Citrix

• In terms of end-use, Citrix’s SD-WAN solutions caters to a wide range of application areas.
• Apart from providing deep visibility into thousands of apps and optimizing delivery based on intent and network conditions, the solution helps virtual, cloud, and SaaS applications to perform their best.
•  Some features of Citrix’s SD-WAN solutions include the following: turnkey SaaS connection service, solutions for desktop that equips the user with HDX visibility and optimization, Microsoft Teams optimization with HDX, both built-in and third party security options, etc.
• With packet-based steering, the time required for link failover in Citrix’s SD-WAN solution is less than 200 milliseconds, which can take up to 30 seconds with solutions from other vendors.
• The latest pricing for Citrix SD-WAN standard edition 500 mbps is US$1.69/hour.
• A further breakup of the pricing can be found in this link.
• In the category of hardware offerings, Citrix’s SD-WAN load balancing devices have a wide range of pricing between US$3,043.99 and US$19,570.99.

Cisco

• To bring next-generation SD-WAN solutions to market, Cisco acquired Viptela, a privately held company based in San Jose, CA in August 2017.
• Cisco’s SD-WAN solution is open, programmable and scalable.
• The secure cloud scale architecture can be managed through Cisco vManage console which can be further connected with a SD-WAN overlay fabric to connect data centers, branches, campuses, and co-location facilities to improve network speed, security, and efficiency.
• Some features of Cisco’s SD-WAN solutions include the following: multicloud choice and control, built-in security, end-to-end visibility into applications and infrastructure, and real-time analytics that equips the user with failure correlation, cross-customer bench marking, and application performance scores.
• Cisco’s NSO SD-WAN core function pack perpetual base package is priced at US$45,000.
• A detailed list of Cisco’s global pricing options for SD-WAN offerings can be found here.