We performed a comparison between H3C 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."Offering a five-year warranty, compared to competitors' one-year warranties, is a unique advantage of H3C switches."
"A good high-performance solution."
"We can configure the switch stack on the internet. Other vendors do not offer this facility. It is fast and easy to manage."
"The best feature of H3C Ethernet Switches is their reliability."
"To date, it has proven to be highly reliable. We have encountered no issues or challenges with it thus far."
"H3C Ethernet Switches is a cheap solution."
"H3C Ethernet Switches have a fast delivery time."
"I like the flexibility of the Meraki firewall. It gives you the ability to lock things down. Having multiple VLANs is helpful for the switching infrastructure and firewall. It's crucial when you have a public-facing VLAN, a private-facing VLAN, and a secure VLAN."
"With Meraki, there is the advantage that you have dashboard access via the internet and you can work on it from anywhere."
"The interface is great. It's easy to understand for the customer."
"Support has been very good."
"The product is very straightforward."
"This is a sophisticated product with easy configuration that can save time and effort."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are their reliability and simplicity."
"The top feature of Meraki MS switches for me is Layer 7 application visibility. Another positive in general is that you don't need to set up a console to the switch itself; it dials in to a single dashboard where you can completely manage all your network devices."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The only improvement needed is the significantly better lead time for delivery compared to other American products. In terms of technology, there isn't much difference, especially since X3 is a subsidiary of XP, and they use the same technology. However, the delivery time is notably better."
"GUI needs to merge with CLI."
"To enhance H3C switches for the next release, improving the user interface is crucial."
"Lacks decent cloud management."
"H3C Ethernet Switches could improve by widening their product range."
"There should be more public tools for configuration and comparing products."
"The traffic reporting should be better in Meraki MS Switches. We want to be able to see all the traffic and where it is going. Additionally, detailed device utilization information would be very helpful for the security personnel."
"Meraki MS Switches could improve if it was an SDN. It will be more flexible and WWE can use one link for specific traffic and another one for other traffic."
"They're definitely missing some of the higher end data center Cisco features."
"If they added the option to manage it locally, not in the cloud, it would be better."
"I don't think that the cost is a problem, but sometimes the price requires convincing the customer of the value."
"The MS Switches are incapable of doing trunking."
"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."
"We had issues with the stability, issues with the pricing, and the total cost of ownership."
H3C Ethernet Switches is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 7 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. H3C Ethernet Switches is rated 8.4, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of H3C Ethernet Switches writes "Connects wired devices such as computers, laptops, routers, servers, and printers to a LAN". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". H3C Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and NETGEAR Switches. See our H3C Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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