We performed a comparison between Huawei Ethernet Switches 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 most valuable feature is the audit systems. I also like that it can synchronize on the alternate configuration of products together at the same time."
"They have the ability, since they have a very big R&D team, to create an upgrade for any feature or patch very easily."
"The technical documentation available is very good. The technical support for the customer is also good - I would give it 8 out of 10."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its very simple configuration."
"In terms of the most valuable features, LAN switching is more comfortable and valuable in the network. It is easy to configure and easy to deploy. It is helpful for the installation and it is easy to troubleshoot issues. It's an easy product to understand. It's a good solution."
"Pricing-wise, Huawei is quite good."
"The solution is easy to set up."
"The functionality is basically the same as Cisco."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are simple deployment and administration. You can have all your switches in one place and manage them."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are the GUI mode which is helpful for access and good dashboards."
"Being able to look at every port and see what it is connected to is very useful. Everything seems to be running really well. They've got everything covered. They have a really cool mounting system at the bottom and an access point that you can use to level up your device. It is kind of cool."
"It is easy to deploy, maintain, and update. It has been trouble-free so far. I am still a Cisco command-line bigot, but the web interface makes it a lot easier for our help desk to interact with a client. When the clients call in and say that they aren't able to connect, it takes the help desk 10 minutes or less to look at everything in the enterprise or location. They can look at the firewall, switches, or access points in the dashboard. That's why I like the dashboard."
"The product is very straightforward."
"Overall, the switches are really good."
"Easy to set up, stable switches with good accessibility that makes it quicker to identify problems, find solutions, and fix problems."
"Console of the dashboard is well integrated."
"Integration could be improved. The price could also be lower."
"The documentation needs to be better."
"The knowledge base needs to be improved and expanded."
"One of the problems with Huawei is that when you receive a product quote from one of the vendors, you cannot get prices from the other ones because they register your request with Huawei."
"The tool is not very robust in harsh environments. Issues with cooling and power can cause these switches to fail, which concerns customers. They work well in data centers but might be problematic in places without cooling or heat."
"I would like to see more training opportunities available."
"The interoperability of the devices, in general, on the Huawei switches is not good and is known to be not good. Maybe they can improve this a bit."
"The company needs to provide more on hand training on the product."
"The price for this product could be cheaper. For a low-budget school or institution, scaling up and implementing more switches could take longer because of budget constraints."
"At times, we didn't know whether the switch was operating or not so we have to take the console and we have to do some troubleshooting."
"We aren't missing any features."
"Less flexibility than in some other solutions."
"The quote-building process is challenging and it needs to be simplified."
"They're definitely missing some of the higher end data center Cisco features."
"Communication of compliance risk is awkward at best and threatening at worst. It needs to be addressed."
"It could be easier to use and easier to implement."
Huawei Ethernet Switches is ranked 12th in Ethernet Switches with 54 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Huawei Ethernet Switches is rated 7.6, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Huawei Ethernet Switches writes "The solution is power efficient, stable, and provides free-of-cost batch upgrades". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Huawei Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access. See our Huawei Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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