Nokia Nuage Networks SD-WAN vs Turnium SD-WAN

Nokia Nuage Networks SD-WAN, also called VNS, links branch locations with private data centers, public clouds, provider-managed VPNs, and SaaS services. A central policy repository applies business and application requirements to WAN links and routes, with the aim of meeting performance, cost, security, and policy criteria. Listed transports include IP/MPLS, internet, and LTE/5G. Nokia says automated site or VPN setup can take a few minutes rather than several weeks. The SD-WAN 2.0 architecture adds application-level visibility and control across branches, private data centers, and public clouds, with traffic details such as source, destination, type, and rates. It can orchestrate third-party virtual network functions on uCPE and chain functions in data centers or clouds. Security capabilities include web filtering, application control, segmentation, stateful Layer 3–4 security, and intrusion detection and prevention; some features require add-on licenses. It supports Linux, web, and self-hosted environments. Pricing is on request.

Turnium SD-WAN connects office sites, data centers, cloud providers, vehicles, and IoT devices through private overlay networks. Its no-code networking engine automates core and edge programming, routing, and service mesh as sites are added or changed. The platform can combine wired and wireless circuits from different carriers and show performance for each link and across the whole connection. Traffic controls include per-packet link balancing, bandwidth adaptation, bidirectional QoS, automatic circuit tuning, and sub-second session failover. It distributes packets over multiple circuits and supports AES-128 or AES-256 encryption. Turnium is a software-only Layer 3 platform; partners can add their own security and orchestration solutions. It runs on x86 hardware, bare metal, virtual environments, or containers, including Debian and OpenSUSE Leap environments. Core nodes can run in IBM Cloud, and its container networking function is certified for Red Hat OpenShift. The RESTful API connects with network-management and related systems. It is paid, with pricing on request, and a free proof-of-concept trial is available; no duration is stated. The managed service is listed for the United States and Canada.