AppEx CloudWAN vs Neverfail HybriStor

AppEx CloudWAN combines a global network backbone, WAN optimization, and SD-WAN connectivity. Its multi-cloud backbone has more than 600 geographically distributed Points of Presence. The SD-WAN can use connections such as broadband and MPLS and route traffic over efficient paths. AppEx ZetaTCP pairs AI-driven TCP acceleration with Real-Time TCP Tunnel technology to improve performance under latency and packet loss. AI/ML observability provides visibility into traffic, security events, bandwidth use, and application performance; a unified dashboard brings together network and security configuration, policy monitoring and enforcement, reporting, and alerts. Connectivity includes Oracle, Tencent, Alibaba, AWS, Google, and Azure environments, plus SaaS applications such as Office 365 and Salesforce. Users can connect through CloudWAN CPE, the software client, or their own VPN gateway using IPSec, SSL, or GRE. AppEx describes a vendor-agnostic SASE approach with SWG, CASB, FWaaS, ZTNA, WAF, and XDR capabilities. Pricing is on request, billed by bandwidth per year, month, or day. A free trial is available.

Neverfail HybriStor provides secondary storage and data deduplication for backup, archive, and recovery data. Its global deduplication rate is stated as up to 30:1, and Neverfail says the product can reduce primary storage costs by up to 95%. With InstaCache, users can run or mount a virtual machine from HybriStor without copying it first or rehydrating its data. The product page states ingestion throughput of up to 300 MB/s. It can replicate data to cloud storage or multiple sites, including hub-and-spoke and N-1 configurations, and send deduplicated, compressed data to an object store. The virtual appliance works with backup or archive software that writes to a NAS interface; REST API capabilities support connections to compatible backup and recovery tools. Neverfail describes AES 256-bit encryption for data in flight and at rest, plus a management platform with real-time job performance insight. HybriStor is available for Linux and self-hosted deployment. The free plan is free and includes 1TB with unlimited instances; a 45-day trial is free and includes 10TB. Pricing is also available on request.