Tech riderRev. 22 Sept 2026
VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Deployment modelagentless
- 4Workload coveragemixed
- 5Policy granularityidentity
- 6Kubernetes enforcementYes
- 7Identity-based rulesYes
- 8Cloud environmenton premises
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: vmware.com
Overview
VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall is ranked #21 of 28 in microsegmentation software on Specifiction. It runs on Web.
Compared on microsegmentation software
- Deployment model
- agentlessvmware.com
- Workload coverage
- mixedvmware.com
- Policy granularity
- identityvmware.com
- Kubernetes enforcement
- Yesvmware.com
- Identity-based rules
- Yesvmware.com
- Cloud environment
- on_premisesvmware.com
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