We performed a comparison between Citrix SD-WAN and Meraki SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cato Networks, Riverbed and others in WAN Optimization."The zero-touch deployment is most valuable for us."
"They have a zero downtime failover mechanism, where, when there's a link failure or a link weakness, or bad link conditions, they provide the ability to fail back seamlessly."
"The most valuable feature is its reliability."
"The reliability of connectivity is most valuable."
"The scalability and stability are quite good in general."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix SD-WAN is customization. You are able to customize the solution to your needs."
"The tool is quite cost-effective because it replaces the need for MPLS, which is a bit expensive...Citrix SD-WAN doesn't need much maintenance."
"The best feature is the backup capability, where all of the users' computers are tied into a central data repository."
"The dashboard is the solution's most valuable feature."
"In my experience, Meraki is very easy, simple, and clear to set up and use."
"If there are multiple network connectivities in an organization, Meraki creates an AutoVPN. It creates a channel automatically."
"I have found the dashboard very useful, you can configure all of your devices at the same time by just changing some menus."
"This product has a simple configuration that can be accessed through a web interface or the API."
"The solution's ability to prioritize traffic is its most valuable feature."
"The solution has many features available."
"The seamless end-to-end setup is really what makes it beautiful; that's why Meraki is good."
"I would like to either see the price reduced or have it packaged with other products to give better value for the money."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"There are a few things that can be improved, are domain-based routing and the slowness of virtual parts, and it may be due to the wrong configuration, which we have been unable to find out."
"Given that Citrix SD-WAN solved all our problems by providing us with everything we needed to unify communications with our branches and data centers, I cannot suggest anything further in terms of improvements."
"Citrix should continue to offer a perpetual licensing model because it is very important to us."
"The firewall reporting could be easier to use and filter. (It works well enough, but if I need to give an area for improvement, I think this would be it.). The built-in reporting on the product in this regard is not great."
"Even though the monitoring is pretty good, there is some room for improvement there."
"Citrix SD-WAN's knowledge base has a few missing things, so you may need to seek help from support."
"Meraki SD-WAN had trouble prioritizing traffic for VoIP calls."
"The port density should be improved because this solution is limited to two."
"The integration with other tools must be improved."
"There could be more options for integration between other devices — sort of being able to more easily make everything integrated in one solution."
"The area I think this solution should improve is the pricing."
"We have had some problems doing the implementation."
"Meraki SD-WAN could improve by adding wireless access time-scheduled and overall capabilities."
"There should be a few more options for security parameters. It is currently not very customizable. It should be a little bit more customizable."
Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 4th in WAN Optimization with 21 reviews while Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 61 reviews. Citrix SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while Meraki SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citrix SD-WAN writes " A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki SD-WAN writes "Very stable security, great service, and the best for VPN management". Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Steelhead, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform, whereas Meraki SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Omada Cloud SDN, Cradlepoint NetCloud and Cisco ACI.
We monitor all WAN Optimization reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
