We performed a comparison between HPE 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 technical support for this solution has improved from what it was."
"The solution can scale."
"Switching to HPE Ethernet Switches greatly improved our network. We used to have both Cisco and HPE Ethernet Switches. Our network performance has increased by 300 percent."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its stability."
"These are the basic access layer switches used for connectivity among users, and they are cost-effective."
"HPE Ethernet Switches have a lifetime warranty. I am using an old version of the solution, but I have heard the new models have incorporated a lot of new features, such as remote setup."
"We were able to onboard HPE Ethernet Switches easily to the cloud. It was fast and took only five minutes to complete."
"A very robust solution."
"Setting up a Meraki switch is fairly simple. It can be done by one manager and a senior engineer developer."
"The initial setup is straightforward. You only need two people for deployment and maintenance."
"The interface is great. It's easy to understand for the customer."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are simple deployment and administration. You can have all your switches in one place and manage them."
"I like the portal, it's really interesting."
"The product is very straightforward."
"Setting up a switch can be performed prior to having your hands on the device. Once you purchase a Meraki switch you will get an email from Meraki with a code to add to your dashboard and then you can start setting up your switch so when it arrives it will download its configuration and be all setup."
"Quality of Service is easy to deploy. The ease of deployment, in general, is valuable. It is easy to do port configuration and VLAN assignments."
"The pricing is expensive."
"Technical support needs improvement, as the response time could be better."
"I would also like to see a more centralized private management console for the series of devices. Most solutions are adopting centralized cloud-based management, but my client base believes cloud solutions are too insecure. You've got a few dozen switches, so it would be nice to have the ability to manage them on a "single pane of glass.""
"If there is any fluctuation in power then we will face an outage with our POE switches, so this is something that should be improved."
"The tool should be more stable."
"The product could always use better technical support."
"The next release would benefit from adding a central management that could be deployable on premise and allow you to see the layout of topology."
"In the next release, I would like to see them include more features like the Aruba solution, to have more possibilities concerning the software design."
"The MS Switches are incapable of doing trunking."
"It might be perceived as more of a niche product, partly due to its name, as it's still not entirely recognized by the market."
"We have dealt with a few minor bugs."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"The firewall is not very powerful. The other week, one of the switches only gave one gigabit of output. It's become a concern for our customers."
"This product depends on a cloud connection in order to function. If you have an unstable internet connection or other connectivity issues the product will not function as expected."
"When we do any changes to the core switch it causes the devices to reboot."
"The lead time for delivery can be a challenge, and there is room for improvement in this area."
HPE Ethernet Switches is ranked 10th in Ethernet Switches with 96 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. HPE Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE Ethernet Switches writes "They're solid and can last for up to 15 years". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". HPE Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Huawei Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our HPE Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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