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VeloCloud SD-WAN

byArista Networks
in SD-WAN
4.6

Overview

Overall experience with VeloCloud SD-WAN

Designer
500M - 1B USD, Services (non-Government)
FAVORABLE

“Cloud deployment works well, but business policy setup feels confusing”

4.0
Jun 15, 2026
Product support has significantly improved since it was owned by Arista.
IT SERVICES ASSOCIATE
<50M USD, Telecommunication
CRITICAL

“Reliable SD-WAN Solution with strong performance, but steep setup and learning curve”

3.0
May 28, 2026
Velocloud has been a fairly good experience overall. It improved our network stability and made managing multiple sites more convenient, especially with cloud-based monitoring. I also like that it helps prioritize important traffic for better performance. On the downside, the setup and troubleshooting can sometimes be complicated, and teh interface takes time to fully get used to. Overall, it's a reliable solution, but there's still room for improvement in usability and support.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 16th August 2024

Arista Networks predominantly deals with data-driven, client to cloud networking and is prominently focused on servicing large data center, campus, and routing environments. With an objective to provide high accessibility, agility, automation, analytics, and security, the company uses an advanced network operating stack in its platforms.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2004
Head office location
Santa Clara, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
http://www.arista.com

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VeloCloud SD-WAN Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(173 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
73%
4 Star
24%
3 Star
3%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
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Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Integration & Deployment

4.7

Service & Support

4.6

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • IT SERVICES ASSOCIATE
    <50M USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Reliable SD-WAN Solution with strong performance, but steep setup and learning curve

    3.0
    May 28, 2026
    Velocloud has been a fairly good experience overall. It improved our network stability and made managing multiple sites more convenient, especially with cloud-based monitoring. I also like that it helps prioritize important traffic for better performance. On the downside, the setup and troubleshooting can sometimes be complicated, and teh interface takes time to fully get used to. Overall, it's a reliable solution, but there's still room for improvement in usability and support.
  • Designer
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Cloud deployment works well, but business policy setup feels confusing

    4.0
    Jun 15, 2026
    Product support has significantly improved since it was owned by Arista.
  • IT SECURITY & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Early SD-WAN Adoption Offers Simplified Deployment But Faces ZTP Reliability Issues

    4.0
    Aug 26, 2025
    Velocloud is one of the early adopter of the SD-wan concept solution with the benefits of being able to leverage the current infrastructure (underlaying layer) and apply an overlay network meant to improve and meet the needs of the customer/user
  • SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER
    1B-10B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Cracking the High-Performance Experience with VMware SD-WAN's Distinctive Capabilities

    5.0
    Apr 19, 2024
    Routing, Reporting, Management and Application based user experience are my favourite services out of all services offered by SD-WAN VMware. I'm familiar with the velocloud of VMware SASE SD-WAN products and the edge to orchestrator tunneling and maintaining real time details in the GUI interface is the most comforting and time soothing experience. Though the options I used are purely based on my network requirements, I can see that VMware SD-WAN is highly compatible with other networking technologies as it provides versatile options which can be leveraged whenever needed.
  • Tier two manager
    50M-1B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Navigating Implementation and Integration Hurdles with VMware SD-WAN

    5.0
    Apr 18, 2024
    Overall, my experience with VMware SD-WAN has been positive as it addressed many of the challenges we have had WAN fail over and minimizes latency
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Reviewer Insights for: VeloCloud SD-WAN
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Performance of VeloCloud SD-WAN Across Market Features

VeloCloud SD-WAN Likes & Dislikes

Like

Ease of VCE deployment Cloud Deployment Centralized management

Like

This improves network reliability and performance across multiple sites. It's really helpful that I can monitor and manage from a single, cloud-based dashboard, and it does a good job in keeping critical traffic stable even when connection fluctuate.

Like

Easy orchestration from the cloud orchestrator Zero touch provisioning helps to simplify the deployment process and requires less expert personnel on site. Cost savings by leveraging pre-existing network connections (for example MPLS and normal ISP connections)

Dislike

Business policies are not very intutive. Lacks a robust security insertion point Routing within the cloud is not very clearly explained.

Dislike

The setup and troubleshooting can be a bit complex, especially for teams without deep netwotking experience. The interface also takes some time to learn and support response times can sometimes be inconsistent.

Dislike

Software can encounter some bugs and sometimes there were issues with the ZTP feature which didn't work at first.