We performed a comparison between Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet 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."The fibre ports that are 10 Gb capacity helped with the travel of a lot of regular as well as video data. Fibre can handle a lot more virtual data than copper twisted-pair, so we got a lot more data and a lot more traffic signals back through the fibre ports, faster, than with copper."
"The solution has a very good web interface. It makes it easy to manage everything."
"Enables direct access to clusters."
"The product is stable. It does have only one power supply. They don't have a redundant power supply."
"The new web graphical interface is much better than before. We now have easy access to the command lines. They're all functional."
"This is a dependable switch which will help you sleep at night."
"We are able to customize this solution based on the customer's requirements."
"OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches' best features are it's easy to deploy, manage, and maintain, with services coming through one vendor."
"The solution is very stable."
"With Meraki, there is the advantage that you have dashboard access via the internet and you can work on it from anywhere."
"The most valuable features are the cloud management, the monitoring, and the visibility available on the report's facts on the cloud controller."
"The dashboard and the interface, in general, are good features."
"The solution is scalable and can accommodate as many devices as needed."
"The technical support is very good. They offer some of the best support on the market."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to segment my infrastructure between phones, security systems, and other tasks."
"I like the portal, it's really interesting."
"I find the CLI hard to use. I wish we could do more in the GUI interface."
"The product would be better if it were completely compatible with other switching products."
"I could see them possibly creating a more intuitive software. It's very user-friendly, but there are some things that aren't very intuitive when programming the switches."
"technical support response time is sometimes very slow."
"OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches would be improved if cloud-based technology was provided in the Gulf region."
"In future versions, I would like to see improvements in networking speed."
"The network connection should be improved."
"There needs to be better integration with the interface."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved."
"If they added the option to manage it locally, not in the cloud, it would be better."
"The pricing needs to be more competitive with other products on the market."
"Sometimes the controller in the cloud that controls the access points does not have the most accurate information. There is sometimes a glitch in keeping the management controller that is in the cloud up to date."
"I would like to add a voice capability to Meraki, to make a call or receive a call."
"I would like to see improvements to the dark mode in the next release, as I prefer the dark mode."
"They could lower the price."
"The pricing can be made cheaper."
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is ranked 21st in Ethernet Switches with 9 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches writes "It's easy to extend the stack, but I wish we could do more in the GUI". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Nokia Ethernet Service Switch, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and NETGEAR Switches. See our Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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