting. VNF hosting.
Available as a VNF.
application services.

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Native application
hosting

Automate workflows, configuration, Available as a VNF. Available as a VNF. Available as a VNF.

and operation of lightweight network
functions or third-party tools natively
on our IOS XE operating system.

Integrated compute
and storage

Includes local compute and storage

resources for applications, network
functions or services, data backup,
and analytics.

Services

Depth of services
portfolio
Provides a diverse and complete
lifecycle of advisory, implementation,
optimization, technical, managed, and
training service offers for SD-WAN and
intent-based networking.
Limited Multiservice capabilities for
SD-WAN, including enterprise, Limited
Limited portfolio of strategic
managed, and cloud IP platform. Tiered Managed SD-WAN
planning and advisory
Service provides various levels
services. Service delivery/
of service: base, integrated,
orchestration and analytics
enhanced (optimization), and
through Velocloud’s
cloud optimization. Limited
Virtual Services’ NSX
portfolio of strategic planning and
SD-WAN solution relies
advisory services as well as end-
on multiple virtualized
to-end solution support.
network functions.

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Ease of getting
started

SD-WAN Advise and Implement Velocloud’s NSX SD-WAN Limited Tiered Managed SD-WAN
Quick Start accelerates adoption integrates with existing The managed SD-WAN Service allows customers to add
with predefined project scope and service provider networks solution has built-in service or upgrade software capabilities
budget to simplify implementation for wide-area networking chaining to easily integrate through their service provider.
with validated best practices. Get that integrates advanced with existing third-party Within the Tiered Managed
centralized 24/7 support from expert services through a zero- network and security functions SD-WAN Service, Silver Peak
engineers and a primary point of touch deployment model. in the branch office. You offers the Unity EdgeConnect
contact, accountable from first call Offers a limited free can schedule a demo, but SD-WAN Solution that includes
to resolution. trial evaluation. there are no free trials or service chaining.
quick-start offers.

Strength of services
for security
Technology-agnostic services Limited Managed services combine Uses EdgeConnect simplified
create a security strategy to reduce Virtual service delivery is SD-WAN capabilities with a service chaining with cloud-
implementation risks. Cisco Advanced reliant on the cloud, which range of security functions based security gateways and
Malware Protection (AMP) identifies presents many security using Versa VNFs. Virtual next-generation firewall vendors.
and stops threats before, during, vulnerabilities, challenges, service delivery is reliant on Virtual service delivery is reliant
and after attacks. Business Critical and threats. The Velocoud the cloud, which presents on the cloud, which presents
Services provides an end-to-end website is not secure. many security vulnerabilities, many security vulnerabilities,
view of security architecture. challenges, and threats. challenges, and threats.

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