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"The most interesting feature is the amount of information you can get from overseeing the system from a centralized place.""SD-WAN is a complete enterprise solution for securing traffic.""I have found the dashboard very useful, you can configure all of your devices at the same time by just changing some menus.""Meraki can react fast to emerging trends.""The advantage you have with Cisco Meraki is that they take a lot of that complexity out of the backend.""Meraki SD-WAN is a scalable solution because changes are being made to the solution, enabling it to work in different environments.""I like the entire set of features and the analytics.""Meraki SD-WAN is a very stable and scalable solution with good technical support."

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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.""Meraki SD-WAN could improve by adding wireless access time-scheduled and overall capabilities.""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.""The integration with other tools must be improved.""From the vice perspective, they just are not as robust as some of the other vendors. They have limitations in throughput and the number of circuits that they can support on a wide area network. Their higher-end security is all cloud-based. They have some capability with the premise-based solutions, but the higher ends are all cloud-based, and that's via Cisco Umbrella.""The port density should be improved because this solution is limited to two.""There is still some work to do when it comes to AI.""The default classes should be expanded."

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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: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… more »
    Top Answer:For a pure SD-WAN solution, the pricing is competitive. However, our clients are on the lower tier in terms of budget, viewing IT more as a necessary expense rather than integral to their business… more »
    Top Answer:It is effective and easy to set up, although a bit expensive, but it gets the job done with a simple configuration. However, Meraki isn't as flexible for more unique needs but works excellently within… more »
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    Versa CSG, Versa Networks CSG, Versa Networks Cloud Services Gateway
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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 Provider26%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm9%
    Educational Organization9%
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Retailer6%
    Construction Company6%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
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    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise41%
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    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Large Enterprise52%
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    Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 60 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 VMware NSX, whereas Versa Cloud Services Gateway is most compared with Juniper Session Smart Router and Aviatrix.

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