VMware NSX
Reviews
Star rating
Rank in Data Center Networking
Pros and cons
Pros
- Ease of Use
- Security
- Features
- Easy Integrations
- Security Compliance
- Network Management
Cons
- Pricing Issues
- Expensive
- Learning Difficulty
- Complexity
- Small Business Limitations
- Upgrade Issues
Traffic & LLM citations
Source: G2 review data
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Key stats
Adoption by company size
| Segment | Share of reviews |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 31.9% |
| Mid-Market | 31.9% |
| Enterprise | 36.3% |
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Reviews | Star rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 11 | 4.5 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2026 Q2 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 2026 Q3 | 10 | 4.3 |
Satisfaction ratings
What reviewers say
Flexible, Centralized Network Management with Powerful Segmentation in NSX
“NSX makes network management more flexible and easier to control. I particularly like the centralized management, segmentation capabilities, and visibility it provides across virtual environments.”
Granular Micro-Segmentation and Rapid, Software-Defined Network Deployment
“Granular Micro-Segmentation: It delivers localized, software-defined firewalling directly at the workload level, helping contain lateral security risks within the data center. Deployment administrators can quickly spin up, configure, and orchestrate virtual routers, switches, ”
NSX Makes Realistic Network Failure Testing Easy
“As a QA, NSX lets me realistically simulate network failures, block specific connections (for example, between the frontend and the database), and validate security rules without having to change the application code.”