Megaport vs Meraki SD-WAN comparison

Megaport and Cisco are both solutions in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category. Megaport is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.0, while Cisco is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7. Megaport holds a 2.5% mindshare in SDN, compared to Cisco’s 24.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Megaport users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Cisco users who would recommend it.

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100% 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 Megaport and Meraki SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Megaport

Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)

8th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 Megaport is 2.5%, down from 3.4% 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.

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HimanshuGupta2

Regional Manager, Procurement Packaging Mondelez at Tata Communications Ltd

Streamlined connectivity offers flexibility but requires enhanced visibility

We are a reseller of products and provide services and products to our end customers, using solutions like Megaport. Depending on the customer requirements, we sometimes need to combine different solutions or rely on our in-house capabilities Megaport simplifies the connectivity process. It…

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

Pros

"The pricing model of Megaport is appealing, along with its flexibility in providing connectivity to end customers."

"It's made managing our client's networks extremely easy, regardless of my location. Being able to hop on my cell phone to see what's happening on a client's network makes everything much more manageable."

"Because it's a cloud-based network infrastructure, everything is done in the cloud, so I don't need to be on-site physically to be able to troubleshoot or resolve an issue. I can be anywhere and resolve an issue."

"The solution is scalable."

"The tool is easy to use."

"Zero touch configuration onsite based on the manager system's pre-configuration and the VPN automation set."

"This product has a simple configuration that can be accessed through a web interface or the API."

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

"I can manage it very well and in a very easy way."

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Cons

"There are no notable complaints from customers regarding Megaport, and there hasn't been any identified need for improvement."

"They stopped doing WAN optimization as a feature set, which is lacking. They need to relook at that and consider WAN optimization as an option."

"The integration with other tools must be improved."

"The solution must provide more security features."

"Sometimes we face issues with VPN connections when someone connects from a different time zone, like from Georgia to the Middle East."

"The solution could be improved if it added more features, especially monitoring and reporting features."

"I'm not too familiar with the Meraki environment, but I suppose more automation is always a good thing."

"I would like to see more flexibility in our choices of customization for our needs."

"The blocklist on the Cisco Meraki side isn't complete or very large. We'd like to see them update and expand this."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"If you purchase a Meeraki box, you have to purchase a license, and it's already the basic license, you will have you SD-WAN included."

"They have a baseline software license, and then they've got an SD-WAN software license, and then they've got an advanced security software license. They're low cost, and they'll provide any amount of flexibility that you want from a modeling perspective for payment. Typically, it's either annually or multi-year, but they are a lower-cost company. They're not the most expensive by far."

"The price of this solution is good, it is not expensive."

"Our clients pay Meraki an annual licensing fee and the pricing is not too bad when compared to other products in the Cisco portfolio."

"The tool offers term licenses. You have the same term licensing model available for all of your equipment, which is good for management."

"Any license you buy until January 2021 gets you an extra year for that purchase."

"I am not aware of the licensing fees."

"The solution's pricing is in line with what we expected."

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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Megaport?

The pricing model is one of the features I personally like about Megaport.

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What needs improvement with Megaport?

There are no notable complaints from customers regarding Megaport, and there hasn't been any identified need for improvement.

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What is your primary use case for Megaport?

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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

The Megaport SDN offers enterprises secure, dedicated connections enabling multicloud connectivity to any carrier or service provider on our ecosystem within minutes from any Megaport location. Megaport provides real-time control via its API enabled portal to order and scale services on the fly.

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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Aon, News Corp Australia, Fujitsu, NEC, Virgin Australia, Zettagrid, JB Hi-Fi, blueAPACHE, CloudLogix, Data Solutions Group, Spectrum Networks, Virtutel, Cloudscene, G-Core Labs, Servers Australia

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