Side by side

Arista CloudVision vs Open Virtual Network

Both stand on data center fabric software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

OVN provides logical network abstractions and related networking features for cloud management environments. Teams should account for its on-premises deployment model and the recommended transport-security setup.

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The facts

	Arista CloudVision	Open Virtual Network
Free plan	Not published	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	Linux, Self-hosted
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Free or on request
Plans published	None	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	arista.com	ovn.org
On data center fabric software	#7 of 18	#3 of 18

Arista CloudVision: what it does well

Open Virtual Network: what it does well

Free open-source software under Apache 2
Provides logical routers and switches
Supports overlapping network address spaces
Runs in userspace without kernel modules
Virtual machines can migrate without network disruption

What to know first

Intended for use by cloud management software
OpenSSL libssl is optional but recommended for secure database connections

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