We performed a comparison between Juniper Contrail Networking and Meraki SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Contrail automates the excellent communication between virtual appliances."
"After we finished setting Contrail up, it seemed stable enough. Still, we never tested it in a real environment, so we don't have enough information to say whether it's stable with a given number of users and appliances. We have tested it in a lab environment, but we haven't tested enough to say that the platform is stable."
"It provides proactive alerting in a single dashboard solution."
"Juniper Contrail Networking is a stable solution."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution's ability to prioritize traffic is its most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Meraki SD-WAN is its user-friendly interface."
"We have found the product to be quite scalable."
"I have found the dashboard very useful, you can configure all of your devices at the same time by just changing some menus."
"The most valuable feature for me is the security functionality."
"The advantage you have with Cisco Meraki is that they take a lot of that complexity out of the backend."
"If there are multiple network connectivities in an organization, Meraki creates an AutoVPN. It creates a channel automatically."
"Visibility, especially for the top of the platform, is a nightmare. The top was documented incorrectly and really complex to complete. In the end, it worked but only after several weeks of work with the support of a Juniper solution engineer in Holland."
"Juniper Contrail Networking is difficult if you do not have a certificate for Juniper. Juniper is a different type of configuration or operation than Cisco."
"Concerns were raised about the complexity of involving networking components like MX routers, which often required expertise beyond the scope of software engineers. As a result, users encountered challenges in achieving comprehensive understanding and troubleshooting of networking issues within the Contrail environment."
"Juniper needs to address the market's specific requirements, such as the SME sector, and offer more lower-priced products like a lower-end segment switch."
"There could be more options for integration between other devices — sort of being able to more easily make everything integrated in one solution."
"The solution needs a multi-use provider portal."
"The product should be able to support more than three internet lines."
"The security and upgrading could improve in this solution."
"This solution can only support up to two WAN ports."
"I would like improved stability in Meraki SD-WAN."
"There is still some work to do when it comes to AI."
"I would like to see more functions added to the next release of Meraki SD-WAN."
Juniper Contrail Networking is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 4 reviews while Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 61 reviews. Juniper Contrail Networking is rated 7.4, while Meraki SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Juniper Contrail Networking writes "Smart configuration management eliminates the need to worry about managing the network's configurations". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki SD-WAN writes "Very stable security, great service, and the best for VPN management". Juniper Contrail Networking is most compared with Tungsten Fabric, VMware NSX, Cisco ACI, Cisco SD-WAN and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform, whereas Meraki SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Omada Cloud SDN, Cradlepoint NetCloud and Aviatrix. See our Juniper Contrail Networking vs. Meraki SD-WAN report.
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