We performed a comparison between HPE Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS 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."I value that there is a clear place to find a MAC table with HPE Ethernet Switches."
"The simplicity of the commands is most valuable. The commands are the same for several devices."
"You can scale the product as needed."
"The initial setup of this solution is easy."
"The product's stacking technology is stable and works well."
"The technical support for this solution has improved from what it was."
"Switching to HPE Ethernet Switches greatly improved our network. We used to have both Cisco and HPE Ethernet Switches. Our network performance has increased by 300 percent."
"A very robust solution."
"I like the support, and basically, that's why I'm using Meraki by Cisco."
"It is easy to work with."
"The technical support is very good. They offer some of the best support on the market."
"Provides good statistics and it doesn't require teaching command lines."
"The cloud part of Meraki Switches is very good. They also have a good GUI. It's a complete solution. I like the switching and the monitoring part."
"We found the initial setup to be easy."
"With Meraki, there is the advantage that you have dashboard access via the internet and you can work on it from anywhere."
"The most valuable feature is cloud management."
"The product could always use better technical support."
"It would be better if they improve the implementation of SD-WAN."
"The installation can be quite complex. However, that may not be the fault of HP and is rather more related to the way our infrastructure is arranged."
"It would be ideal if the product offered more security."
"The solution lacks certain protocols and has a limited warranty."
"This solution needs to support software-defined networking."
"The pricing could be lowered."
"I would like to see more updates for the solution."
"I would like to add a voice capability to Meraki, to make a call or receive a call."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"They need to work on prioritizing different types of data on the network, whether it's voice, data, video, et cetera. Video needs to be prioritized in a much better way, for example."
"I don't like some of the mobile device management options. They're a little bit hard to find in the system."
"Some people would have some reservations about the yearly subscription. Maybe they could offer an option of having a one-off or perpetual license to let people test it and see how it goes."
"The solution does not fit all use cases."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"Meraki MS Switches could improve the process of installing firmware."
HPE Ethernet Switches is ranked 10th in Ethernet Switches with 96 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. HPE Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE Ethernet Switches writes "Allows to monitor all the switches online so we can see what is happening and offers good security features ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". HPE Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Huawei Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our HPE Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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