Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN ROI

GurinderSingh - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Systems Engineer Network at AutoZone

Regarding the return on investment with Cisco Meraki wireless LAN, we have seen positive results so far.

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JL
Network Administrator at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees

We have seen ROI, yes. Because we save. Just imagine for three years we saved all that transport costs, fuel costs, and admin costs that they had to pay me to go out of office. They had to pay for the driver, the car and all those things. So we have cleared on that. Originally, we used to employ temporary staff who would help with the manual work of removing the access point, putting it back up, and troubleshooting. All that now is at zero. And the beautiful thing is that this Meraki Wireless shows us our utilization, so we get to know how the internet is being utilized and we can possibly leverage ISP on reducing the cost on bandwidth, because we require more. I have conversations with them to reduce the cost of our bandwidth and give us more bandwidth for that data. It also has the analytics that know what our customer is doing. I really think that the organization has obtained its return on investment. This is why when I say that we need another $13,000 next year, they will gladly give it to me because they know that the solution helps us do our work.

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Richard Artes - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Admin at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

High capital expenditure and licensing costs make it an expensive option compared to other vendors in the market.

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Wesley Johnson - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Oklahoma Steel and Wire

When we initially purchased them, having these access points was particularly useful since I was the only one managing everything. It made my job much easier.

For small businesses, these access points are fantastic, as their stability and easy installation make them ideal. However, for larger businesses, the return on investment may not be as significant.

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JUANARIAS - PeerSpot reviewer
Administrative Assistant at a consumer goods company with 51-200 employees

Cisco Meraki Wireless provides 20 ports and other components like switches at half the price of Aruba HP for the same features.

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PRASHANTNAGARAJ - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Amagi

The product generates a return on investment for us.

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John Vighetto - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at Vighetto Networking, Inc.

The customer we implemented Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN for found the reporting invaluable, and it paid for the cost of the implementation of the wireless devices.

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Mageshwaran S - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Bharti Airtel ·

The customers can see an ROI in three to five years.

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JM
Vice President at Radeon Technologies Ltd.

We've definitely had a good ROI. It helps our support resources as well as gives the customer a good product.

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TT
Administrator at SOURTHERN WAVES Solution

There are two values, but the first one is that the network demands more. However, the current value lies in using advanced technology. Additionally, its ease of use and deployment facilitates creating a profile of a beneficial customer.

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BY
Director of tecnology at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The return on the investment with Meraki isn't from scalability, rollout, or saving in hardware costs or software costs. The save is either in terms of the ability to keep the number of technicians that you hire or in terms of being able to outsource it all together to an organization that specializes in it. The higher costs of Meraki are offset by the cost of the people you may have to bring in, depending on your Wi-Fi airspace.

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AB
Emerging & Disruptive Mobile Technology Expert, Strategic Advisor at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees

We had a deal and we went for it. If I had to go for it today, I would reconsider, unless I get more competitive pricing. The gap in terms of performance, quality, features, and functionality has decreased significantly compared to what it was five years ago. 

Now they have much more. They used to be a startup and they did pretty well. They got into growth mode, VCs pushed them to grow and they started developing features and functionality. 

Amazon bought them. Now that Amazon has its backing, they should be able to grow and improve features, which is going to put them on a similar pedestal as a Cisco Meraki, and the same for Ubiquity. But those are just nuances. 

Today, it would be harder for me to push for Cisco Meraki.

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TF
IT Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Wi-Fi is a necessary evil. You have to have Wi-Fi, so I think that it's a situation where you have to put something in. 

Some of the companies have had a return on investments and they will generate revenue off of their Wi-Fi, but that's in hospitality for example.

It's a little bit different for those customers, who have to put a Wi-Fi solution in. 

This one from a budgetary standpoint is mid-range. It's not super expensive and it's not super cheap.

It's a good solution. 

A lot of customers pick it because it's got decent feature sets and it's not the most expensive in the market.

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VC
IT Management at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees

I have not seen a return on our investment. 

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Buyer's Guide
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.