We performed a comparison between HPE Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can easily replace components without incurring significant costs in an error or failure."
"I value that there is a clear place to find a MAC table with HPE Ethernet Switches."
"The product's stacking technology is stable and works well."
"The scalability is very good."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the interface and configuration. It's very easy to use."
"I like that HPE's management functions are GUI-based, so it doesn't rely on command lines."
"The solution offers lifetime warranties."
"It's stable. We never have any issues."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are simple deployment and administration. You can have all your switches in one place and manage them."
"The product provides a single-pane-of-glass in for management of wireless, security, and switching from multiple devices."
"They're easy to update."
"Quality of Service is easy to deploy. The ease of deployment, in general, is valuable. It is easy to do port configuration and VLAN assignments."
"Setting up a switch can be performed prior to having your hands on the device. Once you purchase a Meraki switch you will get an email from Meraki with a code to add to your dashboard and then you can start setting up your switch so when it arrives it will download its configuration and be all setup."
"Setting up a Meraki switch is fairly simple. It can be done by one manager and a senior engineer developer."
"Being able to look at every port and see what it is connected to is very useful. Everything seems to be running really well. They've got everything covered. They have a really cool mounting system at the bottom and an access point that you can use to level up your device. It is kind of cool."
"The most beneficial features of Meraki MS Switches are the visibility and convenience they provide."
"The ability to stack, as well as a unified operating system, would be extremely beneficial."
"There is some improvement needed for the power supply of the 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."
"There could be features for ransomware attack detection and enhanced anomaly detection to identify and mitigate anonymous traffic."
"The product could always use better technical support."
"The installation can be quite complex. However, that may not be the fault of HP and is rather more related to the way our infrastructure is arranged."
"It would be helpful to have training available for this solution."
"There is room for improvement in the update process, especially the web UI update process."
"The pricing can be made cheaper."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"Communication of compliance risk is awkward at best and threatening at worst. It needs to be addressed."
"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."
"The product demonstrates poor price per performance when compared with its competitors."
"I would like to add a voice capability to Meraki, to make a call or receive a call."
"Clients are very confused by technical support. They seem to have trouble reaching Meraki to get the assistance they need."
"If they added the option to manage it locally, not in the cloud, it would be better."
HPE Ethernet Switches is ranked 10th in Ethernet Switches with 96 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. HPE Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE Ethernet Switches writes "They're solid and can last for up to 15 years". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". HPE Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Huawei Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our HPE Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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