We performed a comparison between Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN."The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"Cloud managed wireless LAN product that's stable and scalable. It's an easy to deploy and easy to troubleshoot solution."
"The solution is fast."
"This product offers cloud-based configuration, so you can set it up from anywhere."
"From a security perspective, this product has several advantages."
"The most valuable feature is the technology of the security that is offered."
"It improved the installation time."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of deployment."
"It has good security with its Layer 7 protections."
"The most valuable feature is that I can completely isolate devices that are compromising the network."
"I would rate the the ease of management and scalability within our network architecture an eight out of ten, with ten being best."
"The technical support has been very good."
"The product is very secure."
"The tool's VLAN feature is easy to understand. It was very good."
"The product is a total solution with the FortiGate, switch, and access point. It is integrated with FortiGate, allowing us to manage all the equipment through it. You can handle everything from a single point."
"What I really love in FortiSwitch: its usability, the graphical user interface, and the ability to be managed by FortiGate."
"Integration is good, as well as price and technical support."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"The price could be better."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"The dashboard could be a bit better. I'd like to see more information about the whole controller and APs. It should be as simple and convenient."
"Its licensing can be better."
"The logging sometimes doesn't give us the granularity needed. Some of the rules are a bit more complicated. The switch ports on the routers are not individually addressable, in the sense that with a switch you can tell what MAC address is on what port but with the security appliances, you can't, which would be beneficial for troubleshooting."
"When it comes to switching, Meraki lacks categories of features."
"There is only one particular thing that needs improvement. Sometimes, for example, when you need to open a ticket, although it's under the umbrella of Cisco, you still need to go to the Meraki support."
"The pricing structure could be improved."
"It would be good to integrate with ISE in the future."
"Currently, with Meraki, a controller is required to direct guest and user traffic to the internet. Improvement is needed in the portal for enhanced visibility into activities. Additionally, addressing multiple bugs, especially those arising with new releases, is crucial to ensure system stability."
"The security of the solution could be a bit better."
"I would like Fortinet to make this product easier to configure."
"The pricing could be improved, and it could be easier to configure."
"Technical support needs to take a different approach and pricing should appear more competitive."
"The range of products could improve from Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is confusing with too many add-ons."
"They could provide integration with Fortinet Authenticator."
"It is always nice when something is cheaper."
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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 115 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN writes "Offers good mobility, stability and scalability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud and Cisco Wireless, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches.
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