Architecting a VMware NSX Solution : Key Use Cases : 5.2 Securing Applications and Networks in the VMware Cloud Provider Program : 5.2.1 Consumption Models
   
5.2.1 Consumption Models
vCloud Director for Service Providers – Public cloud services built with vCloud Director for Service Providers can offer self-service consumption of NSX Edge services, which include NSX Edge firewall and NAT. The provider can also offer this as a managed service.
vRealize Automation – Private cloud services built with vRealize Automation can consume NSX Edge services through definition of appropriate service blueprints. The service provider can also create offerings for API-driven configuration of the NSX Edge gateway services if required.
vSphere Web Client – Hosting services providers can give their end customers full access to VMware NSX functionality, which includes the configuration of the edge gateway, firewall, and NAT services. The provider could also offer this as a managed service.