We performed a comparison between Meraki Dashboard and OptiView XG [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"It's a scalable solution."
"It is very stable and we have been using it for five years."
"There is no need to swap the hardware at all the locations, and importing the APs into the Dashboard was a simple and quick process."
"We like the visibility this solution gives us of the infrastructure."
"The initial setup process is quite simple."
"It's really user-friendly."
"The ability of the product to perform with simplicity of deployment make it a valuable solution."
"The dashboard itself is very simplified and easy to navigate."
"Gives us the ability to see our network."
"It is a very valuable tool. It goes out and does a discovery, which is a great process of it. You could have something like a rogue DHCP server, and it will identify it, and then you can see to which switch port it is connected. It is quite an impressive tool. I really liked it because you didn't have to install an agent on anything. It would just go out and do its discovery. For me, that's great."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"It's a very complex system. Customers have told me that sometimes there are lots of advanced features that are available and that you can change in the dashboard, but sometimes it's very hard to know what they are."
"We would like to be able to test the health of WAN connections."
"Price could be reduced."
"What needs improvement in Meraki Dashboard is its configuration. It'll also be better if the tool has more functionality, and that is what I'd like to see in its next release."
"The downside to the simplicity is that you can't get as granular as you could with the Cisco APs."
"The initial setup is complex and can be made more straightforward."
"Some features could be added."
"The product is missing a VPN and it is a major issue when it comes to deployment."
"Its price can be improved. Their support can also be improved a little bit. In terms of features, it did everything I wanted it to do. With more features, I would have to start installing network agents or something else, and I don't want to have to install anything. This was the value for me about this device."
"I would like a built-in tap feature which doesn't interfere with the network, and it allows you to see what is happening there."
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Meraki Dashboard is ranked 9th in Network Monitoring Software with 51 reviews while OptiView XG [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Network Monitoring Software. Meraki Dashboard is rated 8.6, while OptiView XG [EOL] is rated 8.6. 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 OptiView XG [EOL] writes "A valuable, impressive, and portable product that saves time and has great scalability and stability". Meraki Dashboard is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds NPM, ThousandEyes, Mist AI and Cloud and Zabbix, whereas OptiView XG [EOL] is most compared with .
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