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We performed a comparison between Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and NETGEAR Insight Access Points based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs. NETGEAR Insight Access Points Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices.""The artificial intelligence feature is very good.""With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features.""You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment.""Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance.""The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs.""The solution is stable.""In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."

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"Its management is most valuable. It is the major feature of Meraki.""I like the record that is being kept and multiple SSDs.""Cisco Meraki is HIPAA compliant.""The product's cloud availability feature is the most valuable for network management.""The most valuable feature is cloud management.""The product's most beneficial feature impacting network security is the ability to provide centralized security management.""The tool's most valuable feature is report generation. Its dashboard helps me a lot with user analytics.""The flexibility, since it's a cloud service, is the most valuable feature of this solution."

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"From the WiFi aspect, it's very intuitive and easy to use. The solution enables me to manage my entire WiFi from anywhere in the world...""The initial setup of NETGEAR Insight Access Points was straightforward.""I'm able to do a lot of things, because the GUI is designed very well. I'm able to remotely make certain changes via my phone and apply them right away. It makes life easier when it comes to managing the equipment. The Insight management solution phone app is very good. It enables me to do what I want to do.""The metrics demonstrate that NETGEAR really does a good job of balancing the load between the various access points on the networks and this results in an elimination of downtime.""Our company sometimes uses the solution's technical support, and we have seen that they sort out our general problems quickly.""I now have the ability to remote access my network. That works extremely well. I can access it from any place. I don't need to be physically at the device. This saves me on time and travel.""[Being] able to configure the WiFi devices and to see utilization remotely, or from the cloud.""The product's deployment is straightforward."

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Cons
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release.""Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement.""I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features.""The price could be better.""The pricing should be made cheaper.""There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation.""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."

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"Our only concern at this stage is how it's licensed.""In the next release, I would like to see a third-party high tech center to connect multiple users to a particular network.""I would like to see them improve their support where an assigned engineer can take the case all the way to closure. Usually, you get a different engineer calling regarding the same ticket.""It is not a budget-friendly solution.""When it comes to switching, Meraki lacks categories of features.""I'd like better integration with security providers.""Documentation could be improved, but everything else has been spot-on.""In some cases, they could include enhanced features in the product, such as a firewall console and traffic analysis."

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"The biggest issue I've had is that it works very well with the WiFi, but it does not offer any assistance at all with the routers. You can't control them or manage them at all. As soon as you want to use anything on the network side—because I have multiple 28-port switches—you can't manage them using this app.""Due to certain shortcomings in the solution's stability, I feel that the solution's stability requires improvement.""The registration is annoying. I have to go back to NETGEAR and log tickets. Access points and router registration are something that they need to address in Insight. They need to fix the bug of getting the devices activated and enrolled in Insight without fighting with them. I have probably done about six of these in the last month. You get to see patterns.""Ubiquiti is a very good company. NETGEAR should look at that model and expand on its remote capabilities. Ubiquiti seems to have a better product.""The product's UI needs to be simplified and made more straightforward.""I have some frustrations with the ease of use. It tends to be sluggish. The graphical interface is pretty, but not useful. They have this tree that shows connected devices, which makes no sense whatsoever because the labeling field of the tree truncates all the items to the point that it's almost useless. You can't even tell what it is. I would prefer a spreadsheet list of the gear as opposed to a graphical representation.""Software-wise, they need to provide the ability to kick users out. If multiple users are abusing the system or the network, I should be able to block them for a time and, when I need to unblock them, I should be able to do so by using their MAC ID. That feature might already be there and I just don't know about it.""My major problem is right now, the area which I need to cover is around 7,000 to 10,000 square feet...I would like NETGEAR Insight Access Points to extend the area coverage they provide."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We pay maybe 1000 SEK per year, per access point."
  • "Juniper Wireless AP's price is a little more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."
  • "The pricing is something Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) can work on. The pricing is very high compared to the competition."
  • "The pricing is too high."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "I rate Juniper Mist's pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive."
  • "I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
  • "The pricing is fair."
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  • "Negotiate the deal put in front of you!"
  • "At this price point, I would not mind seeing a four-way channel, instead of a 3x3 or a 4x4, like they do in the Cisco Aironet system with their other brand. For the same price point in this other Cisco brand, it is a lot cheaper, and you can get a slightly better throughput than you can with these."
  • "​If you are wondering if Meraki can work for you, contact one of their representatives because they will do onsite trials where you can set up their system. If it does not work, you can send it back to them for no charge.​​"
  • "The price is negotiable."
  • "It's a pretty good value, but not great. Pricing is on a yearly basis for the Meraki solution."
  • "The price is good, but it could be improved."
  • "You have to renew your contract every year, or for three or for five years. If you do not pay right away they will suspend your subscription."
  • "The pricing is based on a subscription and is a bit high at the moment."
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  • "Price-wise, it is a little too high, about $20 higher than what it should be, but it's worth it. It's cheaper than Cisco's access point, but the products are not apples to apples."
  • "It wasn't much more than 100 dollars a year. For the devices that we have, the pricing was pretty fair."
  • "The pricing seems to be reasonable."
  • "For what you get, the price of Insight access points is very reasonable."
  • "Their pricing is perfect for smaller businesses who are money and budget conscious. There are a lot of other solutions out there that are two to three times more expensive."
  • "I can source the stuff pretty quickly wherever I go through the distributor. There is pricing available at NETGEAR if you can spend between $2,000 and $5,000 on a solution. So, there is special pricing that they can help with. The vendor's reps are very responsive. They have a good channel system."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "My company does not need to pay anything related to the solution's licensing costs."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence.
    Top Answer:Juniper Mist is very reasonable in terms of pricing, especially when compared to competitors like Cisco.
    Top Answer:Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release. Better control over devices from vendors like… more »
    Top Answer:Depends.  I have personally used both Cisco and Aruba so I am familiar with them.  Extreme I am not, so unless they have… more »
    Top Answer:Cisco Wireless is very robust, very rugged, and can handle indoor and outdoor coverage extremely well. We found it to be… more »
    Top Answer:Cisco’s Meraki Virtual MX is a virtual instance of the Meraki SD-WAN appliance. We liked the Meraki. The Wifi APs are a… more »
    Top Answer:I never thought about what could be made better in the product since my company is a customer-centric organization where… more »
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    Also Known As
    Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series), Mist Access Points
    MR18, MR26, MR32, MR34, MR66, MR72, Meraki Wireless LAN, Meraki WLAN
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    Overview

    Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.

    Cisco Meraki access points are built from the highest grade components and carefully optimized for a seamless user experience. The outcome: faster connections, greater user capacity, more coverage, and fewer support calls. The Cisco Meraki dashboard gives visibility into the network users, their devices, and their applications. Armed with rich analytics, administrators can quickly create access control and application usage policies, optimizing both the end-user experience and network security.

    At NETGEAR, we turn ideas into innovative networking products that connect people, power businesses, and advance the way we live. Easy to use. Powerful. Smart. And designed just for you.

    Sample Customers
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    Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins
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    Top Industries
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    Educational Organization25%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Newspaper13%
    Healthcare Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government7%
    Educational Organization6%
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    Comms Service Provider19%
    Educational Organization10%
    Non Profit8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Government6%
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    Consumer Goods Company29%
    Manufacturing Company29%
    Hospitality Company14%
    Construction Company14%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Healthcare Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise44%
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Small Business54%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise54%
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    Small Business70%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise20%
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise53%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs. NETGEAR Insight Access Points
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs. NETGEAR Insight Access Points and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 115 reviews while NETGEAR Insight Access Points is ranked 19th in Wireless LAN with 11 reviews. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is rated 8.2, while NETGEAR Insight Access Points is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN writes "Offers good mobility, stability and scalability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Insight Access Points writes "Without using a third-party, I can deploy a network with software built-in". Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas NETGEAR Insight Access Points is most compared with Ubiquiti WLAN, Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Omada Access Points and Aruba Instant. See our Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs. NETGEAR Insight Access Points report.

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