We performed a comparison between Cisco Meraki Wireless and Ruckus Wireless based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Ruckus Wireless has an edge over Cisco Meraki Wireless in this comparison. It is easy to deploy and high performing. In addition, Ruckus Wireless has an impressive ROI and is less expensive than Cisco Meraki Wireless.
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is very secure."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The simplicity is great."
"With Cisco products and third-party products, integration of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is good."
"It makes the process much easier by providing visibility and centralized control over the network."
"Meraki WLAN is easy to deploy, includes a cloud controller, and updates continuously. It also offers high visibility."
"It enables quick deployment within all branches for the users."
"The product's cloud controller is easy to use."
"The network security the solution provides is its most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable features are the management tools, including monitoring and reporting."
"The stability of the Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is very good."
"It's reliable wireless equipment."
"Ruckus Wireless provides good coverage."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Because of Zero-IT, it is easier to get people connected to the correct SSID without providing a passphrase."
"It's easy to install, and the management is flexible."
"They have all the features in terms of wireless technology. They have most of the features already there in the controller and their wireless system."
"I am familiar with the brand and it works well."
"The solution has great network intelligence from applications, clients, access points, and controllers."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"The solution is expensive."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The price could be better."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"The issue primarily revolves around failure to renew the license on time, leading to service termination."
"In the next release, I would like to see the central control plane have the flexibility to control and distribute policies to all LAN networks, balance the traffic, and the performance based on application monitoring."
"The throughput of the switches for wireless could be improved."
"They should introduce a grace period of 60 days after license expiry because as it is now, it automatically goes down and there is no grace period."
"Its licensing can be better."
"Some of their first level support staff does not seem to be well-versed in the solution, so support for Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN needs improvement."
"Initially, I liked some of the filtering features, but that's one of the components that we ran into problems with."
"The signal coverage radius could be extended."
"The product licensing could be improved."
"It would be helpful to have a wizard when you are setting up a new access point or a wireless guest network."
"The solution isn't the cheapest option. However, you are getting a quality product."
"Some customers have issues with the price because it's more expensive than Ubiquiti, but they can accept the cost because it's reliable and has more features."
"o make it a ten I would like the ability to replace it if we do have a faulty device. Getting one faster might be helpful. I would like to have autoconfiguration where instead of having to configure a new network, we would be able to push all configuration out a little easier with the interface."
"The pricing needs to be more competitive. They need to re-examine their business model and see if there is a way to provide their service at a cheaper cost."
"From my point of view, portal features are something missing in Ruckus Wireless. I want to see Ruckus Wireless integrate a Wi-Fi portal into its product. This would allow for easier user authentication for vendors."
"Lacks some analytics features in the control itself."
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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 115 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 97 reviews. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is rated 8.2, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN writes "Offers good mobility, stability and scalability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Cisco Wireless and Huawei Wireless, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Omada Access Points and ExtremeWireless. See our Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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