We performed a comparison between Meraki MS Switches and Ubiquiti Unifi Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Ubiquiti UniFi Switches finish slightly ahead of Meraki MS Switches in this comparison. Ubiquiti provides great flexibility with configurations and has excellent throughput. Some Meraki MS Switches users feel that traffic reporting needs to improve and that the switches can be a bit buggy.
"he product is easy to integrate with other software tools."
"The dashboard and the interface, in general, are good features."
"Meraki MS Switches have a very user-friendly dashboard and the policies are straightforward for sending them to the devices and blocking sites."
"The top feature of Meraki MS switches for me is Layer 7 application visibility. Another positive in general is that you don't need to set up a console to the switch itself; it dials in to a single dashboard where you can completely manage all your network devices."
"The product is very straightforward."
"We have no problem with technical support from Cisco."
"The initial setup is simple."
"I like the flexibility of the Meraki firewall. It gives you the ability to lock things down. Having multiple VLANs is helpful for the switching infrastructure and firewall. It's crucial when you have a public-facing VLAN, a private-facing VLAN, and a secure VLAN."
"The most valuable feature of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is that once you buy them, you own them."
"Because it's a managed switch, I have the ability to set controls and configure traffic priorities, VLAN ports, etc."
"The product’s most valuable features are stability and scalability."
"UniFi Switches' best feature is the ability to switch voltage from 24 to 48, and it's almost the only device on the market with this feature."
"These switches are very simple to use and the GUI is very nice."
"Managing the switches, such as the main server router, is straightforward. If you use UniFi, it’s easy because everything is integrated into the product. You can discover and manage any connected device with just one piece of equipment, like the UniFi controller. This applies to both the wireless LAN and the wired LAN. UniFi products are simple to manage and help maintain a good network profile."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its reliability."
"I can see which ports are connected and which ones are disconnected."
"The licensing model needs to be improved."
"The price for this product could be cheaper. For a low-budget school or institution, scaling up and implementing more switches could take longer because of budget constraints."
"Sometimes there's a problem with the pricing model they use. They should work to fix this."
"In this solution, you are lacking a feature that Cisco Classic has that allows you to save your configuration with a serial cable."
"At times, we didn't know whether the switch was operating or not so we have to take the console and we have to do some troubleshooting."
"Licensing is the only thing I can complain about. It's expensive, but everything is these days."
"The MS Switches are incapable of doing trunking."
"There are some limitations in Meraki MS Switches. Other switches have more options, such as the Cisco Catalyst Switch."
"The VPN technology in Ubiquiti products is really difficult for beginners who do not have the right skills."
"I had some initial problems with the configuration that necessitated contacting technical support."
"Most configuration can be done on the GUI but sometimes you have to go under the hood and tweak on the CLI."
"The technical support for this solution could be improved."
"I would like to see the pricing improved."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is not a cheap solution."
"The solution needs to improve its documentation because it is quite poor."
Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is ranked 3rd in Ethernet Switches with 46 reviews. Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4, while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches writes "Offers a good controller, seamless design and easy to deploy ". Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, NETGEAR Switches and Arista Networks Platform, whereas Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Aruba Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Meraki MS Switches vs. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches report.
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