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We performed a comparison between Meraki SD-WAN and Prisma SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The seamless end-to-end setup is really what makes it beautiful; that's why Meraki is good.""It is easy to monitor and manage.""The management system is one of the best available.""Having to set up a closed system singlehandedly and a lifetime guarantee on the equipment is a valuable part of this solution.""We have found the scalability to be good.""This is a high availability solution that is easy to configure and has a nice GUI.""Meraki SD-WAN is a very stable and scalable solution with good technical support.""As long as the LAN is well structured, installations and setup can be complete within forty-five minutes."

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"I like that the integration with Palo Alto is easy.""Prisma's analytics provide a lot of valuable data. I like the internet health chart that shows latency, dropped packets, MOS for data quality, etc. It also runs a continuous speed test in the background. I've used it multiple times to troubleshoot internet connections when the service provider has attempted to claim nothing is wrong with the circuit. It gives me data to send them showing we're not getting the speed we should, or there is constant packet loss.""Prisma SD-WAN is intuitive. We have a better idea of the different tools we can use and jump between the menus quickly.""Prisma supports all of the applications we're currently using.""The gateway is available on the cloud which allows you access from anywhere and still connects to your home gateway.""When it comes to supporting large, complex, network architectures, it's a very simple architecture. The main component is the fabric. It's very easy to troubleshoot if there is an issue happening in the underlying network.""The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.""It is flexible to use the internet connection via local breakouts without going to data centers."

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Cons
"There could be more options for integration between other devices — sort of being able to more easily make everything integrated in one solution.""I would like to see more functions added to the next release of Meraki SD-WAN.""There should be a few more options for security parameters. It is currently not very customizable. It should be a little bit more customizable.""A run optimization feature is needed to reduce the bandwidth for any uploaded content.""The interface in the VPN management system can be a bit complex for users to understand.""It should be easier to install BGP and it should have a better backup.""The area I think this solution should improve is the pricing.""We'd like features that provide more transparency when there are issues. Right now, it's hard to get clarity on problems. We need more visibility."

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"I would also like to see improvement in the product training for customers. Palo Alto has not initiated very much training but they have to do so because this is a new product. If you have experience in a legacy environment, and you are moving to Prisma SD-WAN, you don't have a training framework. That is one of the disadvantages.""Prisma SD-WAN's technical support should be improved.""Prisma could be a little cheaper.""Event correlation and analysis capabilities do not help minimize the number of alarms from a single event. That is the problem. We are getting a lot of incidents, and there is some issue with the correlation. That is still a drawback.""The only con is the pricing because it's more premium.""Customer support is our biggest pain point. The quality of support has gone down a little since we initially deployed this product. I don't know if this is due to turnover at Palo Alto or a lack of training. It is now taking one or two days to get an initial response that says, "Hey, we've looked into this, can you pull this data for us?" In the past, we'd immediately get a response.""There are two parallel things that we want Palo Alto to work on. First, customers want a unified appliance that does the work of all firewalls in addition to SD-WAN. Second, the cloud presence should be completely automated. If I purchase the SASE architecture, I shouldn't worry about deployments in Prisma Access or on Prisma SD-WAN. It should be deployed in one go.""Sometimes, during the product's initial setup phase, bypass pair or couple ports don't come up normally, and it requires an hour and a half to troubleshoot to reset the box from Prisma SD-WAN to factory default."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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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  • "This solution stood out because it cost considerably less than the other SD-WAN solutions out there from Cisco."
  • "If you're already invested in a Palo Alto product, it would be logical to use this solution. If not, there might be some other solutions that are more viable in terms of pricing."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The solution is pretty easy to configure.
    Top Answer:I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
    Top Answer:The product supports small and medium business solutions. It could be improved to support more enterprise use cases. The solution can support more security features like the Cisco firewall.
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.
    Top Answer:The price is steep, but I don't know what we would've paid for the VMware solution. Meraki is a little cheaper, but Cisco is costly because of the hardware and all the licensing that goes with it. We… more »
    Top Answer:There are some small issues in Prisma SD-WAN's area related to bypass pair or couple ports related to redundancy. Sometimes, during the product's initial setup phase, bypass pair or couple ports don't… 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.

    Simplify management, enable app-defined SD-WAN policies and deliver a secure, cloud-delivered branch today with the Industry’s first next-generation SD-WAN.

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    Top Industries
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    Comms Service Provider26%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm9%
    Educational Organization9%
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Retailer7%
    Construction Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Pharma/Biotech Company14%
    Legal Firm14%
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    Educational Organization23%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise41%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Large Enterprise80%
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise32%
    Large Enterprise54%
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    Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 60 reviews while Prisma SD-WAN is ranked 4th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 11 reviews. Meraki SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while Prisma SD-WAN is rated 8.6. 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 Prisma SD-WAN writes "A stable tool that offers a good uptime and ensures a return on investment". Meraki SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Omada Cloud SDN, Cradlepoint NetCloud and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform, whereas Prisma SD-WAN is most compared with Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and VMware SD-WAN.

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