We performed a comparison between Meraki MS Switches and MikroTik Routers and 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."The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are ease of use, and we can find technical knowledge easily."
"The product is very straightforward."
"It makes the management of SSIDs fairly easy."
"Meraki MS Switches have a very user-friendly dashboard and the policies are straightforward for sending them to the devices and blocking sites."
"I like the portal, it's really interesting."
"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 offered a lower CapEx cost for the appliance."
"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."
"The flexible IP firewall and IP network address translation make it very easy to give access to internal services."
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network."
"It's great for small businesses or home offices."
"The MikroTik Hotspot is great."
"We're very happy with what we are getting out of the solution in general. The features are good. They're comparable to other brands such as Cisco and HP."
"The product is simple to use."
"This solution is easy to configure and it's very flexible."
"MikroTik routers are very user-friendly and easy to manage"
"In reference to an area of improvement sometimes the switch does not connect to the internet initially."
"The reporting could be improved and could be more granular."
"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."
"We had issues with the stability, issues with the pricing, and the total cost of ownership."
"It would be great if they can get the price down for small businesses."
"The quote-building process is challenging and it needs to be simplified."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved."
"It could be easier to use and easier to implement."
"The solution should improve the features of Wi-Fi 6 a little bit."
"If the reporting functionality of the solution is considered, I think it is not good."
"The solution is a complicated device."
"They need to create a license for IBS. I have a lot of clients that have spam on their networks."
"I would like to have some additional filtering options added in the future."
"It is slow, old and unfriendly."
"It would be very good if these products are accessible via different kinds of shells and GUI. It will make these solutions very usable."
"When we have a problem and reach out to MikroTik support, it's not very fast. Usually, you have to speak in English, so my technicians need to have strong English skills to communicate."
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Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 89 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Routers and Switches writes "A cost-effective networking solutions with a robust feature set, but its interface may have a steeper learning curve". Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Datto Networking Switches, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Aruba Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch and Huawei Enterprise Routers. See our Meraki MS Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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