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 simplicity of the commands is most valuable. The commands are the same for several devices."
"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 features of this solution are the interface and configuration. It's very easy to use."
"We found the installation process to be simple."
"I would rate the stability a solid ten out of ten."
"These switches are very stable, to date I have not experienced any issues."
"These are the basic access layer switches used for connectivity among users, and they are cost-effective."
"We use HPE Ethernet Switches to provide solutions for the hotel, their guests, and IPTV."
"I like that I can patch and manage them remotely from the user portal."
"Meraki MS Switches have a very user-friendly dashboard and the policies are straightforward for sending them to the devices and blocking sites."
"The most valuable feature is the granular visibility that they provide with a single pane of glass."
"Meraki MS Switches are amazing. Whoever built it is a genius. I like that it's a plug-and-play solution."
"The technical support is quite good."
"You can access a single pane of glass and configure all the devices via the same access."
"To me, this is a product that meets all of the needs that anyone could possibly have for a networking device."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is the ease of stacking. The configuration on the MS Switches is very good, as well as its ability to assign the LANs."
"Some users might look for high-speed switching like Cisco or Nexus switches, which can handle larger volumes. HPE's current offerings aren't as robust in that area, but they could improve."
"The pricing could be lowered."
"The installation can be quite complex. However, that may not be the fault of HP and is rather more related to the way our infrastructure is arranged."
"It's gone up in price in the last 12 months."
"We'd like better support for situations where we need troubleshooting."
"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.""
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"Installation could be made more secure."
"Mandatory maintenance is an area that needs improvement."
"We had some dashboard licensing issues, maybe because their method of collecting data from the user needs to be more streamlined."
"On the switches, I don't know a whole lot that I would change. Different levels of switches have different layer 2 and layer 3 functionality. It's always nice to have layer 3 functionality across the board if you can, but that drives up the cost. They've got different lines for different amounts of layer 3 functionality. However, on their models that do include full layer 3 access, when you choose to use layer 3 on a switch, it doesn't have the full functioning routing capabilities of an MX firewall. It can be limiting in some of those aspects."
"We had issues with the stability, issues with the pricing, and the total cost of ownership."
"The troubleshooting could be better."
"Their subscription model could be better. Some of our customers prefer a one-time payment to a monthly or yearly subscription model, so they don't buy the product. Technical support could also be better."
"In reference to an area of improvement sometimes the switch does not connect to the internet initially."
"Less flexibility than in some other solutions."
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 "Allows to monitor all the switches online so we can see what is happening and offers good security features ". 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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