I haven't conducted a price comparison yet, but based on information, it appears to be more affordable than the current environment. Therefore, I consider the price to be reasonable.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is not a reasonably priced product for home use. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is a reasonably priced product for enterprise-sized businesses.
The cost of the hardware and licensing is extreme compared to other vendors. The Meraki model would be great for small/medium businesses with many locations to manage in one dashboard. However, it's not good for education, the roaming often doesn't work and the rollback is difficult, especially if Meraki decide they are not going to help you, and not fix their issues for 18 months.
My client has made comments on the price, indicating it is expensive, however you do receive a lot for the money that you did spend on the solution. The price of the annual renewal of the licensing of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is a little high. We wish the price would drop. I have looked at our parts and labor sheet, for a three-year license for three access points and the A port PoE switch, will cost approximately $1,200. It is approximately $400 a year for licensing for Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN.
IT Management at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2021-11-08T22:48:00Z
Nov 8, 2021
As is always the case, the price could be better, although I do not recall exactly how much this comes out to. I do know that I make tri-annual purchases of the solution. The fee is once every three years.
Enterprise Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2021-10-28T23:25:55Z
Oct 28, 2021
The only thing that always causes problems with Meraki is the license. It's a bit of a bugbear with Meraki, and it remains today. So it's an unusual concept compared to the other products in the marketplace, but then it does cause a bit of a nuisance from time to time. The license they sell is difficult.
Network Administrator at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2021-10-08T15:14:00Z
Oct 8, 2021
The licensing isn't very customer-centric. They may have improved it, but previously, if you forgot to pay on a certain day, your service would be shut off.
Digital Transformation Consultant at Teksedo Solutions
Consultant
2021-09-21T14:06:23Z
Sep 21, 2021
The solution could improve the licensing structure and the price is expensive. The subscription model needs to improve because when the subscription expires the solution stops working and you are not able to use the product. This needs to improve.
Infrastructure Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
Real User
2021-06-25T09:04:49Z
Jun 25, 2021
Its price is okay for an enterprise. Its licensing is the most painful. If you hear anything bad about Cisco, it's about that. We're supposed to be one of the resellers but had to come back down to become a user. It's really bizarre.
Meraki and Aruba are available for almost exactly the same price. The price/benefit ratio is great. Meraki is more affordable than Aruba, HPE, and others.
Advanced IT Executive at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2021-03-30T05:59:14Z
Mar 30, 2021
I don't deal with pricing directly, however, it's my understanding that it is around $40 per unit. I'm not well versed in MDM pricing, to be honest. It's not something I work with. I'm more on the managed services, professional services, which includes getting everything set up and dealing with all the problems around it, versus the actual licensing part.
These units cost between $800 and $900 per device and on top of that, you have to pay yearly fees for maintenance. The annual maintenance costs about $75 per year, which is why we are moving away from this solution.
We do a three-year or five-year license and support. Its price could be better, but overall, we get competitive prices. A lot of times, Cisco puts itself out of range, especially with Meraki. I've dealt with a lot of business development from Cisco, and they have always been accommodating, especially in dealing with hospitals or government. There is also a right time to buy it. July is when they are eager to sell a lot of things because that is the end of their calendar year.
Strategie, Innovazione e Customer Experience – Analytics & Customer Experience (CEX) Manager at Telecom Italia
Real User
2020-07-19T08:15:37Z
Jul 19, 2020
This solution is quite costly and there are costs in addition to the licensing fees. Depending on the preference of the customer, we have some monthly or yearly licenses.
Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-06-17T10:56:05Z
Jun 17, 2020
I don't have any information about the pricing of the solution. I'm not sure I could estimate the costs on a yearly or monthly basis as I don't deal with finances at our organization. I do believe our company offers very good value for money, although it's my understanding that it's not exactly on the cheapest end of the spectrum.
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2019-10-23T05:52:00Z
Oct 23, 2019
The price is quite high, but it does have higher functionalities as well. You pay a lot, but you get a good product. Still, it could potentially be 10-15% cheaper than it is. We pay a yearly subscription. It's my understanding that you can pay for one, two, three or five-year subscriptions. There aren't any fees above that.
Technical Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
MSP
2019-10-22T04:42:00Z
Oct 22, 2019
You have to renew your contract every year, or for three or for five years. If you do not pay right away they will suspend your subscription. You only have the option to pay yearly, not monthly. This solution is expensive, but it's a Cisco product and the solution is really stable. You pay for the quality of the product.
Senior Product Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-10-21T17:16:00Z
Oct 21, 2019
The setup cost varies from Service Provider to others, how they want to build the cost model. The licensing part for Meraki is extensible, it depends on which model you would choose to offer to the market as SP. Mostly pricing models are yearly contractual fees, but normally you would pay as one time cost as SP. In our case, we followed the international pricing trend for WiFi where you Bundle connectivity Per Access Point on a flat-rate monthly fee, and the customer doesn't want to pay extra charges and want easy to install plug and play solutions. In that specific case, you transfer the ownership of the hardware to the customer, while you charge only for Monitoring and Management which are minimal fees.
Meraki is certainly not the cheapest solution. The coterminous licensing that they do is a challenge with some of the sites where there's corporate and franchise sites. If a franchise is buying in and they want to put them on the same dashboard, it means that their license is going to expire earlier than it should. The fact that if you don't license it, it just stops working has been a challenge. It's not as friendly as would be ideal, where other solutions will not allow you to do any changes but it will keep working. If some of our clients are less organized at renewals this is a little bit adverse. MX appliances are a little overpriced for their power.
Cisco Meraki access points are built from the highest grade components and carefully optimized for a seamless user experience. The outcome: faster connections, greater user capacity, more coverage, and fewer support calls. The Cisco Meraki dashboard gives visibility into the network users, their devices, and their applications. Armed with rich analytics, administrators can quickly create access control and application usage policies, optimizing both the end-user experience and network security.
On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is an expensive solution.
The platform is more expensive than other solutions.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN's pricing is high.
The platform is expensive. Its licenses for 20 ports cost around $1000, including one year of support services.
The license is based on an annual subscription. It is a relatively expensive solution compared to traditional network alternatives.
I haven't conducted a price comparison yet, but based on information, it appears to be more affordable than the current environment. Therefore, I consider the price to be reasonable.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is expensive. I rate its pricing an eight out of ten.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is not a reasonably priced product for home use. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is a reasonably priced product for enterprise-sized businesses.
Users have to pay a yearly license fee for the solution. The pricing of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is good.
We pay a yearly license fee for the solution.
It is an expensive solution. There are additional costs apart from standard licenses as well.
The cost of both the hardware and licensing is high, and it is more than what I would prefer to spend currently.
There are multiple licensing options including three months, six months, and one year.
The cost of the hardware and licensing is extreme compared to other vendors. The Meraki model would be great for small/medium businesses with many locations to manage in one dashboard. However, it's not good for education, the roaming often doesn't work and the rollback is difficult, especially if Meraki decide they are not going to help you, and not fix their issues for 18 months.
When compared to other vendors, Cisco's pricing is higher.
My client has made comments on the price, indicating it is expensive, however you do receive a lot for the money that you did spend on the solution. The price of the annual renewal of the licensing of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is a little high. We wish the price would drop. I have looked at our parts and labor sheet, for a three-year license for three access points and the A port PoE switch, will cost approximately $1,200. It is approximately $400 a year for licensing for Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN.
Cisco Meraki requires either a one year or three year license for a standard enterprise license.
My yearly license costs $200.
As is always the case, the price could be better, although I do not recall exactly how much this comes out to. I do know that I make tri-annual purchases of the solution. The fee is once every three years.
I can't speak to the pricing or licensing. It's not an aspect of the solution I take care of.
The only thing that always causes problems with Meraki is the license. It's a bit of a bugbear with Meraki, and it remains today. So it's an unusual concept compared to the other products in the marketplace, but then it does cause a bit of a nuisance from time to time. The license they sell is difficult.
The licensing isn't very customer-centric. They may have improved it, but previously, if you forgot to pay on a certain day, your service would be shut off.
The solution could improve the licensing structure and the price is expensive. The subscription model needs to improve because when the subscription expires the solution stops working and you are not able to use the product. This needs to improve.
The price could be slightly better, but then again, we negotiate deals every time so the market price isn't really relevant.
The solution is overly expensive.
Its price is okay for an enterprise. Its licensing is the most painful. If you hear anything bad about Cisco, it's about that. We're supposed to be one of the resellers but had to come back down to become a user. It's really bizarre.
Meraki and Aruba are available for almost exactly the same price. The price/benefit ratio is great. Meraki is more affordable than Aruba, HPE, and others.
We pay licensing fees.
It is super expensive for what you get. You also have to buy a license every year. Otherwise, it stops working.
Their biggest challenge is cost. Since it's been acquired by Cisco, it's an even higher cost.
I don't deal with pricing directly, however, it's my understanding that it is around $40 per unit. I'm not well versed in MDM pricing, to be honest. It's not something I work with. I'm more on the managed services, professional services, which includes getting everything set up and dealing with all the problems around it, versus the actual licensing part.
I don't recall the licensing cost. There is a hardware cost and separate licensing. We did buy the free lessons, but I can't recall how much it cost.
These units cost between $800 and $900 per device and on top of that, you have to pay yearly fees for maintenance. The annual maintenance costs about $75 per year, which is why we are moving away from this solution.
We do a three-year or five-year license and support. Its price could be better, but overall, we get competitive prices. A lot of times, Cisco puts itself out of range, especially with Meraki. I've dealt with a lot of business development from Cisco, and they have always been accommodating, especially in dealing with hospitals or government. There is also a right time to buy it. July is when they are eager to sell a lot of things because that is the end of their calendar year.
Having a good price is important when we are providing quotations for projects.
We don't like the licensing model and we think that it needs to be improved significantly.
It is expensive.
The price is on the high side when compared to Aruba. We pay for Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN on a yearly basis.
The price of the product could be cheaper.
The cost is not so much for Wireless LAN, but when you have to get the security license, it costs a lot.
This solution is slightly more expensive than others, such as Ruckus Wi-Fi. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
This solution is quite costly and there are costs in addition to the licensing fees. Depending on the preference of the customer, we have some monthly or yearly licenses.
The pricing is based on a subscription and is a bit high at the moment.
I don't have any information about the pricing of the solution. I'm not sure I could estimate the costs on a yearly or monthly basis as I don't deal with finances at our organization. I do believe our company offers very good value for money, although it's my understanding that it's not exactly on the cheapest end of the spectrum.
After the third year, because it's Cisco, the prices go higher.
The price is quite high, but it does have higher functionalities as well. You pay a lot, but you get a good product. Still, it could potentially be 10-15% cheaper than it is. We pay a yearly subscription. It's my understanding that you can pay for one, two, three or five-year subscriptions. There aren't any fees above that.
You have to renew your contract every year, or for three or for five years. If you do not pay right away they will suspend your subscription. You only have the option to pay yearly, not monthly. This solution is expensive, but it's a Cisco product and the solution is really stable. You pay for the quality of the product.
The setup cost varies from Service Provider to others, how they want to build the cost model. The licensing part for Meraki is extensible, it depends on which model you would choose to offer to the market as SP. Mostly pricing models are yearly contractual fees, but normally you would pay as one time cost as SP. In our case, we followed the international pricing trend for WiFi where you Bundle connectivity Per Access Point on a flat-rate monthly fee, and the customer doesn't want to pay extra charges and want easy to install plug and play solutions. In that specific case, you transfer the ownership of the hardware to the customer, while you charge only for Monitoring and Management which are minimal fees.
It's a pretty good value, but not great. Pricing is on a yearly basis for the Meraki solution.
Meraki is certainly not the cheapest solution. The coterminous licensing that they do is a challenge with some of the sites where there's corporate and franchise sites. If a franchise is buying in and they want to put them on the same dashboard, it means that their license is going to expire earlier than it should. The fact that if you don't license it, it just stops working has been a challenge. It's not as friendly as would be ideal, where other solutions will not allow you to do any changes but it will keep working. If some of our clients are less organized at renewals this is a little bit adverse. MX appliances are a little overpriced for their power.
The price can be negotiated.