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Lumen SD-WAN vs. F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricLumen SD-WAN

by Lumen Technologies

F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

by F5

Overall rating3.34.2
Review count1012
Ease of use7.18.5
Ease of setup6.29.3
Quality of support6.98.9
Meets requirements7.48.7
NPS-3041.666667
Small Business10.0%25.0%
Mid-Market80.0%25.0%
Enterprise10.0%50.0%
Total page views4671
Total LLM citations6867

Lumen SD-WAN

CenturyLink® SD-WAN solutions integrate disparate connectivity types into a seamless hybrid software-defined WAN for complete visibility and enhanced performance of your entire network ecosystem through a centralized customer portal.​ CenturyLink was recently recognized with the Frost and Sullivan Innovation and Leadership Award for SD-WAN in North America to go along with our 2017 MEF Award as the Best SD-WAN Managed Service of the Year, Worldwide.

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    F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

    F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is a SaaS-based service designed to simplify and secure networking across public clouds, hybrid environments, and edge sites. It enables organizations to seamlessly extend their networks with encrypted site-to-site connectivity, centralized network and security policy enforcement, and comprehensive observability. By abstracting the complexities of diverse networking infrastructures, Network Connect facilitates rapid deployment and management of multi-cloud architectures.

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