Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs Cisco Wireless vs Ruckus Wireless comparison

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We performed a comparison between Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Cisco Wireless, and Ruckus Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Questions from the Community
Top Answer:You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment.
Top Answer:I rate Juniper Mist's pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive.
Top Answer:The pricing is very high in the Indian market. Eight to nine OEMs are also available in the market, giving you their… more »
Top Answer:Depends.  I have personally used both Cisco and Aruba so I am familiar with them.  Extreme I am not, so unless they have… more »
Top Answer:Cisco Wireless is very robust, very rugged, and can handle indoor and outdoor coverage extremely well. We found it to be… more »
Top Answer:Cisco’s Meraki Virtual MX is a virtual instance of the Meraki SD-WAN appliance. We liked the Meraki. The Wifi APs are a… more »
Top Answer:Ruckus Wireless offers users the benefit of being both easy to set up and get running as well as being very user… more »
Top Answer:On the most basic level, Cisco Wireless can offer a rather straightforward initial setup. In the span of about three… more »
Top Answer:The product’s stability is great.
Top Answer:At my organization, we researched Ruckus Wireless among other solutions but ultimately chose Aruba wireless. What did… more »
Top Answer:One of the most valuable features I appreciate is auto channelization, facilitated by a proprietary product called… more »
Top Answer:Ruckus Wireless is an expensive solution. Ruckus Wireless has a one-time licensing, and you have to renew the controller… more »
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Also Known As
Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series), Mist Access Points
MR18, MR26, MR32, MR34, MR66, MR72, Meraki Wireless LAN, Meraki WLAN
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Overview

Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.

Cisco Meraki access points are built from the highest grade components and carefully optimized for a seamless user experience. The outcome: faster connections, greater user capacity, more coverage, and fewer support calls. The Cisco Meraki dashboard gives visibility into the network users, their devices, and their applications. Armed with rich analytics, administrators can quickly create access control and application usage policies, optimizing both the end-user experience and network security.
With Cisco Wireless you will successfully plan, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and report on indoor and outdoor wireless networks - all from a centralized location.

Ruckus Wireless is part of Ruckus Networks/Commscope and provides reliable wireless network solutions and services to large venues, schools, hotels, hospitals, malls, and public spaces (and more) worldwide.

Wireless access is an integral necessary part of today’s modern, fast-paced lifestyle. It is essential that dependable, safe wireless capabilities be available in most of today’s largely populated public spaces. Ruckus Wireless is the trusted industry leader in assisting organizations of all sizes to provide wireless access throughout their locations, both inside their physical structures and adjacent open outdoor areas.

Ruckus Wireless empowers users to design and create a wireless network across their organizational space to ensure that wireless coverage is available consistently to anyone who needs it. Ruckus can handle anything from homes and small to medium-sized businesses to hospitals, college campuses, airports, malls, stadiums and more. Ruckus also has excellent options for outdoor wireless networks. Many users choose Ruckus Wireless for broad extensive outdoor use. The solution offers excellent durable outdoor access points and a very robust, super fast, reliable Wi-Fi. Each and every access point is very powerful, and the outdoor access points can be very easily disguised to keep the network secure.

Another strong point is that Ruckus technology is based on frequencies. If there is ever any type of wireless interference, Ruckus Wireless can change frequency automatically so there are never any interruptions. Users also have the option to block outside access points and signals that may interfere with their network and make their network the only one that people can see within the network. Users can additionally whitelist certain networks if desired.

Ruckus uses the latest next-gen Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 6, ensuring that more devices can be handled with greater speed and continuity. With Ruckus, users have great control over network traffic. They can also allocate the amount of bandwidth network users are granted based on their status - eg., guest, corporate, etc. - and give users priority on the network based on their status. Ruckus also has mesh and beamforming capabilities, which are recognized as a valued feature for many users.

Ruckus Wireless is robust, extremely reliable, very easy to deploy, and offers amazing coverage and rock solid connectivity. It is very easy to add additional access points across the network. Ruckus Wireless is very easy to use and manage using an app on any mobile device.

Reviews from Real Users

A Director Engineering & New Business at a comms service provider says Ruckus “provides superior coverage and is very dependable”

Sintayehu A., Director Of Information Communication Technology at Dire Dawa University, relates that "Ruckus Wireless supports the most recent technologies. We can trace every individual and what kind of traffic they're using on our campus. It is very helpful."

Philip S., Independent Consultant - Wireless, says, "The solution is very stable. I've worked with it at a hospital before, where we deployed it all over the hospital. It worked everywhere and continuously worked flawlessly."

Sample Customers
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Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins
Aegean Motorway, Baylor Scott & White Health, Beachbody, Bellevue, Brunel University London, Bucks County Intermediate Unit , Chartwell School, Children's Hospital Colorado, Cisco Live Milan, City of Biel, City of Mississauga, Dundee Precious Metals, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Erickson Living, Goldcorp, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS)
American University of Sharjah, Baruch College, Centro Escolar Liceo Santo Tomšs, Chevalier College, Chico Unified School District, Colegio de Fomento El Prado, Columbia Public Schools, Delta School District, Dordt College, Douglas County School District, Drew University, Armonea, Central Utah Clinic, Grove Hill Medical Center, Inner South Community Health Service, Midwest Surgical, Satilla Regional Medical Center, Lyndoch Living, Polonus, Roaring Fork School District, Sonora State, Vivid, Sydney, Players Club, Sandals, Scandic Hotels, Sheraton LAX, Sunbird
Top Industries
REVIEWERS
Educational Organization25%
Computer Software Company25%
Newspaper13%
Healthcare Company13%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company19%
Manufacturing Company7%
Government7%
Educational Organization6%
REVIEWERS
Comms Service Provider19%
Educational Organization10%
Non Profit8%
Financial Services Firm8%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company20%
Comms Service Provider7%
Manufacturing Company6%
Government6%
REVIEWERS
Comms Service Provider13%
Government11%
Manufacturing Company9%
Computer Software Company8%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company17%
Manufacturing Company7%
Comms Service Provider7%
Government7%
REVIEWERS
Comms Service Provider39%
Manufacturing Company11%
Educational Organization9%
University5%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company14%
Comms Service Provider10%
Manufacturing Company7%
Educational Organization6%
Company Size
REVIEWERS
Small Business40%
Midsize Enterprise20%
Large Enterprise40%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business30%
Midsize Enterprise17%
Large Enterprise53%
REVIEWERS
Small Business54%
Midsize Enterprise21%
Large Enterprise25%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business29%
Midsize Enterprise17%
Large Enterprise55%
REVIEWERS
Small Business37%
Midsize Enterprise23%
Large Enterprise40%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business26%
Midsize Enterprise15%
Large Enterprise59%
REVIEWERS
Small Business58%
Midsize Enterprise18%
Large Enterprise24%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business34%
Midsize Enterprise17%
Large Enterprise49%
Buyer's Guide
Wireless LAN
March 2024
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN. Updated: March 2024.
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