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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs Ubiquiti WLAN comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 9, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

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
Ubiquiti WLAN
Ranking in Wireless LAN
7th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is 13.0%, up from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ubiquiti WLAN is 5.1%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless LAN
 

Featured Reviews

Mageshwaran S - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Gabriele-Pizzigati - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing installations through one interface enhances efficiency but AI features improvement
Ubiquiti Wireless LAN is reliable and offers a good quality product. It provides one interface to manage all installations, allowing me to monitor all customers through the same web interface. The web interface in the controller allows for quick configuration of devices with just one click, which is a significant advantage.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It improved the installation time."
"There are many valuable features of Cisco Meraki, including the switches, stacking, and layer 3 routing."
"The management console is valuable."
"The most valuable feature is cloud management."
"We're able to automate as well as manually control as necessary."
"It only comes with a controller on the cloud, and this differentiator simplifies network management."
"The graphic user interface is very nice."
"Meraki is a decent solution for a small company, and we use it in a pretty typical way. We need Teams and Zoom to work, and we need a high level of security because we want our business to remain confidential."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the level of security on the Wi-Fi network."
"Ubiquiti Wireless LAN is reliable and offers a good quality product."
"The ease of use and simplicity of the solution is its most valuable feature. This tool is best suited for small environments."
"Firstly, I initially purchased the device to build a VPN, and one very valuable feature for me was the ability to create a layer two VPN, which was available on the legacy ER router. It allowed me to expand a subnet to a remote site, which was essential for my setup. Additionally, I appreciated that the CLI of the router was similar to other Juniper products that I was familiar with."
"The most valuable feature of Ubiquiti WLAN is its stability."
"The most beneficial thing about Ubiquiti is that it is simple to deploy."
"The pricing is very competitive and the feature sets are very good. It compares well against more expensive options."
 

Cons

"It would be nice to have licensing that stays in place while the system is being renovated or changed."
"The throughput of the switches for wireless could be improved."
"The graphics and call management could be better."
"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."
"The way Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN groups certain things, as far as the devices for either monitoring and or configuring them should be done better. They should be grouped a little bit differently because if I want to configure something, a different setting on an SSID, I have to go to their specific area where I would have thought it should be clumped as a dropdown menu in another area."
"Some of their first level support staff does not seem to be well-versed in the solution, so support for Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN needs improvement."
"If there are advanced features that you can have enabled, they should allow users access to that in an easier manner."
"The solution's mobile application and management of dashboards are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."
"The downside is the interface changes, where they are constantly doing firmware updates."
"The solution needs to improve robustness, security, and stability."
"When I started to upgrade, the controller for Unbuntu was really struggling to start up, however, that has since been solved."
"The solution could improve by having a cloud version. A cloud version is the easiest to configure anywhere in the world."
"The solution should improve stability."
"Ubiquiti WLAN only supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio and would be improved by including support for 5GHz."
"They could enhance their products by integrating cloud access into each device."
"During the configuration, we cannot get information on the network level from the regular interface."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is high and should be reduced."
"It's a pretty good value, but not great. Pricing is on a yearly basis for the Meraki solution."
"Cisco Meraki requires either a one year or three year license for a standard enterprise license."
"It is expensive."
"We are on a SmartNet contract. All of our Cisco products are licensed under one contract. I do not think there are any additional costs."
"Meraki is a very good solution, but the price is quite high for small markets."
"​If you are wondering if Meraki can work for you, contact one of their representatives because they will do onsite trials where you can set up their system. If it does not work, you can send it back to them for no charge.​​"
"The tool is reasonably priced."
"Ubiquiti WLAN is cheap. It can work without licensing."
"The tool's price is good and falls somewhere in the middle."
"The software to control it is free. The license is when we buy the Cloud Key."
"There is no licensing cost for this solution."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten. It is high."
"Ubiquiti has a good price compared to the other ones."
"This solution is reasonably priced."
"The pricing is very reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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Is Ubiquiti Wireless better than Ruckus Wireless WAN?
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Which is better - Ubiquiti WLAN or Aruba Instant?
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What do you like most about Ubiquiti WLAN?
Anyone can buy the product off the shelf and configure it.
 

Also Known As

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

 

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
NASCAR Grand-AM, Maritime Parc, Outdoor Music Festival, One Republic Tour, British Armed Forces, Arcadia School District, Bartlett School District, Universidad del Azuay, Estelar Hotels, Intercontinental Bali, Moscow - Enforta, Miami - Sling Broadband, Manhattan - MST, Ecuador - Aire.EC
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