SD-WAN Quick RFI Launch & Compare
Launch to over 30 Providers and Receive Comparable Responses.
Creating an SD-WAN RFI is the fastest way to compare the market. With the Netify RFI builder application, you can use our pre-built questions or create your own with our AI assistant, fully trained on SD-WAN procurement. Simply fast-track your shortlist and receive capability responses from 30+ curated vendors and service providers.
Participating vendors and service providers include Cato, Aryaka, BT Business, Peplink, Meraki, Versa, Palo Alto and VMware.
Quick RFI
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Best for: Discovery and Budget Approval
The Netify SD-WAN RFI Standard
An SD-WAN RFI should request a clear set of information defining your needs for your environment, specific pain points and objectives. The Netify RFI Builder enables you to define evaluation priorities (identifying which capabilities matter most, such as security stack integration or connectivity underlay) and pre-filter providers based on geographic coverage and operational model.
What's Included in an RFI?
30+ Providers
Access to more than 30 Providers across multiple service categories.
Sector Libraries
Sector-calibrated question libraries for rapid deployment.
In-Platform Scoring
Scoring framework built into the platform.
RFI Question Checklist
The Netify Builder includes over 115 weighted questions. Here are sample questions to consider for your RFI:
- Deployment: Detail your zero-touch provisioning workflow and timeline from hardware delivery to operational status.
- Resilience: Evidence resilient connectivity options appropriate to each site category, including documented failover thresholds.
- Performance: Explain your path selection algorithms and latency management techniques for time-sensitive traffic.
- Security: Detail your approach to segregating clinical, guest and IoMT traffic streams with auditable change tracking.
- Operations: Describe your diagnostic workflow for distinguishing connectivity issues from equipment or application problems.
How the SD-WAN RFP Builder Works
Running an SD-WAN RFP through Netify follows five steps: question selection, requirement definition, marketplace publication, response management and scoring.
- Introduce: Input your industry, company overview and primary contact details.
- Add Sites: Add your sites, circuits, cloud destinations, security requirements and rollout constraints.
- Receive Proposals: Vendors respond to each requirement with structured, comparable answers.
- Track Status: Track status, send clarifications and manage responses in one dashboard.
- Score & Compare: Apply scoring by category, score sections and generate a ranked shortlist with identified gaps.
Core Modules & Technical Requirements
The Netify RFP Builder provides a complete framework of 13 modular sections to suit your project's complexity.
Company Evaluation
Evaluate the provider's financial stability and support models.
Network Architecture
Assess connectivity underlay, cloud use and resilience.
SD-WAN Capabilities
Technical performance, routing and application health.
SASE Security
Security stack integration including ZTNA, SWG and CASB.
SLAs
Performance targets, service credits and escalation procedures.
Rollout & Migration
Detailed migration methodologies to ensure a risk-free rollout.
Commercials
Pricing models, bill of materials and contract terms.
How to Tailor an SD-WAN RFI to Specific Sectors
SD-WAN evaluation demands vary substantially by industry and therefore it’s important to tailor your RFI (or RFP) to sector-specific constraints.
Healthcare
Clinical System Availability & Isolation
Healthcare SD-WAN evaluation must examine clinical system availability expectations, traffic isolation for patient care versus guest and medical IoT networks, and clinician remote access patterns.
- Can the provider enforce segmented traffic policies with auditable change tracking?
- Does the proposal incorporate resilient access options for each site type?
- Detail your approach to segregating clinical, guest and IoMT traffic streams.
Retail
Multi-Site Deployment & Payment Prioritisation
Retail SD-WAN evaluation must address multi-site deployment capabilities, payment and inventory traffic prioritisation, guest WiFi and IoT device isolation and consistent throughput during seasonal demand spikes.
- Does the provider support remote deployment methodologies (zero-touch provisioning)?
- Can the solution prioritise payment and inventory traffic with measurable QoS?
- Are segmentation and security policies enforced uniformly?
Financial Services
Security Enforcement & Change Traceability
Financial Services SD-WAN should prioritise security enforcement consistency, change traceability for audit purposes and latency management for time-sensitive applications.
- Can the provider demonstrate policy change workflows suitable for regulatory audits?
- Does the architecture support encryption standards for regulated data?
- Are SLA commitments explicitly defined with measurable targets?
Manufacturing
Operational & Corporate Network Separation
Manufacturing SD-WAN evaluation must address operational and corporate network separation, resilient connectivity for remote sites, and predictable throughput for production systems.
- Can the provider implement OT/IT separation with demonstrable enforcement?
- Does the proposal include connectivity resilience appropriate to each plant?
- Detail your approach to minimising downtime during initial deployment.
FAQ
What should an SD-WAN RFI include to compare providers fairly?
An SD-WAN RFI should request a clear set of requested information, defining your needs for your environment, specific pain points and objectives, followed by standardised technical and commercial questions structured to gather comparable responses.
How do I evaluate SD-WAN & SASE capabilities in an RFI?
By including the SASE / Network Cybersecurity section of the Netify app (which contains 32 questions), these questions require vendors to provide technical evidence of these combined capabilities.
What should I ask about resilience and 4G/5G failover in an SD-WAN RFI?
The SD-WAN capabilities section within the Netify app includes specific questions about 5G, prove real bandwidth aggregation and document cost control mechanisms such as hard data caps with automatic throttling and proactive alerts.