VMware NSX comparisons
VMware NSX is compared head-to-head with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller, Cisco Catalyst Center and Huawei iMaster NCE-Fabric and more: 7 head-to-heads in Software-Defined Networking Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
VMware NSX head-to-head
- VMware NSX vs Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
- VMware NSX vs Cisco Catalyst Center
- VMware NSX vs Huawei iMaster NCE-Fabric
- VMware NSX vs Nutanix Flow Virtual Networking
- VMware NSX vs HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer
- VMware NSX vs OpenStack Neutron
- VMware NSX vs Azure Virtual Network Manager
VMware NSX vs each of them
| # | Tool | Paid from | Deployment model | Control-plane model | Policy segmentation | Northbound API | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware NSX | Hybrid | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 2 | Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller | On-premises | Centralized | Yes | Yes | 9.1 | |
| 3 | Cisco Catalyst Center | Hybrid | 9.0 | ||||
| 4 | Huawei iMaster NCE-Fabric | On-premises | Centralized | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 5 | Nutanix Flow Virtual Networking | Hybrid | Centralized | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 6 | HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer | On-premises | Centralized | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 7 | OpenStack Neutron | Free | Hybrid | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
| 8 | Azure Virtual Network Manager | Cloud | Centralized | Yes | Yes | 8.2 |
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