We performed a comparison between Broadcom StrataConnect and Meraki MS Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."They have some of the fastest speeds available."
"It offers a compelling solution due to its cloud management capabilities and strong security features."
"Quality of Service is easy to deploy. The ease of deployment, in general, is valuable. It is easy to do port configuration and VLAN assignments."
"The performance is pretty good."
"I found the cloud-managed dashboard most valuable in Meraki MS Switches."
"Setting up a switch can be performed prior to having your hands on the device. Once you purchase a Meraki switch you will get an email from Meraki with a code to add to your dashboard and then you can start setting up your switch so when it arrives it will download its configuration and be all setup."
"The technical support is quite good."
"The most valuable feature of Meraki MS Switches is user-friendliness."
"The solution is stable."
"Broadcom's biggest issue is that they don't like to share information."
"It could be easier to use and easier to implement."
"I would like to add a voice capability to Meraki, to make a call or receive a call."
"Meraki MS Switches could improve if it was an SDN. It will be more flexible and WWE can use one link for specific traffic and another one for other traffic."
"The biggest area that they fall short on is comparing the performance."
"The pain point for our customers is the pricing and it should be reduced to make it more competitive."
"They need to work on prioritizing different types of data on the network, whether it's voice, data, video, et cetera. Video needs to be prioritized in a much better way, for example."
"Its troubleshooting features need work."
"Some people would have some reservations about the yearly subscription. Maybe they could offer an option of having a one-off or perpetual license to let people test it and see how it goes."
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Broadcom StrataConnect is ranked 28th in Ethernet Switches while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Broadcom StrataConnect is rated 9.0, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Broadcom StrataConnect writes "Scales well, reliable, and has good support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Broadcom StrataConnect is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches and Mellanox Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access.
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