We performed a comparison between Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN."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."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The solution is very secure."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The solution is stable."
"There are many valuable features of Cisco Meraki, including the switches, stacking, and layer 3 routing."
"The most amazing part is that their Access Points have the ability to connect to multiple conference devices at different times, and it shows you the very in-depth Wi-Fi analytics through their dashboard."
"The fact that Cisco Meraki is cloud based and is reasonably priced has been most valuable."
"The flexibility, since it's a cloud service, is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"Its management is most valuable. It is the major feature of Meraki."
"The cloud manageability feature is valuable."
"The single dashboard of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is the most valuable feature for me."
"We can deploy it and check in on our customers without having an on-site connection or an on-site infrastructure for elderly customers."
"The product is very secure."
"The solution is very simple, and it's very easily available."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access has essential features for managing switches."
"One of the most feature-packed switching solutions you can implement."
"Deploying the solution is a breeze, even a novice can do it."
"It is easy to set up."
"The tool's setup was very easy."
"The most valuable feature is the breakability after integration with the FortiGate firewall."
"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."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"The solution is expensive."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The error logs need to be much more comprehensive."
"There should be better Spanish-language technical support."
"Meraki leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to the technical capabilities in terms of throughput, spectrum, management, higher-level functions, etc"
"if there is a better feature, they write it as beta so you have to be careful."
"If you lose connectivity with the controller, your Wi-Fi network is immediately impacted."
"It would be nice to have licensing that stays in place while the system is being renovated or changed."
"The cost of the devices and the solution itself could be more competitive."
"Its licensing can be better."
"It would be easier if Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access could be managed via cloud, and this is something that could be improved in this product. Bandwidth display could also be better."
"The range of products could improve from Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access."
"The scalability and technical support can be improved."
"The solution has SD-WAN but it doesn't have SDN. This should be added."
"The reporting capabilities should be included."
"I believe that stacking, a feature that is available in Huawei and Cisco, is not available in Fortinet products."
"The central management needs improvement. The initial setup could be easier."
"While Fortinet is good for school boards and mid-sized businesses, enterprise-class networks require a zero-trust solution. If you're building a zero-trust network with end-to-end security, that's where Fortinet falls behind Cisco, HPE, and Aruba."
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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 115 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN writes "Offers good mobility, stability and scalability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud and Cisco Wireless, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches.
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