Virtual Switcher vs. Hardware: Which Is Better?

Neither option is universally “better,” as virtual switches and hardware switches solve completely different problems.

A virtual switch (vSwitch) is a software program running inside a hypervisor (like VMware or Hyper-V) that links virtual machines (VMs) together. A hardware switch is a physical device (like Cisco or Juniper) built with dedicated chips to transport physical data traffic across a network. Direct Comparison