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Co-Founder at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
These firewalls are easy to configure and they provide site-to-site VPN's.

What is most valuable?

  • Easy to configure
  • Provides site-to-site VPN's
  • VLAN's
  • DHCP
  • multiple WANs

How has it helped my organization?

We are using it as a content filtering and load balancing application.

What needs improvement?

They should improve load balancing.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We had no issues with the deployment.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have had issue with the load balancing.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have had no issues scaling.

How are customer service and support?

Meraki support is really good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We also use Meraki MR and Aerohive devices.

How was the initial setup?

Meraki setup is really easy.

What other advice do I have?

Both Meraki and Aerohive are good products, and I prefer Meraki. I work with Meraki products in production. Meraki are more intuitive than Aerohive.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: I'm a Meraki partner.
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reviewer1036524 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Specialist - Networking at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Incredible support, easy to scale, and easy to use
Pros and Cons
  • "It is very easy to use and manage. It is also very easy to scale."
  • "In general, the SD-WAN feature needs to be improved. The load sharing and load balancing of the traffic should be improved. I have had some problems with these features in the past."

What is our primary use case?

We deploy this solution for our customers. We do the cloud and on-premises deployments, and we have all the versions.

What is most valuable?

It is very easy to use and manage. It is also very easy to scale.

What needs improvement?

In general, the SD-WAN feature needs to be improved. The load sharing and load balancing of the traffic should be improved. I have had some problems with these features in the past.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Meraki MX since 2016.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It has very good stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is very scalable. We have all kinds of customers.

How are customer service and technical support?

They have very good technical support. Cisco Meraki's support is incredible.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup can be complex. It usually depends on the scenario. The deployment usually takes half a day, but it again depends on the scenario.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is a good global solution in terms of the price and features, but because we sell this solution in dollars, sometimes we don't get to sell this solution in Brazil because the dollar is very expensive. 

The price of every project is different. It varies depending upon the project, scenario, and client.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution based on the use case. I would rate Meraki MX an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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I.T. Manager at Egypt Foods group
Real User
Internet traffic shaping is valuable
Pros and Cons
  • "The internet traffic shaping has been very valuable."
  • "The IPS, the Intrusion Prevention System, can be improved."

What is most valuable?

The internet traffic shaping functionality has been very valuable.

What needs improvement?

The IPS, the Intrusion Prevention System, can be improved. If they can add I think the next generation firewalls, that would be great.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about ten years.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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CISCO and AVAYA Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
The dashboard is very intuitive and easy to understand
Pros and Cons
  • "​It is very easy to configure.​"
  • "It is very fast to implement."
  • "In a week, we can make new policy and view what all our users did.​"
  • "The dashboard is very intuitive and easy to understand."
  • "We could have more reporting options and the ability to send alarms to the administrator."

What is our primary use case?

This is an edge firewall in our company. It has the powerful options of ISP, AMP, antivirus, SD-WAN, applications control, and traffic shaping. 

How has it helped my organization?

In a week, we can make new policy and view what all our users did.

What is most valuable?

We appreciate the ISP features: AMP, Antivirus, applications control, and traffic shaping. The dashboard is very intuitive and easy to understand. 

What needs improvement?

I think for now, it is good. However, we could have more reporting options and the ability to send alarms to the administrator. 

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

How are customer service and technical support?

It has good support services.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Our organization had a traditional WAN. We had routers to connect our branches, which was a very complex solution. 

Now, with Cisco Meraki MX84, we have a SD-WAN, and we only need Internet in all our branches. Thus, we have an easy solution to connect new branches and it is very fast.

How was the initial setup?

It is very fast to implement and very easy to configure.

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Juan Facundo MartinezCISCO and AVAYA Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User

this is pure truth

reviewer1384539 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technical Officer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Multi-functional security in an all-in-one device
Pros and Cons
  • "Both the scalability and the scalability are great with Meraki MX."
  • "As far as what needs to be improved — nothing really comes to mind. It does what we need it to do."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for UTM devices.

We have roughly 200 users, using this solution.

What needs improvement?

We prefer UTM solutions.

As far as what needs to be improved — nothing really comes to mind. It does what we need it to do.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Meraki MX for more than five years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Both the scalability and the scalability are great with Meraki MX.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very straightforward. Deployment takes less than one day.

What other advice do I have?

If you're thinking about implementing Meraki MX, make sure to plan it properly. Planning takes time which gives you the ability to make sure it's scaled properly, without too much complexity.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine — nothing is perfect.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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Especialista en soluciones de telecomunicaciones corporativas at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees
Real User
Simple to manage
Pros and Cons
  • "Simple to manage."
  • "Real Auto VPN with load balancer without needing a public IP. It is simple and functional."
  • "More detail needed for configuration of the VPN."

What is our primary use case?

SDWAN and all types of implementations.

How has it helped my organization?

Simple to manage.

What is most valuable?

Real Auto VPN with load balancer without needing a public IP. It is simple and functional.

What needs improvement?

More detail needed for configuration of the VPN. No peer Meraki.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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