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PROS

Meraki Dashboard is highly valued for its ease of use, making it accessible to users without extensive technical knowledge.
The centralized management feature allows users to manage all network devices from a single dashboard, providing a comprehensive overview and control.
Scalability is a strong point of Meraki Dashboard, effectively supporting large numbers of networks and users.
Meraki Dashboard enhances efficiency through remote management capabilities, significantly reducing on-site visits.
Users appreciate the continuous updates and improvements, ensuring the latest features and security measures are always in place.

CONS

Meraki Dashboard's pricing is considered high and could be reduced.
Some advanced features and configurations are complex, requiring more straightforward setup and management.
Licensing management is complex and could benefit from a more straightforward approach and better alerts for expiration.
Meraki Dashboard lacks proper VPN client features and integration, which is a notable disadvantage.
There are challenges with integration with third-party systems, and more support for interoperability is needed.
 

Meraki Dashboard Pros review quotes

NF
IT Network Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Sep 1, 2026
The fact that Meraki Dashboard is cloud-based makes it easier for me because I have less traffic going through the data center, it is more stable, and Adecco has access because the main account or main management is done by Adecco, so I am just a user of the solution, and it makes my life easier.
Johnson Olajide - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at PwC
Oct 2, 2026
I am satisfied with the performance of Meraki Dashboard; it is adequate, and we get more than enough information that really helps us to identify issues as they come.
reviewer2898228 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 11, 2026
Meraki Dashboard has impacted my organization positively by making management of the large number of networks that we have much easier.
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Moiz Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer at AlifCloud IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Sep 2, 2026
Meraki Dashboard provides real-time updates and has virtually no downtime.
William Ege - PeerSpot reviewer
Euc Architect at AHF Products
Jun 1, 2026
Meraki Dashboard has everything together that legacy Cisco did not, with a simple interface that is easy to use and has made our expansions and acquisitions pretty easy.
Sairam PremVangala - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Technology Project Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 22, 2025
I use Meraki Dashboard for monitoring purposes, the detailed visibility feature of Meraki Dashboard is useful for troubleshooting purposes, and it helps a lot.
Muhammad Awais Afzal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Ict Engineer at ICAD-KSA
Sep 1, 2026
My customers have been convinced and are using Meraki Dashboard for the past 2.5 years, and they are very happy.
KT
Principal Systems Engineer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 2, 2026
The features I prefer most include the ease of deployment, the visibility, the analytics, and the ability to drop one anywhere and configure it remotely.
reviewer2848284 - PeerSpot reviewer
Video Conference Manager at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 2, 2026
I assess the operational efficiency of Cisco in my IT environment as great; it is what we use for everything.
Kamran Rasheed - PeerSpot reviewer
System Analyst II at IT solutions consultings
Feb 7, 2026
A specific outcome that improved after I started using Meraki Dashboard is our response time, which greatly improved, and our end customers are very happy.
 

Meraki Dashboard Cons review quotes

NF
IT Network Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Sep 1, 2026
I know there are some initiatives for that, but there is no consolidated tool or console that allows me to manage globally all the devices I have.
Johnson Olajide - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at PwC
Oct 2, 2026
Waiting until an incident happens before being notified is not sufficient.
reviewer2898228 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 11, 2026
I give it a seven because it's not perfect by any means.
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Moiz Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer at AlifCloud IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Sep 2, 2026
Regarding visibility, I have had better experiences with Auvik network management for end-to-end visibility.
William Ege - PeerSpot reviewer
Euc Architect at AHF Products
Jun 1, 2026
Meraki Dashboard can be improved with bulk changes across all the networks to manage group networks. Functionality is a little limited, and that is probably the only thing that I would say is a negative.
Sairam PremVangala - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Technology Project Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 22, 2025
I appreciate the security that has been provided by Meraki, but they specifically require port 80 which is highly vulnerable towards Meraki domain itself, so I would like to remove it.
Muhammad Awais Afzal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Ict Engineer at ICAD-KSA
Sep 1, 2026
The aspect I do not prefer about Meraki Dashboard is that it is on cloud and you are exposing your management plan to the cloud.
KT
Principal Systems Engineer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 2, 2026
We are at the point now where we are starting to not involve tech support because we are not finding any value in it.
reviewer2848284 - PeerSpot reviewer
Video Conference Manager at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 2, 2026
I think Meraki Dashboard can be improved by trying easier menus because the menus get a little cluttered.
Kamran Rasheed - PeerSpot reviewer
System Analyst II at IT solutions consultings
Feb 7, 2026
Regarding Meraki Dashboard, I would suggest improvements to Cisco ISE integration.