We performed a comparison between Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and ExtremeWireless 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."The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The simplicity is great."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The solution is very secure."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The big draw is the ease of installation. It's easy to manage, and it's easy to implement."
"It is very handy to have a support number to call."
"It is cloud-based. It has a GUI rather than a command line, and it just works."
"Meraki WLAN is easy to deploy, includes a cloud controller, and updates continuously. It also offers high visibility."
"I can control any number of sites globally with a lean IT team."
"The management console is valuable."
"The single dashboard of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is the most valuable feature for me."
"Cloud management, wireless infrastructure, and implementation are all valuable features."
"The solution is easy to use and manage. Overall it is very simple to understand and users do not know it is a cloud solution."
"It's reliable and works well. It's pretty stable."
"The cloud-based management system is valuable."
"It provides seamless connectivity if you move around."
"The wireless security solution is the most valuable feature of ExtremeWireless."
"The initial setup process is simple."
"The most useful feature is how the product integrates with the Microsoft directory in the cloud."
"The product's price is competitive. It is an impressive and reliable product."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The solution is expensive."
"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."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"The price could be better."
"The licensing could be a bit better."
"If they could work on the Meraki firewall hardware, and add SSL decryption as well as more application control and deep packet inspection, that would be ideal."
"It is expensive. Juniper seems to have a lot more to offer for future expansion. Juniper has some features that are not there in this solution."
"The way Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN groups certain things, as far as the devices for either monitoring and or configuring them should be done better. They should be grouped a little bit differently because if I want to configure something, a different setting on an SSID, I have to go to their specific area where I would have thought it should be clumped as a dropdown menu in another area."
"Technical support can be improved, as well as having more detailed capabilities to go without using an API."
"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."
"if there is a better feature, they write it as beta so you have to be careful."
"This solution could benefit from a heat mapping ability so that you can tell where the hotspots are, and where the good signals are."
"The ability to integrate with network devices from other vendors would be helpful."
"The reports could prove in ExtremeWireless. However, we are in the early stages of use and we might be able to configure them better."
"The onsite controllers are not as good as the cloud controller. I would also like ExtremeWireless to add web filtering on the access point. This feature is available from other vendors but not ExtremeWireless."
"The solution must include integrated IoT solutions on their wireless APs."
"The management portal is in need of improvement."
"Technical support is an area that needs to be improved."
"The user interface of ExtremeWireless could be better. It is not user-friendly."
"They could provide different product models. Additionally, there could be a feature to manage devices."
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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 115 reviews while ExtremeWireless is ranked 13th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is rated 8.2, while ExtremeWireless is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN writes "Offers good mobility, stability and scalability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeWireless writes "An easy to deploy solution that can scale and expand". Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud and Fortinet FortiWLM, whereas ExtremeWireless is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless, ExtremeCloud IQ, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Cisco Wireless. See our Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs. ExtremeWireless report.
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