We performed a comparison between Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN."The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The simplicity is great."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The solution is stable."
"Cisco's technical support is very good and better than other vendors."
"We're able to automate as well as manually control as necessary."
"The fact that Cisco Meraki is cloud based and is reasonably priced has been most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is that it is fast and does the job."
"I have found the scalability to be very good."
"The most valuable features are the management tools, including monitoring and reporting."
"The product is super stable. I would rate the stability a ten."
"I have found it to be stable."
"It is a cheap and secure solution. The job switching and security features are better than other solutions."
"Stability and scalability for this product are very good. Setup is easy and deployment can be completed within minutes. The technical support for Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is good."
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"What I actually use in this deployment are Forti APs (Fortinet Access Points). So, I can see all my office infrastructure from a single console, which is handy. One FortiGate, one FortiSwitch, and five access points, everything under good control. It's really nice to see it all together like this."
"Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console"
"It can integrate well with other Fortinet products."
"It is easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature is the breakability after integration with the FortiGate firewall."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"When we are using SSID roaming, it is not flexible in terms of which AP it connects to."
"It is super expensive for what you get. I just wish it was less expensive."
"It's performing well, really well. We don't have any issues. We only have issues if there is a lot of rogue APs in the neighborhood and that not Meraki's fault."
"Currently, with Meraki, a controller is required to direct guest and user traffic to the internet. Improvement is needed in the portal for enhanced visibility into activities. Additionally, addressing multiple bugs, especially those arising with new releases, is crucial to ensure system stability."
"Despite being enabled, I've encountered an issue where the alert main dashboard fails to detect when any of the devices go down. Hence, the tool's notification feature should improve. We have also faced issues with integration."
"We face a bottleneck on the gateway while using the solution for large enterprises."
"Its price should be reduced."
"If there are advanced features that you can have enabled, they should allow users access to that in an easier manner."
"The product's end-user protection feature needs improvement."
"The security of the solution could be a bit better."
"They could provide integration with Fortinet Authenticator."
"In the next release, I would like to see more outdoor products."
"It could be simpler but compared to the competition, it's not so bad."
"Technical support needs to take a different approach and pricing should appear more competitive."
"The tool should improve its CLI."
"While Fortinet is good for school boards and mid-sized businesses, enterprise-class networks require a zero-trust solution. If you're building a zero-trust network with end-to-end security, that's where Fortinet falls behind Cisco, HPE, and Aruba."
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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 115 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 40 reviews. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN writes "Offers good mobility, stability and scalability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud and Cisco Wireless, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches.
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