Calico Enterprise vs VMware NSX
| Calico Enterprise | VMware NSX | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Web |
| Free plan | No | |
| Deployment model | hybrid | hybrid |
| Control-plane model | centralized | hybrid |
| Policy segmentation | Yes | Yes |
| Northbound API | Yes | Yes |
| Supported protocols | BGP, IP-in-IP, VXLAN, WireGuard, TCP, UDP, SCTP, ICMP, ICMPv6, HTTP | GENEVE, VLAN, VXLAN, REST, HTTPS, IPFIX, Syslog, IPsec, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, IPv4, IPv6 |
| CNI plugin | Yes | |
| Network policies | Yes | |
| Egress control | Yes | |
| Multi-cluster networking | Yes | |
| Supported platforms | VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS), Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, VMware Tanzu, VMware vSphere |
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