Corporate Head of Digital Solutions Development Strategy | Smart Cities and 4.0 Industry at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Useful dashboard, remote configuration, and easy device control
Pros and Cons
  • "I have found the dashboard very useful, you can configure all of your devices at the same time by just changing some menus."
  • "You need to have internet access to configure the solution. You cannot do it locally, there should be a local option."

What is our primary use case?

I have been using this solution in my house for testing security devices.

What is most valuable?

I have found the dashboard very useful, you can configure all of your devices at the same time by just changing some menus. It is configurated virtually on the cloud and it can send the information to the device when it connects to the internet.

What needs improvement?

You need to have internet access to configure the solution. You cannot do it locally, there should be a local option.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

When comparing this solution to Fortinet, the firewall and reports that you can deliver and control relating to blocking and access are better on Fortinet. Additionally, you can only have two WANs on this solution and with Fortinet, you can have at least six. However, I prefer this solution.

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What other advice do I have?

I rate Meraki SD-WAN an eight out of ten.

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Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Simple install, plenty of features, and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has many features available."
  • "The security and upgrading could improve in this solution."

What is most valuable?

The solution has many features available.

What needs improvement?

The security and upgrading could improve in this solution.

In an upcoming release, they could add more security features, such as antivirus.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for approximately one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not had any problems with the stability of the solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Fortinet previously and this solution has a few more features that are beneficial. However, Fortinet is more secure.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This solution is more expensive than competitors.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Meraki SD-WAN an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Head Of Technology at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Easy to configure and offers cloud-based management, but the price could be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to monitor and manage."
  • "This vendor has issues with the supply chain that need to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We are a system integrator and Meraki SD-WAN is one of the products that we have implemented for our clients.

One of our simple use cases is an ISP environment where they required redundant connectivity.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration.

The management can be done through the cloud.

It is easy to monitor and manage.

What needs improvement?

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

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Meraki SD-WAN for approximately a year and a half.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

For the small environments that we have used it in, this has been a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not really used this solution in any big deployments. As such, we haven't needed to scale it up.

We have set it up for approximately four clients of varying sizes.

How are customer service and support?

We have never had to contact technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have also been working with the Fortinet SD-WAN for the past two to three years.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward.

In the environment that we most recently set it up in, the deployment took perhaps half a day.

What about the implementation team?

We implement this product for our customers.

We also offer after-sales support. Each customer has what we call technical account managers. These are engineers with a post-sales function.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

What other advice do I have?

This is a product that I recommend. My advice for anybody who is interested in this product is that if you want a simple to configure SD-WAN deployment that's easy to monitor and manage, Meraki is a good fit.

That said, the price could always be better.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Co Founder at Aintree Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Real User
Easy to manage, with great firewall capability and GUI
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the firewall capability. It's also got a very good graphical user interface and is very easy to manage."
  • "An area for improvement would be to add 4G bonding and allow Meraki devices to support dual 4G SIM cards."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use cases are bandwidth management, link aggregation, firewall features, and centralized monitoring.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

An area for improvement would be to add 4G bonding and allow Meraki devices to support dual 4G SIM cards.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with Meraki for around two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is very good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is very scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Meraki does not have a very good support system in India.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is simple, except that we don't have a proper point of contact in India who can address our questions properly.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Meraki's pricing is on the higher side, which may limit who can afford to use them.

What other advice do I have?

We've had some problems with deliveries and with a lack of clarity on the vendors' part about timescales, which has created problems between us and our customers. I think this solution is best suited for small-to-medium enterprises, but it's good for big companies too. I would rate it as eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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IT Manager at a hospitality company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 5
Stable with a straightforward setup and a quick deployment
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very stable."
  • "The solution needs to enact more advanced protections."

What is most valuable?

The cloud management is the solution's most valuable feature.

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to enact more advanced protections. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for a few months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability the solution offers is very good.

Currently, we have 100 users on the solution in our company. I'm not sure if our organization plans to increase usage in the future.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good. We've been very satisfied with the level of service they offer.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did previously use a different solution. It was a solution for an on-premises environment and we wanted to move to the cloud, which is why we switched.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was extremely straightforward. 

It only took us one day to deploy the solution.

What other advice do I have?

The service provided by the solution is very good.

I'd rate it eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Co-founder at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Scalable and stable
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is scalable."
  • "Overall, we are satisfied with the support, although I cannot state this unequivocally."

What needs improvement?

We are resellers, meaning we are a certified partner of Meraki and, as such, it is my job to sell Meraki products to our customers on the Korean market. Occasionally, I encounter issues concerning the price. It would be good if the price were more attractive to the market. The pricing is not that cost-effective to the customer. 

Cisco potential or actual customers who use Cisco classing models, such as 2,900 switches and other routers, must consider the management of the Cisco product in respect of the desired implementation and not just the classing models. It would be much better were Meraki to provide comprehensive virtual management tools. 

The Cisco market team provides customers with any technical support they may need. Overall, we are satisfied with the support, although I cannot state this unequivocally, since there are certain issues we have encountered when opening a ticket.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Meraki SD-WAN for more than five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

When it comes to the question of the solution's broader stability, I would state that it is stable. Cisco classic models boast the best stability, although Meraki is also fine. I can say that it is quite stable, as well. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

The Cisco market team provides customers with any technical support they may need. Overall, we are satisfied with the support, although I cannot state this unequivocally, since there are certain issues we have encountered when opening a ticket. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

From the perspective of the customer, the price is not terribly cost-effective. It should be more attractive to the market. 

What other advice do I have?

We use the solution both in our company and in those of our customers. 

I am very happy with the solution. Meraki is one of the innovative products. 

There are two people working with the product in our company. 

As I am not a technical person, I cannot comment on these aspects of the solution, although I can state that Viptela provides the depth and additional functions and features which Meraki SD-WAN lacks. The latter is more suited to the need to have just some basic pictures of SD-WAN. 

I rate Meraki SD-WAN as an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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B2B Product Developer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Fairly-priced, scalable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "Meraki SD-WAN is a very stable and scalable solution with good technical support."
  • "The product could be improved by being made more simple to use. We had some issues integrating our MPLS with Meraki SD-WAN."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable Meraki SD-WAN features for me are cloud management and Auto VPN. 

What needs improvement?

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

Some features that should be included in the next release are micro-segmentation, ITS-related features, and inspection and detection for anti-malware. 

I also think that they need to improve their hardware. They have some devices that support Wi-Fi, but not LTE and they have some other devices that only support LTE but not Wi-Fi. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Meraki SD-WAN is a very stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Meraki SD-WAN is a very scalable solution. 

How are customer service and technical support?

In my experience, they have good technical support available. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial Meraki SD-WAN setup is straightforward. Implementing this solution for a client with some 20 branches would take a week or two. 

Two to five people are necessary for the deployment and maintenance of this solution. 

What about the implementation team?

When choosing this solution, our customers most often consider the level of simplicity Meraki SD-WAN provides relative to its price. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I think the price for this solution is fair. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Junior System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Easy to configure and has a nice GUI, but the logging needs to be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "This is a high availability solution that is easy to configure and has a nice GUI."
  • "When there is an issue, I find it difficult to figure out what is going wrong because the logs do not provide as much information as solutions from HP."

What is our primary use case?

We are a company that provides IT solutions to other companies and this is one of the products that we implement for others.

What is most valuable?

This is a high availability solution that is easy to configure and has a nice GUI.

What needs improvement?

When there is an issue, I find it difficult to figure out what is going wrong because the logs do not provide as much information as solutions from HP. With HP you have the CLI, but with Meraki, there is no CLI and I find it a little bit annoying because you always have to work with the interface. In this regard, the interface could be improved.

Being able to log in remotely via SSL and access a CLI would be helpful because I prefer the CLI over a graphical interface.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not been in contact with technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used many solutions from different vendors because these are products that we provide to other companies.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. When you configure your devices, you have to assign your licenses. You have to say where your devices are located and assign licenses per product. For example, you have to specify switches, access points, firewalls, etc. Once your devices are online you can configure them in the dashboard, and you're off.

What other advice do I have?

This is a fine product but there is always room for improvement. It is easy to manage and the user interface tells you when something is wrong, but there is always something that they can develop or integrate. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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