We performed a comparison between Meraki Dashboard and NIKSUN NetVCR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Meraki Dashboard does not require a lot of maintenance. Cisco tells communicates through the Meraki Dashboard web client, it will automatically send updates to the equipment. They will send you an email on what day the updates will take place. If you want to proceed, you can click on accept, or you can decline them and schedule the updates at another time."
"It's really user-friendly."
"The ability to view the entire project stack, including the camera, features, and routers, which I believe are the most important or relevant components."
"Easy to configure with great troubleshooting feature."
"The most valuable features are the ease of use and a single-pane-of-glass that allows us to identify issues across the entire network from one dashboard."
"I would say the ease of use is the most valuable feature. It's very easy to set up and get up and running."
"The most valuable feature is knowing the wireless and switch are healthy."
"We like the visibility this solution gives us of the infrastructure."
"The unique selling point of NIKSUN is its ability to scale and its reporting capabilities. NIKSUN captures the packets at a very high speed, from one GB to 160 Gbps also. It offers report granularity in nanoseconds."
"The most valuable features of NIKSUN NetVCR are its performance and forensic capabilities. Additionally, the information that the solution provides is highly detailed and useful. When dealing with network traffic packets can be sent at a high speed causing some security issues, but this solution is able to rapidly monitor the packets providing security."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"What we would like from the IT perspective is a lot more granular control, more visibility into the packets, into the routing, and things of that nature."
"More integration would be an improvement."
"Meraki Dashboard could improve integration with non-Cisco platforms."
"You can't really clone or replicate a device, that sort of feature would be useful. You can clone the site but you cannot clone the device."
"Some features could be added."
"The tool is useful for managing devices and monitoring their current state, but it falls short in troubleshooting network issues, particularly with access points. It does not provide a complete understanding of the root causes of the issues. As a result, network engineers have had to use additional tools to complement it and conduct assessments. The only way to improve the tool would be to enhance its capability to identify and resolve network issues effectively."
"The solution has a limited routing table and needs improvement by increasing the numbers as well as providing a summarization for the table."
"The MDM, however, is bad. We're using another MDM now because Meraki was so bad."
"The solution could improve by having automatic mitigation. For example, as soon as a problem occurs the solution alarms and mitigates the situation immediately."
"NIKSUN is a passive solution. It provides you with you data, alerts, reports and the root cause of issues. However, it requires a person to make use of this functionality. If an event is happening and nobody attends to it, the effects of the event could be severe."
Meraki Dashboard is ranked 9th in Network Monitoring Software with 51 reviews while NIKSUN NetVCR is ranked 100th in Network Monitoring Software with 2 reviews. Meraki Dashboard is rated 8.6, while NIKSUN NetVCR is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Meraki Dashboard writes "Incredibly easy to use, great troubleshooting and prevention of malicious events". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NIKSUN NetVCR writes "High performance, quick packet monitoring, and helpful support". Meraki Dashboard is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds NPM, ThousandEyes, Mist AI and Cloud and Zabbix, whereas NIKSUN NetVCR is most compared with . See our Meraki Dashboard vs. NIKSUN NetVCR report.
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