We performed a comparison between Big Switch Networks and Meraki SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Big Switch Networks, Aviatrix and others in Software Defined Networking (SDN)."What I liked about the solution is the quick and easy way you can build a network data center fabric."
"The solution's ability to prioritize traffic is its most valuable feature."
"I can manage it very well and in a very easy way."
"t is very stable based on our experience and the application performance has been superb."
"It's made managing our client's networks extremely easy, regardless of my location. Being able to hop on my cell phone to see what's happening on a client's network makes everything much more manageable."
"We have found the scalability to be good."
"The solution has a great UI."
"The most valuable feature of Meraki SD-WAN is its user-friendly interface."
"The management system is one of the best available."
"I think if I was to say something that could be improved, it would be a multi-data center nature of the implementation."
"Meraki SD-WAN could improve on the lead time, but this is not a problem only with Cisco. there's a global shortage of chipsets. Additionally, the solution has limited features. It's quite a standard product and not very easily upgradeable or stackable."
"I would like improved stability in Meraki SD-WAN."
"Perimetral security for new requirements on financial networks and DRP systems, like SAP."
"Technical support could be more knowledgeable and responsive."
"Meraki SD-WAN had trouble prioritizing traffic for VoIP calls."
"This vendor has issues with the supply chain that need to be improved."
"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 another missing feature. The scalability of Meraki SD-WAN is good, but there are limitations to the performance of the concentrator devices, especially in larger deployments. While the cloud scale is not an issue, the performance of the devices in branches and data centres is limited."
"The product could be improved by being made more simple to use. We had some issues integrating our MPLS with Meraki SD-WAN."
Big Switch Networks is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 1 review while Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 61 reviews. Big Switch Networks is rated 9.0, while Meraki SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Big Switch Networks writes "A flexible solution that can be integrated with third-party solutions whilst maintaining its automated nature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki SD-WAN writes "Very stable security, great service, and the best for VPN management". Big Switch Networks is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, APCON, Cisco SD-WAN, Ixia Network Packet Brokers and Cumulus Networks, whereas Meraki SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Omada Cloud SDN, Cradlepoint NetCloud and Prisma SD-WAN.
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