{"_type":"stub","vendor":{"slug":"velocloud","vendorName":"VeloCloud (Arista)","path":"/marketplace/velocloud/","metaTitle":"VeloCloud (Arista): Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN Platform","metaDescription":"VeloCloud SD-WAN under Arista Networks, technology partners, channel programmes, deployment options and capability matrix. Quick reference for buyers.","category":"sd-wan-vendor","founded":2012,"hq":"Santa Clara, California, United States","website":"https://www.arista.com","oneLineSummary":"VeloCloud is a cloud-delivered SD-WAN platform now owned by Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) following the July 2025 acquisition of the VeloCloud portfolio from Broadcom.","technologyPartners":[{"partnerName":"Arista Networks","partnershipType":"Parent group, integration with CloudVision and Arista campus networking","direction":"partner-integrates","notes":"VeloCloud has been a wholly owned Arista product line since 1 July 2025."},{"partnerName":"Microsoft Azure","partnershipType":"Cloud on-ramp and Virtual WAN integration","direction":"vendor-integrates"},{"partnerName":"Amazon Web Services","partnershipType":"Cloud on-ramp via virtual edge instances","direction":"vendor-integrates"},{"partnerName":"Zscaler","partnershipType":"SASE pairing with VeloCloud SD-WAN","direction":"bidirectional"}],"partnerProgrammes":[{"name":"Arista Partner Programme","url":"https://www.arista.com/en/partners","notes":"VeloCloud is sold through the wider Arista channel covering resellers, distributors and technology alliance partners."}],"serviceModels":{"fullyManaged":"partner-delivered","coManaged":"available","selfManaged":"available"},"deploymentOptions":["VeloCloud SD-WAN Edge appliances at branch and data centre","Virtual Edge for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud on-ramps","Cloud-hosted gateways for application steering","Integration with Arista CloudVision for unified management"],"globalCoverage":["Global product availability through the Arista channel","VeloCloud cloud gateways distributed across major regions","Arista headquarters and operations centred in Santa Clara, California"],"capabilityFlags":{"noMinimumSpend":null,"whiteLabelOptions":false,"fttpPortfolio":false,"sogeaAvailable":false,"ethernetServices":false,"apiIntegration":true,"partnerPortal":true,"billingSupport":null},"bestFor":["Existing VeloCloud SD-WAN estates continuing under Arista ownership","Mid-market and enterprise buyers wanting cloud-gateway SD-WAN","Distributed organisations pairing VeloCloud with Zscaler for SASE","Customers consolidating on Arista for campus, data centre and WAN"],"lessSuitedFor":["Buyers wanting a single-vendor native SASE stack","Customers needing carrier-grade WAN connectivity from a network owner","Organisations seeking pre-acquisition Broadcom or VMware commercial terms"],"prosAndCons":{"pros":["Established SD-WAN platform with large global install base","Cloud gateway architecture suits hybrid and multi-cloud WAN","Arista ownership stabilises roadmap after Broadcom transition","Named SASE pairing with Zscaler"],"cons":["Three ownership changes since 2017 have unsettled long-term buyers","Brand still in transition under Arista, channel coverage realigning","Not a connectivity provider, requires partner last-mile circuits"]},"relatedVendors":["cisco-product-suite","viptela","versa-networks"],"lastReviewed":"2026-06-08","isStub":true},"_meta":{"canonicalHtml":"/marketplace/velocloud/","mcpServer":"/api/mcp/","openApi":"/openapi.json","llmsTxt":"/llms.txt","note":"This is a public summary based on publicly verifiable facts. Detailed editorial review pending writer input."}}