Cradlepoint NetCloud vs Meraki SD-WAN comparison

Ericsson and Cisco are both solutions in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category. Ericsson is ranked #6 with an average rating of 6.0, while Cisco is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7. Ericsson holds a 6.7% mindshare in SDN, compared to Cisco’s 24.4% mindshare. Additionally, 50% of Ericsson users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Cisco users who would recommend it.

Cradlepoint NetCloud

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50% willing to recommend

Meraki SD-WAN

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97% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Cradlepoint NetCloud and Meraki SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Cradlepoint NetCloud vs. Meraki SD-WAN Report (Updated: December 2024).

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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

Cradlepoint NetCloud

Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)

6th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (15th), WAN Edge (15th)

Meraki SD-WAN

Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category, the mindshare of Cradlepoint NetCloud is 6.7%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Meraki SD-WAN is 24.4%, up from 23.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Defined Networking (SDN)

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Robert-Gardner

Senior IT Analyst - Telecommunications at Coates Hire

An easy to setup solution, but it is missing useful configuration options

I use this solution to manage Cradlepoint wireless routers It lets us know whether it is online or not, and lets us do a speed test to see how quick the speed is. These are valuable features. They should change some of the configuration settings to enable it to act more as an SD-WAN box to view…

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Martyn Walker

Business development manager at Virgin Media

Enables productivity in terms of users and has ease of management

Scalability could be improved. Yes, you can add more than 300 or 400 sites onto it, but because it's not a true SD-WAN and, effectively, it's just a Multi-VRF, it's all hub and spoke at that point. That's the nature of the design, but that's what keeps it simple to administer. So, it's a trade off.

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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

"It is easy to set up and requires a single administrator to maintain it."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the automatic failover."

"Cradlepoint NetCloud is very stable."

"SD-WAN is a complete enterprise solution for securing traffic."

"The auto VPN feature is important because it automates many tasks, making things simpler and faster. It helps with setting up devices and changing configurations without manual effort."

"The solution's technical support is good."

"If you have the technical knowledge, there is very little chance of making mistakes."

"The solution is stable."

"Meraki SD-WAN is user friendly."

"As long as the LAN is well structured, installations and setup can be complete within forty-five minutes."

"Meraki SD-WAN saves costs for our customers and provides better connectivity."

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Cons

"It is missing important settings options."

"In our situation, the initial setup was complex."

"The performance of group-based clouds should be enhanced."

"From the vice perspective, they just are not as robust as some of the other vendors. They have limitations in throughput and the number of circuits that they can support on a wide area network. Their higher-end security is all cloud-based. They have some capability with the premise-based solutions, but the higher ends are all cloud-based, and that's via Cisco Umbrella."

"It's a matter of cost and expenses that we may take some issue with."

"The product could be improved by being made more simple to use. We had some issues integrating our MPLS with Meraki SD-WAN."

"There is a point in a very large organization where you hit the VPN limit, or tunnel limit."

"Meraki offers the client basic security, it is not the same as what FortiGate is offering."

"We'd like features that provide more transparency when there are issues. Right now, it's hard to get clarity on problems. We need more visibility."

"The only area for improvement in Meraki SD-WAN is its licensing model, as well as its cost structure."

"We have had some problems doing the implementation."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The annual cost is less than $200,000 yet more than $150,000.00."

"Cradlepoint's prices are on par with similar solutions."

"Yearly licenses are available."

"The licensing model is a fair one, although having the hardware means nothing without the license. You need to continue to pay licensing fees."

"There are no licensing costs for the product subscription."

"I don't have information on the exact cost of Meraki SD-WAN, but I'd rate it a three out of five just because the licensing model is very much associated with the Meraki solution."

"One of the most valuable aspects of Meraki SD-WAN is the price. It is highly cost-effective."

"The pricing is fair, but if they can make it less it would be even more attractive."

"The licenses cost a fortune."

"like everything else, it's negotiable."

"The license model may need improvement."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cradlepoint NetCloud?

It is easy to set up and requires a single administrator to maintain it.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cradlepoint NetCloud?

We have to pay yearly licenses for the product.

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What needs improvement with Cradlepoint NetCloud?

They should change some of the configuration settings to enable it to act more as an SD-WAN box to view the traffic and who's connected to it and what they are doing it.

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What do you like most about Meraki SD-WAN?

The auto VPN feature is important because it automates many tasks, making things simpler and faster. It helps with setting up devices and changing configurations without manual effort.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Meraki SD-WAN?

The price is a little bit higher than local vendors, for example, Huawei ZTE or H3C. However, some customers require the best quality and performance, thus needing solutions and products from Cisco.

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What needs improvement with Meraki SD-WAN?

They have to ask us many questions about configurations. It could be improved with some automation to trigger, for example, telemetry data, so we can determine the state of the deployment as of day...

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Overview

Cradlepoint’s NetCloud is an integrated platform that connects modern enterprises from the Edge to the cloud to ensure pervasive connectivity and greater availability. It combines advanced Enterprise Software-Defined Network (SDN) and Software-Defined Perimeter (SD-P) technologies that enable dynamic connectivity and network management of fixed branch locations, vehicles, and M2M/IoT deployments within one pane of glass platform.

Software-defined WAN is a new approach to network connectivity that lowers operational costs and improves resource usage for multi-site deployments, allowing network administrators to use bandwidth more efficiently and ensure the highest possible level of performance for critical applications without sacrificing security or data privacy. For more information on deploying and configuring SD-WAN on the Meraki MX Security Appliance, see the Meraki SD-WAN Deployment Guide.

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