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 useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The solution is stable."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The solution is trustworthy. I find it easy and secure."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The network security the solution provides is its most valuable aspect."
"The solution is easily scalable. There are not really any limits for the customer in terms of expanding if they need to."
"I have found the scalability to be very good."
"It is easy to set up. You can do everything on the GUI. You don't need to trace cables. You don't need to connect to the switch. Everything is there, right in front of you."
"The most valuable thing to me is the stability of the product."
"If you're trying to identify one of the switches or pinpoint a computer or pinpoint something, you could find it just like that and change the IP address. It's easiest to do it that way."
"The most useful feature is how the product integrates with the Microsoft directory in the cloud."
"The technical support from Extreme Networks is perfect."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"ExtremeWireless is a flexible solution."
"The security is very good."
"The wireless security solution is the most valuable feature of ExtremeWireless."
"It's cloud-based and very easy to deploy."
"It's reliable and works well. It's pretty stable."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The solution is expensive."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"The price could be better."
"Quality of technical support varies."
"I'd like better integration with security providers."
"This solution could benefit from a heat mapping ability so that you can tell where the hotspots are, and where the good signals are."
"It's performing well, really well. We don't have any issues. We only have issues if there is a lot of rogue APs in the neighborhood and that not Meraki's fault."
"An area for improvement would be that Meraki doesn't work well in a warehouse environment. The device is too sensitive to other wireless devices, which provokes noise and can require a reboot to erase this."
"Integration with the corporate LAN where Catalyst products are installed is a major challenge."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"There needs to be some work done on security because, with time, some viruses may emerge that one may not know about."
"In the next release, I would like to see more security features."
"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 should offer better support."
"The reports could prove in ExtremeWireless. However, we are in the early stages of use and we might be able to configure them better."
"Technical support is an area that needs to be improved."
"The cost is a little high."
"It is a subscription model, so it is maybe a bit pricey."
"The product must be provided at a cheaper price."
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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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