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Data Quadrant Awards 2024

SD-WAN - Enterprise


SoftwareReviews names Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange as SD-WAN - Enterprise Data Quadrant Award Winners.


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SD-WAN - Enterprise

Data Quadrant

Data Quadrants are proudly founded in 100% user review data and are free of traditional "magical" components such as market presence and analyst opinion, which are opaque in nature and may be influenced by vendor pressure, financial or otherwise.

The SoftwareReviews Data Quadrant evaluates and ranks products based on feedback from IT and business professionals. The placement of a software in the Data Quadrant indicates its relative ranking as well as its categorization.

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SD-WAN - Enterprise Data Quadrant

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Software Experience

When distilled down, the software experience is shaped by both the experience with the software and the relationship with the vendor. Evaluating enterprise software along these two dimensions provides a comprehensive understanding of the product and helps identify vendors that can deliver on both.

Product Features and Satisfaction

The satisfaction is captured in the overall satisfaction score, which is driven by the likelihood of users to recommend the software, combined with user satisfaction across top product features.

Vendor Experience and Capabilities

The vendor relationship is calculated in a weighted average of the satisfaction scores tied to vendor capabilities (e.g. software implementation, training, customer support, product roadmap) as well as emotional response ratings toward the vendor (e.g. trustworthy, respectful, fair).

Gold Medalists


Fortinet Secure SD-WAN logo
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Fortinet Secure SD-WAN logo
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Fortinet

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Fortinet is the only NGFW vendor to provide native SD-WAN along with integrated advanced threat protection. FortiGate SD-WAN replaces separate WAN routers, WAN optimization, and security devices with a single solution that is application-aware, offers automatic WAN path control and multi-broadband support.

8.5

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+96

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

91%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

Badge Winner
50Reviews
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15+
pages

Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange logo
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44Reviews
Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange logo
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Cradlepoint

Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange

NetCloud is a cloud-based subscription service that combines cloud management, software-defined networking, and unified edge security with industry-leading LTE and 5G cellular networking technology to power a portfolio of purpose-built wireless edge routers and adapters.

7.9

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+89

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

94%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

Badge Winner
44Reviews
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15+
pages

Vendor Capability Awards


Availability and Quality of Training

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Breadth of Features

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Business Value Created

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Ease of Customization

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Ease of Data Integration

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Ease of IT Administration

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Ease of Implementation

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Quality of Features

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Usability and Intuitiveness

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Vendor Support

Cisco SD-WAN

Badge Winner

Vendor Capability Awards


Availability and Quality of Training

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Breadth of Features

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Business Value Created

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Ease of Customization

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Ease of Data Integration

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Ease of IT Administration

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Ease of Implementation

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Quality of Features

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Usability and Intuitiveness

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN


Vendor Support

Cisco SD-WAN


Other Evaluated Vendors


VMware SD-WAN logo
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29Reviews
VMware SD-WAN logo
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VMware, Inc.

VMware SD-WAN

VMware SD-WAN improves upon the economics and flexibility of a hybrid WAN with the deployment speed and low maintenance of a cloud-based service. It includes policy-based, network-wide application performance, visibility and control while dramatically simplifying the WAN by delivering virtualized services from the cloud to branch offices.

7.8

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+95

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

86%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

29Reviews
Write a Review
Product Report

15+
pages

Aruba EdgeConnect logo
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32Reviews
Aruba EdgeConnect logo
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Aruba Networks

Aruba EdgeConnect

Aruba Edge-to-Cloud Security for the Intelligent Edge. Full visibility, control, and enforcement with a built-in foundation for Zero Trust and SASE frameworks.

7.7

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+93

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

88%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

32Reviews
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Product Report

15+
pages

Cisco SD-WAN logo
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34Reviews
Cisco SD-WAN logo
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Cisco Systems

Cisco SD-WAN

Cisco solutions provide customers secure access with end to end visibility when connecting to cloud applications—while also reducing costs. Features such as transport independence that includes 5G helps connect businesses to the cloud, while true zero-touch provisioning simplifies setup and lowers operating costs. Cisco also offers an unmatched set of service offerings around the globe to ensure customers and partners receive the right level of support to generate a strong ROI from their deployment. Cisco SD-WAN gives customers the flexibility, visibility and control they need to ensure long-term success.

7.5

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+80

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

82%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

34Reviews
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Product Report

15+
pages

Cato Edge SD-WAN logo
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21Reviews
Cato Edge SD-WAN logo
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CATO Networks

Cato Edge SD-WAN

Cato is providing a fully converged global SD-WAN with built-in network security, delivered as a cloud service. SD-WAN edge device is the enabling network infrastructure.

7.4

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+87

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

84%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

21Reviews
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15+
pages

For the full list of vendors in this space, click here.

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