Meraki SD-WAN vs Versa Cloud Services Gateway comparison

Cisco and Versa Networks are both solutions in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category. Cisco is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8, while Versa Networks is ranked #14. Cisco holds a 22.8% mindshare in SDN, compared to Versa Networks’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Versa Networks users who would recommend it.

Meraki SD-WAN

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97% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

Meraki SD-WAN

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We performed a comparison between Meraki SD-WAN and Versa Cloud Services Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Meraki SD-WAN

Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Versa Cloud Services Gateway

Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)

14th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category, the mindshare of Meraki SD-WAN is 22.8%, down from 25.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Versa Cloud Services Gateway is 2.1%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Defined Networking (SDN)

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Premnath Jaganathan

Product Manager at Uop Ipl

Manage enterprise network traffic seamlessly but security features need enhancement

The security integration in Meraki SD-WAN is not as good as the competition, such as Fortinet. Customers are moving away due to this reason, as Meraki lacks in offering advanced security features, which is crucial for many enterprise clients. Cisco's AI capabilities and Meraki are about seventy percent caught up with competitors like Juniper Mist in terms of AI integration.

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reviewer1569237

Vice President Of Product Strategy at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Has many capabilities, but is overly complex for our use cases

We couldn't see anything uniquely valuable in the SDN and that's why we didn't pursue it. While the solution offers many capabilities, it did not line up with what we were looking for in our use case. As we are a small organization and do not possess many resources, the solution we use must be simpler and smaller than Versa Cloud Services Gateway. We found it to be too complex for our use case.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is stable."

"The advantage you have with Cisco Meraki is that they take a lot of that complexity out of the backend."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its ease of maintenance."

"The solution is easy to use."

"The features of SD-WAN are very appealing because you have a centralized dashboard and multiple options to terminate. You have an internet leased line, which means that you can connect your broadband and 3G and 4G cellular networks on the same router. This makes it easy for us to manage everything on a single dashboard. That is, you can integrate multiple stacks in such a way that you do not have to maintain any other dashboard. You get single-pane-of-glass accessibility with Meraki."

"The most valuable feature is the firewall capability. It's also got a very good graphical user interface and is very easy to manage."

"The most interesting feature is the amount of information you can get from overseeing the system from a centralized place."

"The integration of security features is important, although there is room for improvement."

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"It definitely offers a lot of advanced functionality."

Cons

"Meraki is lagging behind in using a single pipe from service providers. That is, it would be good if they could use both the internet leased line and broadband connectivity."

"I think they should enhance the security."

"The solution needs to enact more advanced protections."

"Technical support could be more knowledgeable and responsive."

"The product could be improved by being made more simple to use. We had some issues integrating our MPLS with Meraki SD-WAN."

"Meraki offers the client basic security, it is not the same as what FortiGate is offering."

"They stopped doing WAN optimization as a feature set, which is lacking. They need to relook at that and consider WAN optimization as an option."

"This vendor has issues with the supply chain that need to be improved."

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"We found it to be too complex for our use case."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's pricing is in line with what we expected."

"The licensing model is a fair one, although having the hardware means nothing without the license. You need to continue to pay licensing fees."

"Any license you buy until January 2021 gets you an extra year for that purchase."

"One of the most valuable aspects of Meraki SD-WAN is the price. It is highly cost-effective."

"The pricing is fair, but if they can make it less it would be even more attractive."

"The licensing fees are approximately $1,000 USD annually."

"Our clients pay Meraki an annual licensing fee and the pricing is not too bad when compared to other products in the Cisco portfolio."

"The product is not very expensive."

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"From an economic perspective the solution is very competitive to what is offered in the market."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Meraki SD-WAN?

The auto VPN feature is important because it automates many tasks, making things simpler and faster. It helps with setting up devices and changing configurations without manual effort.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Meraki SD-WAN?

The price is a little bit higher than local vendors, for example, Huawei ZTE or H3C. However, some customers require the best quality and performance, thus needing solutions and products from Cisco.

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What needs improvement with Meraki SD-WAN?

They have to ask us many questions about configurations. It could be improved with some automation to trigger, for example, telemetry data, so we can determine the state of the deployment as of day...

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Also Known As

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Versa CSG, Versa Networks CSG, Versa Networks Cloud Services Gateway

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.

Cisco

Versa Networks Cloud Services Gateway (CSG) is a next-generation enterprise software-defined networking appliance that is based on Intel's x86 latest architecture to deliver cloud-native SD-WAN, SD-Security, and SD-Routing services.

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