We performed a comparison between Extreme VDX [EOL] and Meraki MS Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."The most valuable feature of Extreme VDX is that we have had no problems and the solution's performance is excellent."
"The fabric of the solution and the management aspect are the solution's most valuable features."
"Its simplicity and web interface were most valuable. I also liked the two-factor authentication."
"With Meraki, there is the advantage that you have dashboard access via the internet and you can work on it from anywhere."
"You can access a single pane of glass and configure all the devices via the same access."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to orchestrate the network from the cloud."
"We have no problem with technical support from Cisco."
"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."
"I like the portal, it's really interesting."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The most valuable feature about Meraki is the console. The second most valuable feature, to me, is the technical support and the infrastructure behind the console."
"The only problem is that at the moment it's an Extreme product and Extreme is not really pushing it. They have to make up for weak innovation and I'm not sure if they want to do that."
"Its scalability can be better. If possible, it can have Hyper POE. I am not sure if there is a fiber version."
"I would like the ability to stack with different switch brands."
"We aren't missing any features."
"The pricing can be made cheaper."
"The product demonstrates poor price per performance when compared with its competitors."
"The switch capacity needs to be improved."
"It can have better security. It needs more security enhancements, and in particular, a zero-trust element. If we could have external and internal users vetted in the same way as a zero-trust network, that will be handy."
"Doesn't enable a local configuration without internet access."
"Sometimes the controller in the cloud that controls the access points does not have the most accurate information. There is sometimes a glitch in keeping the management controller that is in the cloud up to date."
"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."
Extreme VDX [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Ethernet Switches with 3 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Extreme VDX [EOL] is rated 8.6, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Extreme VDX [EOL] writes "A stable, scalable, and problem-free solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Extreme VDX [EOL] is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and NETGEAR Switches.
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