Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points comparison

Cisco and Juniper are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Cisco is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3, while Juniper is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.7. Cisco holds a 13.1% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Juniper’s 5.9% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Juniper users who would recommend it.

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 12, 2025

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points compete in the wireless networking domain. Based on feature sets and AI capabilities, Juniper Mist seems to have the upper hand with its sophisticated AI integration providing robust network insights.

Features: Cisco Meraki offers comprehensive cloud management, allowing ease of configuration and centralized control. Its dashboard provides superior management capabilities, seamless integration with Meraki products, and excellent network visibility. Juniper Mist focuses on AI-driven management, real-time analytics, and sophisticated network insight. Its AI capabilities enable efficient handling of network tasks, providing detailed analytics and integration with other network systems.

Room for Improvement: Cisco Meraki users desire more detailed logging and easier configuration templates. The licensing model and support responsiveness are also points for improvement. For Juniper Mist, customers seek enhanced AI features, better integration with third-party systems, and improved security features to protect against interference.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cisco Meraki Wireless LANs offer smooth deployment across various environments and generally good customer service, though some variability in technical support effectiveness is noted. Juniper Mist Wireless provides straightforward deployment, high-rated customer service, and immediate device visibility, facilitating efficient problem resolution.

Pricing and ROI: Cisco Meraki has relatively high licensing costs but justifies them with quality and features. It offers multiple pricing models to accommodate different needs. Juniper Mist is perceived as a better value due to its advanced capabilities and AI integration. Users find Juniper's pricing fair and report good ROI based on organizational needs and scale.

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

Ranking in Wireless LAN

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.1

Number of Reviews

118

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Juniper Mist Wireless Acces...

Ranking in Wireless LAN

6th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is 13.1%, up from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points is 5.9%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Mageshwaran S

Solution Architect at Bharti Airtel ·

Enables organizations to control many sites globally with a lean IT team and provides visibility into the user activities

The solution can handle only medium and small businesses. We face a bottleneck on the gateway while using the solution for large enterprises. The solution must be able to expand to larger enterprises. Currently, the MX device can support only up to 10,000 users. It would be good if it can go beyond 1 lakh users. Catalyst 9300 is coming on the Meraki Dashboard. The vendor must also bring in the 9400 and 9600 Catalyst series. It will be very helpful. We will not have any choke on the gateway. There is no active-active concept. It will be very helpful if the solution provides active-active. Now, we are doing an active-passive setup, which is a warm spare. If it is an active-active setup, the gateway bottleneck issue can be resolved. I would be able to segment the Wireless LAN IPs. It will help support 20,000 devices at a go. Meraki does not have a single dashboard. I need to port an on-premise controller. There is a bottleneck while scaling the product. I need to consider a lot of things.

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Gyan Sharma

Assistant Programmer at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha

Offers good performance, good solution and smooth implementation

I do have a suggestion: it would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network. If there are access points from other brands installed nearby; they can cause interference and disrupt the range of our Mist access points. So, the security features could be stronger, especially in terms of authentication. The connectivity is excellent, but security needs improvement. In future releases, integrating more AI features would be beneficial. If Mist had stronger AI features, it could provide better security against network threats and cyberattacks. So, this solution still needs to improve its AI capabilities. It would be great if the AI could improve the range of the access points, and auto-protect functionality should be there to avoid interference by other nearby access points and enhance threat detection. In the future, I'd like to see stronger threat detection features integrated with Mist, as well as better detection of nearby access points that might cause interference.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"From a security perspective, this product has several advantages."

"I really love their cloud-based dashboard which allows me to see all my locations from one location."

"With Cisco products and third-party products, integration of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is good."

"The network security the solution provides is its most valuable aspect."

"The visibility of the site is most useful."

"I can control any number of sites globally with a lean IT team."

"The graphic user interface is very nice."

"The primary value lies in the ease of configuration; these products seamlessly integrate, and work well together."

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"The solution is very secure."

"It's well-detailed in terms of troubleshooting logs."

"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."

"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."

"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."

"The product is quite user-friendly and easy to deploy, so one should definitely consider buying it."

"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."

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Cons

"The most important improvement needed is to eliminate the limitation of uplinks."

"The initial setup could be made easier."

"We have used technical support for some issues but not many times."

"The solution should be more secure."

"We haven't had any issues with the solution. We like the way it works. There isn't anything I can think of that makes me worry that it might be lacking in a certain area."

"I'd like better integration with security providers."

"The wireless infrastructure scalability has room for improvement."

"The issue primarily revolves around failure to renew the license on time, leading to service termination."

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"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."

"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."

"The solution is expensive."

"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."

"The price could be better."

"The pricing should be made cheaper."

"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."

"Though certain security features are integrated into the product, my company has to always look forward to tightening certain security functionalities in the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is super expensive for what you get. You also have to buy a license every year. Otherwise, it stops working."

"The price/benefit ratio is great."

"The platform is more expensive than other solutions."

"You have to renew your contract every year, or for three or for five years. If you do not pay right away they will suspend your subscription."

"Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is not a reasonably priced product for home use. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is a reasonably priced product for enterprise-sized businesses."

"The price of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is per unit and it has annual maintenance costs."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The solution's pricing is a little higher."

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"Juniper Wireless AP's price is a little more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."

"The pricing is fair."

"I rate the product price as a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expensive. It is a reasonably priced tool."

"The solution is expensive."

"We pay maybe 1000 SEK per year, per access point."

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."

"The pricing is something Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) can work on. The pricing is very high compared to the competition."

"The pricing is too high."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

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17%

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Questions from the Community

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...

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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...

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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...

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What do you like most about Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

The solution is very secure.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

Juniper Mist is cheaper than Meraki, placing it in the middle of the pack.

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What needs improvement with Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

Supporting multiple protocols would be beneficial.

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Comparisons

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

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

Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series), Mist Access Points

Overview

Cisco Meraki access points are built from the highest grade components and carefully optimized for a seamless user experience. The outcome: faster connections, greater user capacity, more coverage, and fewer support calls. The Cisco Meraki dashboard gives visibility into the network users, their devices, and their applications. Armed with rich analytics, administrators can quickly create access control and application usage policies, optimizing both the end-user experience and network security.

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Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.

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Sample Customers

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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