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"The centralized console manageable from the cloud is one of the advantages.""I have found the dashboard very useful, you can configure all of your devices at the same time by just changing some menus.""As long as the LAN is well structured, installations and setup can be complete within forty-five minutes.""This is a high availability solution that is easy to configure and has a nice GUI.""We have found the product to be quite scalable.""If there are multiple network connectivities in an organization, Meraki creates an AutoVPN. It creates a channel automatically.""The dashboard is user-friendly. It's very simple to use.""SD-WAN is a complete enterprise solution for securing traffic."

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"It definitely offers a lot of advanced functionality."

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"An area for improvement would be to add 4G bonding and allow Meraki devices to support dual 4G SIM cards.""The granularity could be improved.""Technical support could be more knowledgeable and responsive.""The solution needs a multi-use provider portal.""Scalability could be improved. Yes, you can add more than 300 or 400 sites onto it, but because it's not a true SD-WAN and, effectively, it's just a Multi-VRF, it's all hub and spoke at that point. That's the nature of the design, but that's what keeps it simple to administer. So, it's a trade off.""Some of the on-premise security features of Meraki SD-WAN are on the cloud and some of my customers do not want to use the cloud. They should have on-premise security features for those that do not want to use the cloud.""There is still some work to do when it comes to AI.""People are struggling a little bit with the lead times right now. It’s hard to actually get the hardware."

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"We found it to be too complex for our use case."

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  • "Meraki solutions come with a choice of several different subscription options including one year, three years, five years, seven years, and ten years."
  • "The licensing fees are approximately $1,000 USD annually."
  • "The pricing is fair, but if they can make it less it would be even more attractive."
  • "Any license you buy until January 2021 gets you an extra year for that purchase."
  • "like everything else, it's negotiable."
  • "If you purchase a Meeraki box, you have to purchase a license, and it's already the basic license, you will have you SD-WAN included."
  • "This solution is more expensive than competitors."
  • "From the perspective of the customer, the price is not terribly cost-effective."
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  • "From an economic perspective the solution is very competitive to what is offered in the market."
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    Top Answer:The auto VPN feature is important because it automates many tasks, making things simpler and faster. It helps with setting up devices and changing configurations without manual effort.
    Top Answer:Regarding pricing, Meraki SD-WAN is quite competitive, especially compared to solutions like Fortinet. However, it's essential to consider that Meraki requires cloud orchestration, which adds to the… more »
    Top Answer:The tool has challenges with features like multiple-link support, which currently only supports up to three links. Additionally, it doesn't offer router integration, and forward error correction is… more »
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    Overview

    Software-defined WAN is a new approach to network connectivity that lowers operational costs and improves resource usage for multi-site deployments, allowing network administrators to use bandwidth more efficiently and ensure the highest possible level of performance for critical applications without sacrificing security or data privacy. For more information on deploying and configuring SD-WAN on the Meraki MX Security Appliance, see the Meraki SD-WAN Deployment Guide.

    Versa Networks Cloud Services Gateway (CSG) is a next-generation enterprise software-defined networking appliance that is based on Intel's x86 latest architecture to deliver cloud-native SD-WAN, SD-Security, and SD-Routing services.

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    Comms Service Provider25%
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    Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 61 reviews while Versa Cloud Services Gateway is ranked 16th in Software Defined Networking (SDN). Meraki SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while Versa Cloud Services Gateway is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Meraki SD-WAN writes "Very stable security, great service, and the best for VPN management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Versa Cloud Services Gateway writes "Has many capabilities, but is overly complex for our use cases". Meraki SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Omada Cloud SDN, Cradlepoint NetCloud and Prisma SD-WAN, whereas Versa Cloud Services Gateway is most compared with Juniper Session Smart Router and Aviatrix.

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