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Avigilon Alta Aware vs Cisco Meraki MV comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Avigilon Alta Aware
Ranking in Video Management Software
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cisco Meraki MV
Ranking in Video Management Software
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

ChadOlson - PeerSpot reviewer
Wireless Engineer at Miller Electric Company
An extremely easy-to-use tool that offers great stability
Nothing stands out to me in the product where I feel that a certain aspect or area needs to be fixed. It seems like a pretty solid product right now. Edge recording works just fine on the product. In the product, pulling the video is fine as long as you have enough bandwidth. The product doesn't currently allow users to change the resolution and frame rates of the cameras. From an improvement perspective, the product should allow users to change the resolution and frame rates of the cameras. In the portal, you can't change the resolution and frame rates of the cameras, though I believe you can go into the camera and change it. I don't understand the use of providing a solution to users as a cloud-based product without an option to make changes. If the product offers an on-premise version, then a lot of money can be saved since you can save a lot on maintenance. Products, like Avigilon Alta Aware, are server-based hardware, so you don't have to worry about having to update or worry about the software part or about Windows updates. If the server goes down, then you might get stuck because the product does not do the recording, but there is nothing to worry about since 50 TB of space might be available, which can easily cost you 15,000 USD, making it very expensive.
reviewer2902473 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer
Integrated IP communication has improved security and performance for enterprise networks
Regarding how Cisco Meraki MV can be improved, I think with the recent advent of AI, adding AI to it to improve thoughtfulness is also something that can help Cisco Meraki MV in terms of features, especially concerning security and countermeasures to give more details about the kind of security breach that can be seen. Regarding Cisco Meraki MV's AI capabilities, I think the governance is good and helpful, but definitely with time, there will be a point where we will want to give some ethics or probably some policies for incidents and risk assessment; so definitely, the capability is awesome for now. Regarding Cisco Meraki MV's AI capabilities, I believe the accuracy is also good and the reliability is fantastic, but I see that with the feedback I gave about improving it, it might also improve the accuracy of Cisco Meraki MV, and possibly add some features to what has been existing before.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The stability of the product so far has been fine. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Archiving and failover are the best features of the product."
"The solution helps us make individual cardholder ID names for several people with the necessary access."
"I like how the Avigilon system works with Azure and lets me manage different cameras like Dallmeier."
"The tool provides users with a good user interface."
"The system is reliable in terms of hardware."
"The door-opening APIs. We can embed them into user applications, so people can open doors without physical credentials. They just click a button in our app, and we use the API to open the door."
"Avigilon Alta Aware is an easy-to-use solution with easy installation."
"We did have a return on investment, as we saved a lot of time using a centralized system in Cisco Meraki MV, and that's how our investment was returned as saved time."
"Cisco Meraki MV positively impacts my organization by providing hardware to connect employees wirelessly to the network, allowing for mostly stable connections, and facilitating straightforward remote access to the Cisco Meraki MV user interface for maintenance."
"The impact of Cisco Meraki MV on my organization is noticeable because I see the security and robustness of communication during the implementation of all these IPs and other items on Cisco Meraki MV, and the efficiency is better compared to any other product, involving the features and how you can manage the security through the dashboard."
"In my opinion, Cisco Meraki MV doesn't need improvements; it's a tried and tested, working, excellent product, and even those who don't know it can learn it right away."
 

Cons

"The solution’s technical support could be improved."
"About a year ago, one server went down because of a damaged hard disk."
"The tool is very expensive, making it an area of concern where improvements can be made."
"We had some issues with the motherboard."
"The user interface is a little basic. It could be more modern and make it feature-rich."
"In the portal, you can't change the resolution and frame rates of the cameras, though I believe you can go into the camera and change it."
"The only problem with the solution lies in the area of recurring yearly licenses, for which the solution does not provide any reminders to users stating that they need to renew their licenses."
"The product needs to synchronize faster."
"Initially, I had issues finding features and configurations with Cisco Meraki MV, so I think having an AI assistant would be a good improvement for user interactions, enabling direct queries about feature locations and configurations instead of relying solely on internet searches."
"I have not automatically saved money with Cisco Meraki MV; in terms of employees, we still maintain the number of employees that we have."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is very expensive."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"The product is expensive but brings an outstanding value for pricing."
"The product's price is reasonable. There is a recurring license fee per camera per year."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Small Business3
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915,341 professionals have used our research since 2012.