We performed a comparison between Cisco Linksys 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 product is great for networking."
"What matters most to me is the security of the product, and Cisco does a pretty good job."
"I have found their security features the most valuable. These security features are supported on most of the other features. Similarly, the protocols and the standards are supported on other features, such as the stacking feature, the availability feature, internet channel, link application, and protocols. There are so many features on these features."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is it is easy to manage."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches are pretty good overall."
"The stability of the program is excellent."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It is easy to use and stable."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are ease of use, and we can find technical knowledge easily."
"We are using the MS425 series. We like the ease of use, ease of administration, and central dashboard. Meraki also has fantastic documentation and community. With its central dashboard, we can deploy a generic configuration across hundreds of switches, rather than doing it in the old school way where an individual or a group of engineers would log onto each device via CLI, which takes a long time. So, everything is connected."
"The switches are very stable."
"This product has QoS, decent visibility of what's going on, and it's a managed switch."
"The technical support is very good. They offer some of the best support on the market."
"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."
"Its cloud feature and cloud management are great. They are the most valuable aspects."
"The most valuable feature is the granular visibility that they provide with a single pane of glass."
"On a scale of one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best, I rate the tool's scalability as seven since there are some limitations."
"Cisco offers a wide range of features, and in the enterprise and mid-segment market in Europe, we make use of most of them. Some features are essential for our operations, while others may go unused. The feature set provided by Cisco is comprehensive, and there's little more we could ask for. It would be a nice addition if, in the future, Cisco switches could incorporate artificial intelligence to provide proactive feedback and guidance instead of having to search for solutions ourselves. This development is likely to come with time, and we'll patiently await such enhanced functionality."
"It's no longer stable, the Wi-Fi on this device is no longer stable."
"The product must be made cloud-based."
"We haven't had any issues with the solution."
"You do need a bit of knowledge about the solution. There's a small learning curve involved when implementing the product."
"The solution is costly."
"Linksys switches are expensive but scalable."
"We had issues with the stability, issues with the pricing, and the total cost of ownership."
"Clients are very confused by technical support. They seem to have trouble reaching Meraki to get the assistance they need."
"I would like to see improvements to the dark mode in the next release, as I prefer the dark mode."
"The pricing can be made cheaper."
"In my opinion, there's room for improvement cost-wise. With Meraki's licensing terms, you're required to pay an annual licensing fee, which can be for a one-year license or perhaps a five-year license. But if you analyze the costs involved, there are huge expenses incurred as far as the licensing is concerned."
"In this solution, you are lacking a feature that Cisco Classic has that allows you to save your configuration with a serial cable."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"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."
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Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is ranked 9th in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is rated 8.0, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches writes "An advanced, sophisticated solution that allows for segmentation within networks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches and Huawei Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access. See our Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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