Meraki SD-WAN vs Prisma SD-WAN comparison

"The redundancy feature of Meraki SD-WAN has most significantly enhanced network performance."

"The solution is stable."

"If there are multiple network connectivities in an organization, Meraki creates an AutoVPN. It creates a channel automatically."

"Meraki SD-WAN is scalable."

"We have found the scalability to be good."

"Meraki SD-WAN is a scalable solution because changes are being made to the solution, enabling it to work in different environments."

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

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

"The AI ops feature streamlines revisions and automates compliance."

"Prisma SD-WAN offers capabilities such as path selection based on Layer 7 attributes and application quality of service at the application level."

"Prisma supports all of the applications we're currently using."

"Prisma's analytics provide a lot of valuable data. I like the internet health chart that shows latency, dropped packets, MOS for data quality, etc. It also runs a continuous speed test in the background. I've used it multiple times to troubleshoot internet connections when the service provider has attempted to claim nothing is wrong with the circuit. It gives me data to send them showing we're not getting the speed we should, or there is constant packet loss."

"The solution allows our network to be self-healing in the event of a loss of connectivity between different locations."

"I like the link monitoring and analytics. These are the features that set Prisma apart from other products. Prisma works well with large, complex networks. One of my clients is a top bank in the United States, and Prisma has performed well for that customer."

"I like that the integration with Palo Alto is easy."

"Prisma SD-WAN is recommended due to its comprehensive capabilities."

"This solution can only support up to two WAN ports."

"The configuration from the firewall side could be improved a little bit more."

"The default classes should be expanded."

"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."

"The solution is scalable for mid-tier deployments, but not for major ones."

"They need to offer proper integration of the security features."

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

"Meraki SD-WAN could improve on the lead time, but this is not a problem only with Cisco. there's a global shortage of chipsets. Additionally, the solution has limited features. It's quite a standard product and not very easily upgradeable or stackable."

"Prisma SD-WAN should provide more flexibility and scalability on the hardware."

"Prisma SD-WAN requires a more seamless integration with other Palo Alto solutions, like Prisma Access."

"I would also like to see improvement in the product training for customers. Palo Alto has not initiated very much training but they have to do so because this is a new product. If you have experience in a legacy environment, and you are moving to Prisma SD-WAN, you don't have a training framework. That is one of the disadvantages."

"We are incorporating their zone-based firewalls. Prisma SD-WAN has limited documentation on how it manipulates traffic, e.g., how it is interacting with TCP and UDP. We recently had some traffic that was black holing. We literally had to do packet captures to see that the new zone-based firewall, which runs on top of Prisma SD-WAN, was causing issues."

"The pricing for Prisma SD-WAN needs improvement."

"Prisma SD-WAN's technical support should be improved."

"Accessibility could be improved. Any new person attempting to access Prisma will have difficulty. It doesn't have CLI available."

"Sometimes, during the product's initial setup phase, bypass pair or couple ports don't come up normally, and it requires an hour and a half to troubleshoot to reset the box from Prisma SD-WAN to factory default."

"Meraki solutions come with a choice of several different subscription options including one year, three years, five years, seven years, and ten years."

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

"The solution is a bit expensive when compared to other products."

"Pricing is a significant concern for me. Amongst all the firewall brands, Cisco is one of the most expensive options. Despite its reputation and security features, many customers opt for other brands, such as SonicWall because of their lower prices. These other brands offer similar features to Cisco but at a lower cost. Cisco's pricing is something that could be improved to attract more customers. The brand has a good reputation, but when it comes to budgeting and pricing, it is not always the first choice."

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

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

"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."

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

"Prisma SD-WAN is a pretty expensive solution."

"If you're already invested in a Palo Alto product, it would be logical to use this solution. If not, there might be some other solutions that are more viable in terms of pricing."

"It is more expensive than Fortinet."

"This solution stood out because it cost considerably less than the other SD-WAN solutions out there from Cisco."

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