Compare HPE Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches
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Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
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"The best feature of this solution is the lifetime warranty."
"The HPE Ethernet switches have very low latency."
"The most valuable feature is the IRF."
"The technical support for this solution has improved from what it was."
"he stability is very good on this solution. There have been no bugs, glitches or crashes."
"The initial setup of this solution is easy."
"The graphical userface is very good and quite easy to run with."
"The solution is easy to set up and easy to use, unlike, for example, Cisco, which is more complex."
"This is a sophisticated product with easy configuration that can save time and effort."
"This is an OK solution for small to medium-sized businesses with no IT staff."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the interface because it is very simple and easy to learn, even for somebody who hasn't seen it before."
"The interface is great. It's easy to understand for the customer."
"The management is cloud-based so you do not have to be on-premises to work with it."
"The initial setup is straightforward. You only need two people for deployment and maintenance."
"The solution has been very stable so far."
"The product provides a single-pane-of-glass in for management of wireless, security, and switching from multiple devices."
Cons
"This solution needs to support software-defined networking."
"It would be helpful to have training available for this solution."
"In the next release, I would like to see them include more features like the Aruba solution, to have more possibilities concerning the software design."
"We have had some rare occasions with glitches, so the stability can be improved."
"A lower price would be an improvement because we always want to reduce our costs."
"The VLAN tagging could be improved,"
"The quality of the service needs improvement."
"When we have a lot of clients on the system, we lose signal and have to restart our antenna."
"The pricing needs to be more competitive with other products on the market."
"This product depends on a cloud connection in order to function. If you have an unstable internet connection or other connectivity issues the product will not function as expected."
"This solution is too simple for some cases, and there should be more configuration options."
"Sometimes there's a problem with the pricing model they use. They should work to fix this."
"There is not much training available for this solution."
"The solution could be simplified a bit."
"It could be easier to use and easier to implement."
"Communication of compliance risk is awkward at best and threatening at worst. It needs to be addressed."
"There are free software updates and there is a lifetime warranty for a few of the switch series."
"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
"This is not an expensive solution."
"This is an expensive product."
"There are no licensing costs for this solution."
"The pricing is very good."
"The price is fair."
"This product is more than the competition, but you get what you pay for."
"With the solution that we currently have, I think it costs about 1,200 pounds a year. They bill on a yearly basis."
"This is not a cheap solution."
"The DNA subscription is a three-year minimum term."
"The pricing is high and it is where we get the most pushback from customers."
"We paid for our switches outright, at a cost of between $15,000 USD and $18,000 USD."
"Its price is definitely competitive."
"Meraki is a little bit expensive, but when you compare the pricing with others, Meraki is a good option."
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Top Answer: My favorite aspect of Meraki MS switches is the central cloud management implementation. Meraki doesn’t just add cloud management per device you can make changes to multiple ports across all switched… more »
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HP Ethernet Switches
MS220, MS320, MS420
HP has created the most open, integrated and software-defined networking portfolio and ecosystem of its kind – driving simplification with networks that understand, adapt to and protect your business applications in real-time. Only HP extends the momentum of software-defined networking everywhere–from the mobile edge to the heart of data centers.
The Cisco Meraki MS brings the benefits of the cloud to networks of all sizes: simplified management, reduced complexity, network wide visibility and control, with lower operational cost for campus and branch deployments. Cisco Meraki access switching is available in both Layer 2 and powerful Layer 3 models. Mission-critical features like deep, Layer 7 application visibility, network topology, virtual stacking, QoS for business critical applications, 802.1X access control, and more are present in all models.
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University9%
Manufacturing Company9%
Healthcare Company6%
Comms Service Provider36%
Computer Software Company12%
Manufacturing Company6%
Government5%
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Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
464,857 professionals have used our research since 2012.
HPE Ethernet Switches is ranked 9th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 30 reviews. HPE Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE Ethernet Switches writes "Good management system, good support, and guaranteed for life". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "Pushing out policies from a single location is an easy way of leveraging utilities and resources ". HPE Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Juniper Ethernet Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches and H3C Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Arista Networks Platform. See our HPE Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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