We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access 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."Integration is good, as well as price and technical support."
"The most valuable feature is that I can completely isolate devices that are compromising the network."
"The software is very stable."
"It can integrate well with other Fortinet products."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access has essential features for managing switches."
"The visual scope of the solution is very good. It allows me to see and download all of the network information."
"Stability and scalability for this product are very good. Setup is easy and deployment can be completed within minutes. The technical support for Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is good."
"The most valuable feature is the security switch."
"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."
"Its cloud feature and cloud management are great. They are the most valuable aspects."
"The features are great."
"This is a sophisticated product with easy configuration that can save time and effort."
"The most valuable feature is cloud management."
"The most valuable features are the cloud and throughput visibility, the ease of configuration, and being able to implement them into our umbrella DNS solution."
"It is easy to deploy, maintain, and update. It has been trouble-free so far. I am still a Cisco command-line bigot, but the web interface makes it a lot easier for our help desk to interact with a client. When the clients call in and say that they aren't able to connect, it takes the help desk 10 minutes or less to look at everything in the enterprise or location. They can look at the firewall, switches, or access points in the dashboard. That's why I like the dashboard."
"The technical support is very good. They offer some of the best support on the market."
"I'd like to see more integration with different platforms."
"Renewing the annual licenses for Secure the Switch FortiSwitch can be cumbersome, especially considering the relatively high cost of Fortinet licenses."
"The reporting capabilities should be included."
"If you contact Fortinet, it's a bit difficult. Most of the time, they send you just links and documents to read for troubleshooting. When you contact support, you don't need documents. You want someone that can understand your problem, give a hand, and help you. I'm not impressed by the support really."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is confusing with too many add-ons."
"The pricing could be improved, and it could be easier to configure."
"I would like Fortinet to make this product easier to configure."
"When we started using the solution, it was quite complex but then it became easier to use. It takes a while to get used to the interface."
"The product demonstrates poor price per performance when compared with its competitors."
"We had some dashboard licensing issues, maybe because their method of collecting data from the user needs to be more streamlined."
"In this solution, you are lacking a feature that Cisco Classic has that allows you to save your configuration with a serial cable."
"The solution could be simplified a bit."
"The pricing can be made cheaper."
"I don't like some of the mobile device management options. They're a little bit hard to find in the system."
"The documentation could be more extensive. For example, it could describe more scenarios. It would be great if they could incorporate AI engines into the switching infrastructure and firewall so you can configure it to prevent intrusion. They have intrusion prevention and detection, but they could enhance it by incorporating AI into their firewall."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. 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 ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Arista Networks Platform. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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