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AirMagnet Survey vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 2, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Customer Service

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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN support is praised for efficiency but criticized for inconsistencies and varying responsiveness.
 

Room For Improvement

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2.7
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN faces challenges in support, customization, pricing, privacy compliance, and requires improvements in features and scalability.
 

Scalability Issues

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8.5
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is praised for scalability and integration, though some find costs and licensing to be challenging.
 

Setup Cost

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6.5
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN offers quality products but faces criticism for high prices and subscription-based licensing compared to competitors.
 

Stability Issues

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3.3
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is stable, reliable, secure, but requires careful management during firmware updates to maintain connectivity.
 

Valuable Features

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7.6
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN offers cloud management, user-friendly control, easy deployment, network analytics, reliable security, and seamless connectivity.
 

Categories and Ranking

AirMagnet Survey
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Network Modeling and Simulation (2nd), Network Troubleshooting (8th)
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
117
Ranking in other categories
Wireless LAN (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

AirMagnet Survey and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. AirMagnet Survey is designed for Network Modeling and Simulation and holds a mindshare of 36.9%, down 37.8% compared to last year.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, on the other hand, focuses on Wireless LAN, holds 13.0% mindshare, up 12.4% since last year.
Network Modeling and Simulation
Wireless LAN
 

Featured Reviews

David Olofson - PeerSpot reviewer
It fixes so many problems quickly that we don't regret spending more on high-end tools than most companies
It would be nice to have some more training resources for younger techs. We can use them if we need some assistance, but that usually requires one of us who knows what we're doing to calibrate the programs properly. There's one thing our nXG handhelds do that AirMagnet doesn't do out of the box. The nXG devices can analyze the wired and wireless networks simultaneously and map the networks out. We find it handy. However, if I have that plugged into our older OptiView XG tablets or our laptops, I have no way to analyze both the WiFi and the wired network at the same time and build a single picture with all that data. So far, that's something only our nXG handhelds can do. It would be nice if there were a way to integrate all the network discovery, troubleshooting, and mapping of the WiFi and the wired at the same time. There are almost no products that do that currently. If they managed to do that, they'd probably open up their market pretty quickly.
JoseAlmonte - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good mobility, stability and scalability
The main company is a hotel resort with around 120 rooms. They have approximately 90 devices deployed throughout the complex, and they haven't had any issues with the streamlined version or established information Cisco offers a service where they provide internet access to clients. This allows…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Educational Organization
11%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
21%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AirMagnet Survey?
We use the solution for Wi-Fi and networks.
What needs improvement with AirMagnet Survey?
AirMagnet Survey needs to support Wi-Fi 6E otherwise they can lose to the competition. They also need to allow better grouping of SSIDs to one AP, removing the need to filter manually. At the momen...
What is your primary use case for AirMagnet Survey?
We use AirMagnet Survey, for site verifications after the wireless system has been installed. We conduct pre and post-install surveys with it. We have reduced the use since now our customers requir...
What are pros and cons of Aruba 515 Series AP vs. Cisco Meraki or Extreme Networks?
Depends. I have personally used both Cisco and Aruba so I am familiar with them. Extreme I am not, so unless they have some feature that I need or want, I wouldn't consider them. Do you have expe...
Which is better - Cisco Wireless or Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?
Cisco Wireless is very robust, very rugged, and can handle indoor and outdoor coverage extremely well. We found it to be very reliable and to consistently run very efficiently. Cisco Wireless helpe...
How does Ruckus Wireless compare to Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?
Cisco’s Meraki Virtual MX is a virtual instance of the Meraki SD-WAN appliance. We liked the Meraki. The Wifi APs are a great feature. The dashboard is a simple interface and easy to learn. It feat...
 

Also Known As

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MR18, MR26, MR32, MR34, MR66, MR72, Meraki Wireless LAN, Meraki WLAN
 

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Sample Customers

Houston Methodist Hospital, Love's Travel Stops
Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins
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