Cisco Meraki Pros and Cons

Anyone can figure out the simplistic interface and accomplish what they need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

lacks granularity that real pros thirst for. I want a feature set that allows me multiple methods to accomplish a task, meraki cant do so.

Feature set is no different than a mid 2000s ngfw has.

no independent security reviews either and in my pro opinion its because it doesnt have ssl inspection which if it did would bolster the IPS/AV services, and without is so terrible its not worth reviewing.

Bottom line if your a smaller SMB this is a solid option just be sure to do ssl inspection through another service even as simple as cisco umbrella DNS has ssl inspection.

beta beta beta everything runs beta that gets annoying, you cant be deploying products that require a feature but is in beta. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cisco Meraki has a very intuitive interface. It's broken in down into sections and every section has 'Monitoring' and 'Configure' settings. Meraki is alerting whenever there's a problem in the network and is often suggesting very useful resolution methods. It's getting insight from millions of Cisco TAC cases and utilizes AI to analyze issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing that I'm missing in Meraki is the ability to download a specific device configuration and back it up. You can't create a snapshot of the network and just roll back the state from some time in the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Single pane of glass is a real thing. Software works well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Usual Cisco RMA BS. Been waiting on a refund for 2 months. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Detailed set up instructions, great support, compatible with most used devices, great UI layout, easy to use and understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Configuring device policies can be confusing depending on the supported OS. Not all features are compatible with all OSes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Adding of wireless access points, switches and firewalls are simple.

2. It Doesn't require much technical knowledge for the initial configuration of the devices.

3. SSID and access point configuration is simple through Meraki dashboard is simpler than direct device configuration.

4. Easy to configure VLAN information and switch ports through Meraki dashboard.

5. Centralized management of all branch office Meraki devices and log visibility is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Cost of the Meraki device is not affordable for small organizations.

2. If there is no internet connectivity, then there is a connection loss between Meraki central console to the branch device. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simple management, easy for less experienced/trained admins to help. (Don't take that to mean you don't need to know what you're doing!) Still very capable and, in many ways, much easier to deploy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Reliance on cloud/internet for management is a huge downside. It's manageable, but when there's an outage, the last thing I want to do is be unable to access management dashboards for hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- good coverage area per access point

- cloud-based access controller

- cool futuristic design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- in our implementation, we still experience alot of disconnections with the connectivity.

- it is a realivity expensive product, you may also consider Cisco's aironet products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We use the Meraki for our internal network firewall and VPN. Very easy to configure and manage. Has nice security features and integrates will with other products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's nothing to dislike about this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. We can configure the device without directly connecting to the device initially.

2. Everything is Managed and configured from the Meraki dashboard.

3. Option to create profiles for different sites.

4. Easy to create firewall rules and profiles.

5. Easy to create VPN using Auto VPN option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Pricing of the devices and subscriptions is high.

2. Fewer wan ports available for some MX devices.

3. No option for configuring locally through CLI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy to get started, and you don't have to worry about many things, as they are automatically taken care of for you Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Missing some features compared to other vendors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.