Meraki SD-WAN vs Nutanix Flow Network Security comparison

The compared Cisco and Nutanix solutions aren't in the same category. Cisco is ranked #1 in SDN , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 24.4% mindshare in the category. Nutanix is ranked #4 in MS , with an average rating of 9.2, and holds a 8.3% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

Meraki SD-WAN

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97% willing to recommend

Nutanix Flow Network Security

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Meraki SD-WAN

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined Networking (SDN) (1st)

Nutanix Flow Network Security

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

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Microsegmentation Software (4th)

Mindshare comparison

Meraki SD-WAN and Nutanix Flow Network Security aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Meraki SD-WAN is designed for Software Defined Networking (SDN) and holds a mindshare of 24.4%, up 23.2% compared to last year.
Nutanix Flow Network Security, on the other hand, focuses on Microsegmentation Software, holds 8.3% mindshare, up 7.5% since last year.

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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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Gus Thompson

IT Principal Analyst at Pima Community College

Offers great integration capabilities and helps design a disaster recovery plan

My company is still determining how the product has improved network visibility. My organization is still actively developing the product. There are many things my company is doing in the background to make sure that our VMs come up. My company deals with Nutanix Cross Hypervisor Disaster Recovery, so we are moving from an ESXi or VMware to Nutanix AHV, meaning that my company is crossing over from hypervisor technologies and leveraging Nutanix to maintain the networks at our DR facility. The most valuable feature of the product in enhancing the security posture stems from the micro-segmentation provided by the product, but I think that it is a functionality in its early stages. The product's micro-segmentation features are being developed to be made robust against technologies such as NSX from VMware and other hypervisor-dependent technologies such as Guardicore. I can't say that the product has given my company any additional features yet, but we hope that the tool will provide us with additional functionalities in the future. The product's micro-segmentation features seem to be on par with the other technologies in the market when it comes to its ability to isolate workloads. I haven't noticed any improvements in my company due to the automation capabilities of the product, especially since everything is done manually in our organization because we know the application very well, and we also know how we want to protect it. I am sure the product has automatic features, but we haven't used them in our company. There has been a positive impact due to the integration capabilities of the product with the other solutions in our company's IT infrastructure. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it, especially those who use Nutanix AHV as a hypervisor. It would be a good choice to work with the account rep in your company so that you can get a system engineer to help you walk through the majority of the deployment and setup phases since the documentation has certain shortcomings. I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.

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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

"The most valuable feature is the single management plane dashboard. Our organization has a global site, we have separated the area, and we have more than five hundred small sites around the world."

"The Meraki SD-WAN solution is simple to deploy."

"We have found the scalability to be good."

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

"The solution is scalable."

"Using Meraki just solves a lot of problems."

"The most valuable feature is application awareness."

"I'm not directly involved in SD-WAN monitoring and maintenance, but based on what I've heard from our infrastructure team, it's working well."

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"Nutanix Flow Network Security is a simple solution that is usable, easy to understand, and easy to deploy."

"Nutanix Flow is straightforward to install. You only need to select a checkmark that you want to enable Nutanix Flow."

"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The network view was excellent as it allowed us to expand the server view and visualize all connections it made within the environment. This was particularly useful in identifying the path of our data and not just its location within the data center."

"We appreciate the fact that this solution allows us to segregate two virtual machines that are in the same cluster."

"Nutanix Flow has a lot of data protection features. It's also valuable for operations and management. It's a big solution that works well with different solutions and is suitable for most business cases."

"They also introduced that they develop API first and the rest follows."

"It allows for policies that enable complete visibility and traffic control."

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Cons

"Technical support could be more knowledgeable and responsive."

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

"The deployment time of Meraki SD-WAN can vary. For someone new to the process, it could take a couple of hours. However, for someone with hands-on experience, such as myself, it only takes approximately two to three hours to set up the entire configuration."

"The solution lacks controllers."

"I would like to see more functions added to the next release of Meraki SD-WAN."

"There is still some work to do when it comes to AI."

"The solution needs to enact more advanced protections."

"The product should be able to support more than three internet lines."

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"For customers who are running Nutanix Flow and AHV, the largest area for improvement is in the disaster recovery environments. To automate the populate of rules from one side to the other side in case of disaster you report everything on the disaster recovery site, and you have all the rules automatically applied. This was something that was being built when I left Nutanix. It might already be available. Additionally, the usability of the rules editor could improve."

"Nutanix Flow's networking features could use some improvement. Also, I don't know if it's currently supporting load balancing or not."

"The most difficult part is the configuration of the initial blueprints."

"I would rate Flow Network Security's stability seven out of ten - it could be improved."

"We would like the reporting functionality of this solution to be improved."

"While the graphical interface of Nutanix Flow Network Security could have been improved, and some of the reporting features needed extra work, the product's features were similar to VMware's NSX. The difference lay more in the presentation and user interface."

"The documentation offered by the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"Last time I used it, it was not handy to see or to analyze traffic logs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price can vary depending on the challenges that you need to address. When you look at the stability and reliability against the price, you absolutely get the value for the price."

"The pricing is reasonable and we can choose the software or the feature."

"The licenses cost a fortune."

"Meraki's pricing is on the higher side, which may limit who can afford to use them."

"The tool is costly. I rate the tool's price as a ten out of ten since it is very expensive."

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

"The price of Meraki SD-WAN could improve, it is expensive when compared to other solutions on the market, such as Aruba."

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

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"Flow Network Security is available on a three-year license, with annual renewals of the maintenance fee."

"The product is available for free use."

"There is an annual subscription to use this solution. There is a 60-day trial to use the solution, it gives you time to decide if you want to continue using the solution."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

"This model is very accessible to implement."

"There are different licensing models."

"In comparison to other options available in the market, I would rate their pricing as very competitive, probably a two or three out of ten for cost."

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Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about Nutanix Flow?

Nutanix Flow Network Security is a simple solution that is usable, easy to understand, and easy to deploy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Flow?

There are different models like Nutanix AOS Pro or Ultimate license. The prices are different, but it's not in the same price range as Cisco ACI, for example.

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Flow?

Last time I used it, it was not handy to see or to analyze traffic logs. As a Check Point partner as well, we have some more expectations to log in. Probably, it's possible to forward all the traff...

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Overview

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.

Flow Network Security is a stateful, distributed, microsegmentation firewall. It is provided as part of NCI Ultimate or as part of the optional Security Add-On package for NCI Pro.

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