Nokia Virtualized Service Router vs Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router

Nokia Virtualized Service Router8.9Visit HNHuawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router8.8Visit

Higher score Nokia Virtualized Service Router #3 in Virtual Routers Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Nokia

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HN Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router #4 in Virtual Routers Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Contact Huawei

• Nokia Virtualized Service Router fits best

  Operators needing virtualized service-provider functions

• Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise multi-cloud teams

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Side by side

Feature	Nokia Virtualized Service Router 8.9/10 Visit ↗	HNHuawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Virtual Routers Software	#4 in Virtual Routers Software
Best for	Operators needing virtualized service-provider functions	Mid-market and enterprise multi-cloud teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Linux	Linux, Web
Integrations	3 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Nokia Virtualized Service Router 2/2 · Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router 2/2
VPN support	✓	✓
High availability	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment type	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Routing protocols	BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIP	OSPFv2/v3, BGP/BGP4+, static routing
Max throughput	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud platforms	Not checked yet	HUAWEI Cloud, AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Azure, Tencent Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Tianyi Cloud, Volcano Engine, Google Cloud, China Mobile Cloud
Our review
Pros	Supports IP/MPLS edge services across business, residential and mobile networks. Combines BNG, L2TP, residential gateway, NAT and IPsec functions. Offers VM or container deployment with multi-node resiliency options.	Supports static routing, OSPFv2/v3, BGP/BGP4+, and policy-based routing Offers L3VPN, SD-WAN EVPN, GRE VPN, IPsec, and IKEv2 Centralizes cloud-site deployment and management through iMaster-NCE
Cons	Pricing is handled through contact sales. Scaling depends on adding CPU and memory resources. Its focus on service-provider functions may not suit simpler routing needs.	Pricing is handled through contact with sales rather than a listed plan The listed support channel is email Its routing, VPN, security, and QoS scope may exceed simpler gateway needs
Our verdict	Nokia Virtualized Service Router is IP edge routing software based on Nokia’s Service Router Operating System. It is aimed at service providers, cloud providers and mission-critical enterprise environments that need virtualized network… Read the review →	Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L is a software router deployed as a virtual network function in hypervisor and public-cloud environments. Huawei describes it for enterprise SD-WAN, SASE, and cloud scenarios, including virtual CPE, virtual… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Nokia Virtualized Service Router — where it wins

  • Supports IP/MPLS edge services across business, residential and mobile networks.
  • Combines BNG, L2TP, residential gateway, NAT and IPsec functions.
  • Offers VM or container deployment with multi-node resiliency options.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact sales.
  • Scaling depends on adding CPU and memory resources.
  • Its focus on service-provider functions may not suit simpler routing needs.

• Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router — where it wins

  • Supports static routing, OSPFv2/v3, BGP/BGP4+, and policy-based routing
  • Offers L3VPN, SD-WAN EVPN, GRE VPN, IPsec, and IKEv2
  • Centralizes cloud-site deployment and management through iMaster-NCE

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact with sales rather than a listed plan
  • The listed support channel is email
  • Its routing, VPN, security, and QoS scope may exceed simpler gateway needs

• Nokia Virtualized Service Router8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A service-provider-focused virtual router spanning IP/MPLS, broadband, NAT and IPsec functions.

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• HNHuawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A cloud-deployable router with broad cloud coverage, VPN, routing, and centralized management.

  Contact HuaweiFull verdict →