Analyst Report

Versa Networks is a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN

For the fifth consecutive year, Versa was recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN. We believe this is a testament to our Versa Secure SD-WAN solution’s ability to deliver a Zero Trust Branch that is secure, connected and resilient. Versa Networks also has been ranked highest in aggregate product score on Gartner Critical Capabilities and all Gartner Customer Use Cases in 2024.

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Power Your Modern Branches with Versa Secure SD-WAN

With the rapid adoption of SaaS applications, the explosion of devices like IoT, and the rise in branch modernization, the branch has evolved. Organizations require secure and reliable connectivity for all users, applications and devices in their branches. Only a comprehensive and consolidated branch solution can meet and exceed their needs by combining SD-WAN and security, while simplifying operations with the power of AI. Gartner states that “By 2027, 70% of network operations personnel will rely on generative AI for Day 2 SD-WAN management, up from less than 5% in early 2024″ in the report. In the same report, Gartner has noted that over the next 18 months, Versa Networks will invest in multi-cloud connectivity, Versa AI Edge to support local GenAI inference models, and sovereign SASE to enhance its visibility and observability analytics and deliver its self-protecting network built on Versa AI.

Versa Networks, combines full-featured SD-WAN, complete integrated security, advanced scalable routing, genuine multi-tenancy, and sophisticated analytics to meet WAN Edge requirements for small to extremely large enterprises and Service Providers to achieve key business outcomes:

• Exceptional User Experience for all Applications – Providing end-to-end application assurance for all applications, including SaaS, which are distributed and dynamic in content. Versa Secure SD-WAN’s application awareness accurately identifies apps up to layer 7 to provide direct-to-app access, intelligent traffic engineering, and prioritization based on application SLAs for all applications, like SaaS, Cloud, internet and data center apps. Versa Networks ensures better performance providing application intelligence on all WAN links including MPLS, broadband, 5G/LTE and Satellite. This, combined with hierarchical QoS and WAN optimization techniques like Forward Error Correction (FEC) and packet duplication, Versa Secure SD-WAN further improves and accelerates today’s dynamic and distributed applications.
• Integrated Security to Protect all Users, Apps and Devices, Including IoT – Enforcing least-privileged access and continuous trust verification to minimize risks on-prem with integrated security capabilities like NGFW, IPS/IDS and threat prevention. Additionally, it uniquely discovers and protects all IoT devices by providing complete IoT visibility and security with accurate device and firmware identification.
• Operational Simplicity and Deployment Flexibility – Delivering comprehensive visibility of the entire network, security and application performance with Versa Management System. Versa Secure SD-WAN provides segment-wise insights and trend analysis with Digital Experience Management (ADEM), complete with SD-WAN analytics and AI-powered operations for SD-WAN that  improve mean time to resolution significantly.
• Strong Product Strategy – Versa Networks continues to lead SD-WAN innovations in the industry, particularly adding capability like AI-enabled visibility and analytics, cloud connectivity and Security Service Edge to help customers achieve a SASE strategy.

In addition, Gartner’s recognizes Versa for its demonstration of clear strengths that sets it apart from other vendors in Critical Capabilities for SD-WAN for 2024.

Versa Networks’ Secure SD-WAN scored excellent across all five major use cases including large hybrid WAN, on-premises security-sensitive WAN, cloud-first WAN, small-branch WAN, and partner-integrated cloud security. Gartner highlights Versa’s leadership in routing and application steering, deployment flexibility, and on-premises security with integrated NGFW suitable for large-scale deployments. This is in addition to the innovations such as elastic service clusters, SASE-on-SIM, and Intelligent path selection with SLA-based traffic steering.

With branch offices facing fundamental shifts, Versa Secure SD-WAN’s ability to deliver innovations in application assurance, IoT security and AI capabilities is essential to power the todays modern branches.