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We performed a comparison between Juniper Session Smart Router and Meraki SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.""The solution has good performance."

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"The most valuable feature of Juniper Session Smart Router is its unique SDR channel.""The solution is especially Session's smart, application-aware, AI-based.""As compared to the other major vendors in the SD-WAN market, such as VeloCloud, Cisco, and others, the tunnel-free and secure vector routing technology is its major USP, which gives plenty of room to discuss with the customer why IPSec from 1998 is a bit outdated."

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"Meraki makes you believe that anything is possible.""The features of SD-WAN are very appealing because you have a centralized dashboard and multiple options to terminate. You have an internet leased line, which means that you can connect your broadband and 3G and 4G cellular networks on the same router. This makes it easy for us to manage everything on a single dashboard. That is, you can integrate multiple stacks in such a way that you do not have to maintain any other dashboard. You get single-pane-of-glass accessibility with Meraki.""I like the entire set of features and the analytics.""The most valuable features of this solution are load balancing and the security possibilities you have.""Meraki SD-WAN is a scalable solution because changes are being made to the solution, enabling it to work in different environments.""The dashboard is user-friendly. It's very simple to use.""The tool is easy to use.""The solution is stable."

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Cons
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."

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"Juniper Session Smart Router can improve the integration for Wi-Fi devices and add additional Sassy deployments.""Juniper Session Smart Router could be better in terms of software performance.""The UI of the SSR conductor is the main part where improvements can be done. Today, for every configuration step, you have to do a series of clicks. What we are missing there are wizards. For example, I have two applications, and I want one application to be prioritized against the other. In such a case, a wizard for assigning policies to a service without configuring each step by hand would be very helpful. There should be an overhaul of the GUI of the conductor. The functionality they have got in the Mist portal should be baked into the conductor itself. It would be really great, but as we all know, that won't happen."

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"The blocklist on the Cisco Meraki side isn't complete or very large. We'd like to see them update and expand this.""You need to have internet access to configure the solution. You cannot do it locally, there should be a local option.""Meraki offers the client basic security, it is not the same as what FortiGate is offering.""The product should be able to support more than three internet lines.""This vendor has issues with the supply chain that need to be improved.""I would like to see more functions added to the next release of Meraki SD-WAN.""The VPN client could be improved.""There are literally things you cannot do at this point in a graphical user interface that can be done from a command line."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There is not a license required for this solution but the price should be less expensive."
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  • "We are currently renegotiating the offer for the licenses and the license bundle model. The license for an ISP has to be different from the license for an end customer. This is something we are currently renegotiating with Juniper, but, of course, the pricing for the licensing is always an issue when you want to get more customers."
  • "It is a simple bandwidth-based license and the orchestration comes bundled with the solution by default."
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  • "Meraki solutions come with a choice of several different subscription options including one year, three years, five years, seven years, and ten years."
  • "The licensing fees are approximately $1,000 USD annually."
  • "The pricing is fair, but if they can make it less it would be even more attractive."
  • "Any license you buy until January 2021 gets you an extra year for that purchase."
  • "like everything else, it's negotiable."
  • "If you purchase a Meeraki box, you have to purchase a license, and it's already the basic license, you will have you SD-WAN included."
  • "This solution is more expensive than competitors."
  • "From the perspective of the customer, the price is not terribly cost-effective."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.
    Top Answer:The product is very cost-effective and has no requirement for additional licenses. The setup is not easy. Users need… more »
    Top Answer:THe solution is used as a primary gateway with two lease lines of 450 Mbps total. Around 200 users are under it. There… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Juniper Session Smart Router is its unique SDR channel.
    Top Answer:Juniper Session Smart Router is not significantly cheaper than, for example, Cisco.
    Top Answer:Juniper Session Smart Router could be better in terms of software performance. Sometimes, there are glitches, especially… more »
    Top Answer:It's made managing our client's networks extremely easy, regardless of my location. Being able to hop on my cell phone… more »
    Top Answer:For a pure SD-WAN solution, the pricing is competitive. However, our clients are on the lower tier in terms of budget… more »
    Top Answer:It is effective and easy to set up, although a bit expensive, but it gets the job done with a simple configuration… more »
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    Also Known As
    TNSR
    128T Networking Platform, 128 Technology SD-WAN, Juniper SSR Series
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    Overview

    TNSR is an advanced open source-based secure networking software platform with highly-scalable packet processing, manageability, and service expansion capabilities. This video provides a high-level introduction. that address a number of commonly asked new product questions - in just a couple of minutes.

    The 128T Networking Platform (128T) natively provides network-based security, control, and insight across data centers, wide-area networks (WAN), and edge locations for enterprises, service providers, and cloud companies alike. 128T is reshaping the way organizations design, deploy, and operate real-world networks by making them dramatically simpler, smarter, and more secure — it’s going to fix the router — and ultimately the network — as we know it.

    Software-defined WAN is a new approach to network connectivity that lowers operational costs and improves resource usage for multi-site deployments, allowing network administrators to use bandwidth more efficiently and ensure the highest possible level of performance for critical applications without sacrificing security or data privacy. For more information on deploying and configuring SD-WAN on the Meraki MX Security Appliance, see the Meraki SD-WAN Deployment Guide.

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    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Comms Service Provider26%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm9%
    Educational Organization9%
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Retailer6%
    Construction Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise54%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise41%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Juniper Session Smart Router is ranked 9th in Routers with 3 reviews while Meraki SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 60 reviews. Juniper Session Smart Router is rated 8.4, while Meraki SD-WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Juniper Session Smart Router writes "Tunnel-free and secure vector routing technology is its major USP, and as a partner, we get good support from them". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki SD-WAN writes "Very stable security, great service, and the best for VPN management". Juniper Session Smart Router is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, NFX Series Network Services Platform and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform, whereas Meraki SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Omada Cloud SDN, Cradlepoint NetCloud and Prisma SD-WAN.

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