Meraki SD-WAN vs Versa Cloud Services Gateway comparison

Cisco and Versa Networks are both solutions in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category. Cisco is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7, while Versa Networks is ranked #16. Cisco holds a 24.0% mindshare in SDN, compared to Versa Networks’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Versa Networks users who would recommend it.

Meraki SD-WAN

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97% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Meraki SD-WAN and Versa Cloud Services Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

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

Versa Cloud Services Gateway

Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)

16th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category, the mindshare of Meraki SD-WAN is 24.0%, up from 23.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Versa Cloud Services Gateway is 1.6%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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reviewer1569237

Vice President Of Product Strategy at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Has many capabilities, but is overly complex for our use cases

We couldn't see anything uniquely valuable in the SDN and that's why we didn't pursue it. While the solution offers many capabilities, it did not line up with what we were looking for in our use case. As we are a small organization and do not possess many resources, the solution we use must be simpler and smaller than Versa Cloud Services Gateway. We found it to be too complex for our use case.

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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 solution is scalable."

"It is secure, and some features, like work device management, are very useful."

"Meraki makes you believe that anything is possible."

"The product does have a variety of features we can work with."

"The tool is easy to use."

"We have found the scalability to be good."

"The solution is stable."

"The solution has a great UI."

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"It definitely offers a lot of advanced functionality."

Cons

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

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

"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."

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

"If Meraki obtains the technology to provide network assistance, then it can implement it manually in Meraki SD-WAN."

"Meraki could make better use of virtual connect."

"In Meraki SD-WAN, we have some limitations with the traffic shaping capabilities."

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

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"We found it to be too complex for our use case."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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"From an economic perspective the solution is very competitive to what is offered in the market."

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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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Versa CSG, Versa Networks CSG, Versa Networks Cloud Services Gateway

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.

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Versa Networks Cloud Services Gateway (CSG) is a next-generation enterprise software-defined networking appliance that is based on Intel's x86 latest architecture to deliver cloud-native SD-WAN, SD-Security, and SD-Routing services.

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