Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best for WAN Management"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

Wide area network management is a very critical parameter that a company has to look into and Cisco SD-WAN is a one stop solution that helps to achieve the WAN management.

Cisco SS-WAN is useful to monitor and also take action on the traffic and network related issues in the WAN.

With the help of Cisco SD-WAN automation, it is really helpful for us to route traffic from the various systems to manage it efficiently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

I started working on CISCO SD-WAN from the year 2020 and since then, I have not seen any failures or crashes with product.

CISCO SD-WAN is also very reliable and easy to implement but cost wise it is kind of little higher than other products in the market but the features it provides are very important Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AG
Amar G.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"its good"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

Templates, Tloc feature, App aware routing feature, performance analysis through calculated by jitter loss latency of the link, even traffic management, last resort while doing MPLS circuit migration so many features.

As a design point of view, cloud features can be merged with an underlay network, which can be managed by SDWAN solution.

cost effection solution as compaire to MPS curcuit. cloud primess.

GUI friendly from which you can manage Vedge and Vmanges.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

I have faced multiple incidents of unwanted reload C8200 routing, impacting a downgraded version. Like it was running 1709, but after reloading, it came with 1704, which affected on device template for which my biz-network went down, and tunnels also got down.

This incident happen more than thrice in a month, the reason power fluctuated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Innovative WAN management solution"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

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 on WANs and helps us to manage the traffic in our company and enable security measures Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

The setup of Cisco SD WAN is kind of complex and I feel personally that the setup process can be made easier.

Cost wise CISCO SD WAN is comparatively higher than the other products in the market but the features and benefits it gives are really important

In my day today operations on the Cisco SD WAN technology I do not see any other demerits with the product or any critical failures with respect to this product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best for Management to WAN"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

Cisco SD-WAN is intelligent service that helps us to manage the traffic and route it across multi-links.

The traffic routing and traffic management help us extensively to achieve our reliability and management of WAN goals

It's ability to analyse, monitor and provide reports related to network and traffic is amazing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

Costing of SD-WAN is the only point which comes to my mind when I think of the cons related to SD-WAN. It is not very costly but not in a mid range of cost as well. I understand that it is in demand and more useful than the cost though. It is useful to achieve each and every milestone and target related to monitoring and maintainance of network and traffic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best solution to manage WAN"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

SD-WAN has been used extensively by our organisation to manage the traffic in a better way as it also helps with policies that’s help to manage and route the traffic.

It is compact and robuts. Easy to deploy and manage.

The energy and power consumption is comparatively lesser than any other counterparts in the martket Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

Deployment time for this is comparatively higher and time consuming but it is reliable and necessary time to ensure that there are no issues observed later.

Cost wise SD-WAN is more and we would have loved it if it was a little cheaper Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security
AC
Verified User in Computer & Network Security
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best WAN management solution"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

It helps our company to efficiently manage WANs. It is reliable, robust and scalable. Best for traffic management and to tackle security threats. It is very easy to use, easy to implement and integrate with any other solution. Cisco provides great customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

I have been using this product every day since many years and I have never seen any issues with this product. I cannot think of any dropbacks or demerits about this prodcut and it is a one stop solution for WAN management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pranav K.
PK
Pranav K.
ServiceNow Developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Cisco SD-WAN is the Best Secure Solution for Remote Workforce"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

The most exciting feature of the Cisco SD-WAN is that it directs network traffic over multiple links, including MPLS and satellite connections, among others. It also integrates with cloud service providers such as Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure, and others, making it simple to connect to Cloud applications and services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

NA - No dislikes on Cisco SD-WAN.

I have been a long term user for Cisco Products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SO
San Naing O.
Solutions Consultant
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Cisco SD-WAN"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

1. Application performance optimization Cisco SD-WAN supports dynamic path selection for critical applications to get the necessary bandwidth and performance.

2. Analytics and visibility Cisco SD-WAN supports monitoring and analytics that provide network performance, traffic patterns, and potential issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

1. Cost: Cisco SD-WAN solutions can have a significant upfront and ongoing cost, including hardware, software licenses, and maintenance.

2. Integration Challenges: Cisco SD-WAN have challenges when integrating SD-WAN with legacy systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
AH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The revolutionary cloud-agnostic solution"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

One of the feature that I like about using Cisco's products is that they always treat innovation as their top priorities. It is the best cloud-agnostic virtual solution and is able to handle all types of workloads at ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

When we went live with Cisco SD-WAN there were not enough help center articles or documentation available which acted as blockades for us when we were trying to implement the solution in our infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ayush S.
AS
Ayush S.
Python Developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Cisco sd wan systems that simplifies the management and operation of wide area networks."
4/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

Centralized Management

Intelligent Traffic Routing: SD-WAN intelligently routes network traffic across multiple links, including MPLS, broadband internet, 4G/5G, and satellite connections. This dynamic traffic steering optimizes performance, improves application response times, and enhances user experience.

Application Visibility and Control

Security and Compliance

Cloud integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?

Cost, Complexity, Vendor lock-in, learning curve, Reliance on Internet Connectivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.