SD-WAN RFP Builder App Publish & Get Responses
Publish and Get Responses from over 30 Vendors and Service Providers.
With the Netify RFP Builder you can produce a complete SD-WAN RFP and directly publish to providers in minutes (a process that would otherwise take weeks or even months coordinating across stakeholders and vendors), alleviating issues with inconsistent responses that are difficult to compare.
Simply select your questions, add your sites and requirements, publish to our broad, curated list of providers, then compare and score responses, all inside our app.
Participating vendors and service providers include Cato, Aryaka, BT Business, Peplink, Meraki, Versa, Palo Alto and VMware.
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The Netify SD-WAN Standard
An SD-WAN RFP should contain standardised sections that enable fair vendor comparison. The Netify RFP Builder provides a complete framework of 13 modular sections, containing 115 pre-written standardised and professional questions for you to toggle on or off to suit your project’s complexity.
What's Included in an RFP?
30+ Vendors
More than 30 Vendors and Service Providers available directly through the marketplace.
Pre-written Questions
Pre-written RFP questions to meet every need.
In-App Scoring
Scoring and shortlisting inside the app.
Evaluation Criteria Checklist
Don't just ask if they have a feature. Score how they deliver the capability. The Netify Builder includes over 115 weighted questions covering critical KPIs.
- Deployment: Zero-touch provisioning capability for rapid store deployment.
- Failover: LTE/5G failover with defined switchover times.
- Performance: Latency and jitter targets based on real-time application health.
- Security: Robust encryption and TLS inspection capabilities without compromising performance.
- Compliance: Regulatory logging with appropriate retention periods that satisfy audit requirements.
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
An SD-WAN RFP should contain standardised sections that enable fair vendor comparison.
Company & Service Model
Evaluate the supplier's workforce composition, financial stability and accountability models to ensure long-term partnership viability.
Network Footprint
Covers the supplier’s Point of Presence (PoP) locations, backbone architecture and last-mile strategies to ensure global or local reach.
SD-WAN Capabilities
Focuses on technical performance, scalability and the ability to route traffic based on real-time application health.
SASE & Cybersecurity
Requirements for converging networking and security. This includes the likes of Secure Service Edge (SSE), Zero Trust (ZTNA), cloud-delivered firewalls and deep packet inspection.
SLAs & Change Mgmt
Define measurable uptime, latency, and jitter targets, alongside clear procedures for Moves, Adds, Changes and Deletes (MACDs).
Custom Questions
Use the AI Helper to help draft bespoke technical or commercial questions specific to your legacy hardware or unique compliance needs.
Implementation & Governance
Request detailed migration methodologies and project plans to ensure a risk-free rollout, as well as regulatory compliance for your sector.
Sector-Specific SD-WAN RFP Questions
Given that each sector has distinct SD-WAN requirements, businesses in each of the following sectors should consider these potential constraints, minimum comparison criteria and sample questions for their RFPs.
Retail
POS/Payment Resilience & Rapid Rollout
An SD-WAN RFP for retail should prioritise POS/payment resilience, rapid store rollout, segmentation between guest WiFi and corporate traffic, as well as security controls for PCI DSS compliance and cardholder data.
- Zero-touch provisioning capability for rapid store deployment.
- LTE/5G failover with defined switchover times.
- Central policy management that scales across hundreds of sites.
- Clear evidence of PCI DSS segmentation capabilities.
Healthcare
Clinical Site Availability & Segmentation
An SD-WAN RFP for healthcare should prioritise clinical site availability, segmentation/isolation for IoMT devices and secure connectivity between sites and cloud services.
- Device and segment isolation with auditable policy enforcement.
- High availability designs with clearly defined failover behaviour.
- Compliance-related logging and audit trail capabilities.
- Incident response with on-call coverage for critical clinical sites.
Manufacturing
Factory Connectivity & OT/IT Segmentation
An SD-WAN RFP for manufacturing should prioritise factory connectivity, OT/IT segmentation, latency targets for real-time systems and global site coverage.
- Global PoP coverage and last-mile strategies.
- Application-aware routing and mesh scalability.
- Planned maintenance windows and MACD processes.
- Migration coexistence strategies that minimise disruption.
Financial Services
Security Controls, Auditability & Zero Trust
An SD-WAN RFP for financial services should prioritise security controls, Zero Trust alignment, auditability/logging, and multi-cloud connectivity patterns.
- SASE stack integration including ZTNA, SWG, CASB and FWaaS capabilities.
- Robust encryption and TLS inspection capabilities.
- Regulatory logging with appropriate retention periods.
- Policy change governance featuring Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC).
Marketplace & Scoring
Publish directly to the Netify marketplace where over 30 carefully curated vendors and service providers can view and respond to your requirements.
Structured Response Process
Vendors respond directly through the Netify platform, answering each question within the Buyer Lens/Supplier Lens framework.
Real-Time Tracking
Monitor which vendors have viewed your RFP and track response submissions as they arrive, all within the app dashboard.
Question-Level Scoring
Score responses to individual questions 1-10, creating easy cumulative scores to allow comparisons between different vendors.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should an SD-WAN RFP include to compare providers fairly?
An SD-WAN RFP should include a clear Statement of Requirements defining your current environment, specific pain points, and objectives, followed by standardised technical and commercial questions structured to elicit comparable responses. The Netify RFP Builder and its 115 questions bank cover the vast majority of these.
What are the most important SD-WAN RFP requirements for multi-site rollouts?
For multi-site rollouts, prioritise zero-touch provisioning capability with standardised deployment procedures and defined lead times per site type and centralised policy management that scales to your site count to allow for easy site management and deployment.
How do I evaluate SD-WAN & SASE capabilities in an RFP?
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 RFP?
The SD-WAN capabilities section 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.
How do I request pricing in an SD-WAN RFP so proposals are comparable?
The Commercials, Contract Terms & Pricing section includes questions asking for complete Bills of Materials (hardware, licenses and managed services separated), pricing models clearly explained (per-site, per-Mbps, per-user), what is included versus chargeable and contract term options.
How do I handle clarifications during the RFP?
The Netify platform includes a built-in Q&A section so that when one vendor asks a question and the answer affects evaluation, you can easily share that same question and your answer with all other vendors to maintain fairness and equality of information.
Can I reuse my SD-WAN RFP for future renewals?
Yes - RFPs created in Netify are saved to your account and remain accessible indefinitely. For renewals, contract renegotiations, or technology refreshes, you can duplicate your previous RFP, update your Statement of Requirements with current environment details, adjust question selections based on new priorities and republish to the marketplace.