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We performed a comparison between Meraki SD-WAN and Versa Cloud Services Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The solution is easy to use.""If there are multiple network connectivities in an organization, Meraki creates an AutoVPN. It creates a channel automatically.""The solution is pretty easy to configure.""The tool is easy to use.""The solution is very stable.""It's made managing our client's networks extremely easy, regardless of my location. Being able to hop on my cell phone to see what's happening on a client's network makes everything much more manageable.""A lot of our customers really enjoy the Meraki Dashboard.""The solution is stable."

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"It definitely offers a lot of advanced functionality."

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"The tool has challenges with features like multiple-link support, which currently only supports up to three links. Additionally, it doesn't offer router integration, and forward error correction is another missing feature. The scalability of Meraki SD-WAN is good, but there are limitations to the performance of the concentrator devices, especially in larger deployments. While the cloud scale is not an issue, the performance of the devices in branches and data centres is limited.""The product should be able to support more than three internet lines.""The interface in the VPN management system can be a bit complex for users to understand.""The VPN client could be improved.""I would like to see more functions added to the next release of Meraki SD-WAN.""Meraki is more or less intelligent load balancing, although a lot of features are missing that our SD-WAN solutions will have.""The security could improve in Meraki SD-WAN.""We have had some problems doing the implementation."

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"We found it to be too complex for our use case."

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  • "Meraki solutions come with a choice of several different subscription options including one year, three years, five years, seven years, and ten years."
  • "The licensing fees are approximately $1,000 USD annually."
  • "The pricing is fair, but if they can make it less it would be even more attractive."
  • "Any license you buy until January 2021 gets you an extra year for that purchase."
  • "like everything else, it's negotiable."
  • "If you purchase a Meeraki box, you have to purchase a license, and it's already the basic license, you will have you SD-WAN included."
  • "This solution is more expensive than competitors."
  • "From the perspective of the customer, the price is not terribly cost-effective."
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  • "From an economic perspective the solution is very competitive to what is offered in the market."
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    Top Answer:It's made managing our client's networks extremely easy, regardless of my location. Being able to hop on my cell phone to see what's happening on a client's network makes everything much more… more »
    Top Answer:For a pure SD-WAN solution, the pricing is competitive. However, our clients are on the lower tier in terms of budget, viewing IT more as a necessary expense rather than integral to their business… more »
    Top Answer:It is effective and easy to set up, although a bit expensive, but it gets the job done with a simple configuration. However, Meraki isn't as flexible for more unique needs but works excellently within… more »
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    Overview

    Software-defined WAN is a new approach to network connectivity that lowers operational costs and improves resource usage for multi-site deployments, allowing network administrators to use bandwidth more efficiently and ensure the highest possible level of performance for critical applications without sacrificing security or data privacy. For more information on deploying and configuring SD-WAN on the Meraki MX Security Appliance, see the Meraki SD-WAN Deployment Guide.

    Versa Networks Cloud Services Gateway (CSG) is a next-generation enterprise software-defined networking appliance that is based on Intel's x86 latest architecture to deliver cloud-native SD-WAN, SD-Security, and SD-Routing services.

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    Comms Service Provider25%
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    Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 61 reviews while Versa Cloud Services Gateway is ranked 16th in Software Defined Networking (SDN). Meraki SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while Versa Cloud Services Gateway is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Meraki SD-WAN writes "Very stable security, great service, and the best for VPN management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Versa Cloud Services Gateway writes "Has many capabilities, but is overly complex for our use cases". Meraki SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Omada Cloud SDN and Cradlepoint NetCloud, whereas Versa Cloud Services Gateway is most compared with Juniper Session Smart Router and Aviatrix.

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