We performed a comparison between Mellanox Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."From what I've been told, a valuable feature of Mellanox switches is they're quite user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its functionality."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the powerful hardware and the software is open. They're using Linux operating system. You can do and install many things, and it performs well."
"It is a very easy-to-use product."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the size, power consumption, and the vast amount of features."
"The most valuable feature is the dashboard because it makes it easy to manage all of the switches. It's easy to turn them up and get it configured."
"I like the support, and basically, that's why I'm using Meraki by Cisco."
"You can access a single pane of glass and configure all the devices via the same access."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are ease of use, and we can find technical knowledge easily."
"Meraki MS Switches are amazing. Whoever built it is a genius. I like that it's a plug-and-play solution."
"Meraki MS Switches have a very user-friendly dashboard and the policies are straightforward for sending them to the devices and blocking sites."
"Easy to set up, stable switches with good accessibility that makes it quicker to identify problems, find solutions, and fix problems."
"It is easy to configure and provides complete visibility of the graphic end point."
"The configuration is a bit different from Cisco, and therefore, for me at least, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"Mellanox Switches could improve by adding some features that can make it easier for integrating the switches in some managing and monitoring platforms, such as Elastic or similar software for monitoring data with the data center in a more holistic way."
"If you compare this solution with Cisco, utilization in Cisco is more popular and it is more friendly."
"Mellanox Switches were easier before Nvidia bought Mellanox and then their new version of the operating system changed. They started with Ennui, and now they only use Linux. If they returned to their previous CLI it would be a good option for starters. The new CLI is more difficult to use but more powerful than the older one. It has its advantages."
"The scalability is working fine at the moment, but there's always room for improvement. As of right now, I don't know of any improvements to suggest."
"If they added the option to manage it locally, not in the cloud, it would be better."
"This is quite an expensive solution."
"I've had some hardware failure issues on the POE side on several switches across the years. There seems to be a problem with the POE ports of their unit system."
"Meraki should include an application to assist users with the design of access points."
"I would like to add a voice capability to Meraki, to make a call or receive a call."
"They're definitely missing some of the higher end data center Cisco features."
"The pain point for our customers is the pricing and it should be reduced to make it more competitive."
"Doesn't enable a local configuration without internet access."
Mellanox Switches is ranked 17th in Ethernet Switches with 5 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Mellanox Switches is rated 7.6, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Mellanox Switches writes "Powerful hardware, reliable performance, and advantageous open-source OS". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Mellanox Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Aruba Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Broadcom StrataXGS, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access. See our Mellanox Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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