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VMware NSX Data Center

byBroadcom (VMware)
in
4.4
Market Presence: Data Center and Cloud Networking (Transitioning to Data Center Switching), Application Delivery Controllers

Overview

Overall experience with VMware NSX Data Center

TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MANAGER
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education
FAVORABLE

“VMware NSX Data Center: Overcoming Hardware Hassles with Virtual Control”

5.0
Sep 18, 2024
I would say my experience with VMware NSX Data Center has been pretty positive in every term. It really makes my network more secure and manageable and it gives me a lot of flexibility to control network.
IT Associate
1B - 3B USD, Finance (non-banking)
CRITICAL

“Good start of the product but yet picking up.”

3.0
Nov 23, 2023
This tools is aim to be a powerful, centralized hub to manage and control the virtual environment. However, like many other VMware products, it has a lot of bugs, it has its own definition of terms and design, making it difficult to troubleshoot, especially logs are everywhere (could be on the Edge servers, or vCenter, or ESXi). It also has IDS/IPS feature, but not sure how reliable it is; at the end, proper firewalls and network switches have to implement, it is kind of defeating the purpose. It could be useful for large DevOps environment with many different teams running on different projects since it allows same subnet traffic control.

About Company

Company Details

Updated 4th February 2026
Year Founded
1998
Head office location
California, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
https://www.vmware.com/

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A Snapshot of What Matters - Based on Validated User Reviews

Reviewer Insights for: VMware NSX Data Center
Deciding Factors: VMware NSX Data Center Vs. Market Average
Performance of VMware NSX Data Center Across Market Features

VMware NSX Data Center Likes & Dislikes

Like

First thing I like about VMware NSX Data Center is that it helps me in managing networks easily and quickly. It gives me relief now that I don't have to deal with hardware all the time. Second thing I can control everything from anywhere by creating a virtual machine.

Like

Centralized network hub for virtual environment. It is an all-in-one solution which may replace most of the hardware networking devices. The network topology diagram makes it easier to understand the network architecture.

Like

scalability, full integration, transferability

Dislike

Things I dislike about VMware NSX Data Center are that sometimes it feels like I have to pass many steps to get things working as per my requirements. The learning path is kind of hard if you are new to it.

Dislike

A lot of bugs. Difficult to implement. Support may not be knowledgeable to answer enquiries soon.

Dislike

constantly changing licensing and feature set included

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VMware NSX Data Center Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 183 ratings and reviews for Data Center and Cloud Networking (Transitioning to Data Center Switching) market. View all 210 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.4

(183 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
52%
4 Star
43%
3 Star
4%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
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Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.4

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

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  • TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MANAGER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    VMware NSX Data Center: Overcoming Hardware Hassles with Virtual Control

    5.0
    Sep 18, 2024
    I would say my experience with VMware NSX Data Center has been pretty positive in every term. It really makes my network more secure and manageable and it gives me a lot of flexibility to control network.
  • IT ASSOCIATE
    <50M USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    The Challenges and Solutions of VMware NSX Licensing

    4.0
    Jun 11, 2024
    VMware NSX (formally NSX-T) is a great fully integrated product that provides all basic features you need to secure your on-premise or cloud environment.
  • IT SERVICES ASSOCIATE
    <50M USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Simplicity Firewall with NSX Data Center

    4.0
    Feb 22, 2024
    Using NSX as a gateway to the VM underneath makes it easier to configure the network. NSX is sufficient for standard firewall features, like NAT IPSec and VPN.
  • IT Associate
    1B-10B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    Good start of the product but yet picking up.

    3.0
    Nov 22, 2023
    This tools is aim to be a powerful, centralized hub to manage and control the virtual environment. However, like many other VMware products, it has a lot of bugs, it has its own definition of terms and design, making it difficult to troubleshoot, especially logs are everywhere (could be on the Edge servers, or vCenter, or ESXi). It also has IDS/IPS feature, but not sure how reliable it is; at the end, proper firewalls and network switches have to implement, it is kind of defeating the purpose. It could be useful for large DevOps environment with many different teams running on different projects since it allows same subnet traffic control.
  • SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Best Managing too for virtualise Network and Security for VM's - VMware NSX

    4.0
    Jun 24, 2023
    We used Vmware NSX to visualise our Networking and Security for Virtual Machines it went smooth while deploying and configuration stage we are happy with the solution
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