We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Meraki MS Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product is very secure."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access has essential features for managing switches."
"The software is very stable."
"I would rate the the ease of management and scalability within our network architecture an eight out of ten, with ten being best."
"Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console"
"It works really well, I think the equipment is solid, and the help is great."
"The tool's VLAN feature is easy to understand. It was very good."
"I rate Fortinet support 10 out of 10. Their support is excellent and inexpensive. They respond immediately."
"The technical support is quite good."
"Meraki MS Switches have a very user-friendly dashboard and the policies are straightforward for sending them to the devices and blocking sites."
"The most valuable features are the cloud management, the monitoring, and the visibility available on the report's facts on the cloud controller."
"The product provides a single-pane-of-glass in for management of wireless, security, and switching from multiple devices."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Setting up a switch can be performed prior to having your hands on the device. Once you purchase a Meraki switch you will get an email from Meraki with a code to add to your dashboard and then you can start setting up your switch so when it arrives it will download its configuration and be all setup."
"The product is very straightforward."
"The performance is pretty good."
"The product's end-user protection feature needs improvement."
"I feel that the product's stability is an area where improvements are required."
"Its cloud features could be better."
"The scalability and technical support can be improved."
"I give the stability a seven out of ten because we have noticed when we hook up phones the switching of ELANs et cetera doesn't work as it should."
"The installation is not difficult. However, some features have to be activated from the CLI."
"If you contact Fortinet, it's a bit difficult. Most of the time, they send you just links and documents to read for troubleshooting. When you contact support, you don't need documents. You want someone that can understand your problem, give a hand, and help you. I'm not impressed by the support really."
"In the next release, I would like to see more outdoor products."
"I don't like some of the mobile device management options. They're a little bit hard to find in the system."
"Communication of compliance risk is awkward at best and threatening at worst. It needs to be addressed."
"They need to work on prioritizing different types of data on the network, whether it's voice, data, video, et cetera. Video needs to be prioritized in a much better way, for example."
"Meraki MS Switches could improve the process of installing firmware."
"Less flexibility than in some other solutions."
"The throughputs, especially the throughput path, can be improved on the core switches. I think they should improve the throughput in the core switches to enable higher throughputs."
"Management from a single dashboard is what I want to see from Meraki MS Switches."
"It can have better security. It needs more security enhancements, and in particular, a zero-trust element. If we could have external and internal users vetted in the same way as a zero-trust network, that will be handy."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. 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 ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Arista Networks Platform. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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