Group Head - IT at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
2024-07-11T15:46:32Z
Jul 11, 2024
Meraki Dashboard is a robust and user-friendly solution that simplifies network management. Its cloud-based nature ensures easy access and scalability. I rate it an eight out of ten.
I rate the overall product a ten out of ten. I recommend considering Meraki Dashboard as it offers high security, stability, flexibility, and reasonable pricing.
I use the most up-to-date version of Meraki Dashboard. Meraki Dashboard was the monitoring product that came with the access points from Meraki. So I haven't used a different product for a different device. If Cisco could come down on their pricing and UniFi could come up a bit on their support, these two products would be neck and neck all the way. Overall, I rate Meraki Dashboard an eight out of ten.
Inside Solution Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
MSP
Top 10
2023-02-16T12:29:52Z
Feb 16, 2023
I'm a Cisco partner. I offer Cisco products to customers. We are IT solutions providers. I'd recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I would rate it seven out of ten.
Senior Analyst at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
2022-09-20T16:12:56Z
Sep 20, 2022
My advice to those considering this solution is that if you want a set it and forget it solution, this is great. If you want a solution that you can get into the minutia and adjust at a really super granular level, this is not the solution for you. I would rate this solution as a nine out of ten.
Project Manager at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Consultant
2022-07-20T06:35:41Z
Jul 20, 2022
We're a customer and an end-user. We are using the latest version of the solution. However, I don't know the exact version number. I'd advise users that the solution can be expensive, and they need to brace for that. I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
Head of Corporate Information Technologies at Aleatica
Real User
2022-06-28T15:15:57Z
Jun 28, 2022
We are a Cisco customer and work with local Cisco partners. I have friends in other companies and I do recommend this solution to them. Cisco Meraki is the best solution. Other partners from banks, for example, also recommend this solution. I am very happy with this product. I’d rate the solution ten out of ten. It’s the best.
I rate Meraki Dashboard nine out of 10. It's one of the best products on the market, but there's always room for improvement. More convenient licensing and faster technical support would probably bring it up to a perfect 10. If you plan to implement Meraki Dashboard, I recommend first creating a structure that you can replicate. It's much easier to support that way because there's already an internal structure. If you have consistency in naming devices, ports, etc., it will help you search data to identify ports and troubleshoot.
Senior Advisor at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
2022-04-27T08:19:09Z
Apr 27, 2022
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10. Every time we've deployed it, it's fantastic. It works great. You just have to understand that it's complex, but all systems are complex. Palo Alto is complex, Arista is complex, Extreme Networks is complex. I would never recommend Meraki to someone who only has 100 users. They would need to have 300 users. For a small number of users, it's expensive, it's complex, and you really need to be able to afford to pay someone who knows how to use it. If you have 300 users, you can have a full-time network engineer. If you want the best and you have the money, then get it.
Meraki Dashboard is a great solution for every company. If you want ease and peace of mind throughout and especially if you are starting out with networking. This is a great solution to learn. Where I see the real potential for today's networking, would be for the healthcare services. I rate Meraki Dashboard a nine out of ten.
I would recommend the solution to other users and companies. I've been pretty satisfied with its capabilities so far. I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten overall.
It's important to find a good partner to work with and to plan what you actually plan to do, and understand what you're buying. There are so many different options with Meraki and you can end up spending more money than you actually need to. We've been educating our customer base about why they should spend more money on their networks and migrating them to Meraki because it's a very good solution. The solution saves me a lot of time and there aren't many negatives so I rate it nine out of 10.
Solution Architect- Network Infrastructure at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2020-10-06T06:57:38Z
Oct 6, 2020
We are Cisco partners. We deal with a variety of Cisco products in their rather large portfolio. We tend to observe whatever is required for the client's environment and we do ensure we take care of all those requirements. Our approach is all client-driven. Based on that, we tend to work with different versions. Most of the customers want to go with the latest version. I would definitely recommend the solution. From what I have seen in the last couple of years there's a trend towards the cloud market in India (apart from a few governments). In India, we have a government regulation that if you want to have your data on the cloud, then you have to meet certain compliances and you have to have data held centrally in India only. There are lots of challenges in government cloud operations. Apart from the government, whether it's a large, small or medium-sized enterprise, this solution would work well. They will find a lot of value in having a Meraki solution in their company. I have noticed that most of the customers moving to a cloud-based situation generally prefer Meraki over any other brands. Overall, I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
ITSM SME at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Top 10
2020-08-09T07:19:48Z
Aug 9, 2020
For small businesses, I would recommend Meraki over pretty much anything else on the market. On a scale from one to ten where one is worst and ten is the best, I would rate Meraki Dashboard as an eight-out-of-ten.
Solutions Consultant at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Consultant
2019-07-16T05:40:00Z
Jul 16, 2019
If a customer who is considering the use of this product is not a very large business and only has few branches, Meraki is a very good solution. For large businesses, it is not a fitting product. Overall, I rate the product as an eight out of ten. It's a very good solution. The rating is not higher than that because I think eight is the best it can attain at this point. If they make enhancements to make it work more smoothly and add additional useful features, I would rate it higher. I'm leaving the other two points for any future improvements. The price should be improved — lowered — as well. If it is very expensive compared to other solutions, this will be a challenge for the adoption of the product. Meraki is making a very good solution, but when comparing products, the price will matter to many potential clients. The dashboard is good, but the competing products can improve their own dashboards or make a better, more simple dashboard than the one Meraki has. It's not that big a deal to improve that feature. So if the competition has better prices, a nice dashboard, or better technologies, they will compete and maybe take market share. As an aside, I had an interesting discussion last week with Cisco while we were evaluating their product. I told them about something that I thought should be improved about the product. They told me: "We are Cisco," meaning that they did not have to worry about improving that aspect of their product because of their popularity and brand name. They have the right to claim they are the best and they have worked to gain that reputation. Most customers know this, and they know Cisco's reputation and their name. In the end, not all of the customers will go by the name only. Some customers will go with Cisco directly, regardless of how the product develops. But there are other products that compete and customers will discover those when doing comparisons and possibly switch if Cisco does not pay attention to the needs of the clients. For example, Fortinet has its own SD-WAN solution now. Many other players like VMware and Nokia also have their own new or emerging solutions — and they are big, well-known names, like Cisco. If, in the end, they have better solutions, the customer will use their solution instead. It is not enough just to have the name Cisco. I am one of the people who is an advocate for Cisco solutions, but the mentality of the company being superior just because they have a name needs to change or the product development will fall behind. Because of this attitude, there is really more reason to consider other products and people will.
Practice Director Network Infrastructure at Maureen Data System
Real User
2019-07-02T06:57:00Z
Jul 2, 2019
My rating for this solution is 9 out of 10 because we've had success with it, very few complaints, and it works great. I think a lot of people think Meraki is more geared towards small businesses, but I would say since Cisco's acquired them, they've come a long way. It is definitely a great solution so I would suggest that others try it out. In the next version, I would love to see remote access VPN and getting the functionality so that the ASA product line can connect.
Network Support at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
2019-07-02T06:57:00Z
Jul 2, 2019
As far as this solution I would rate it as a nine out of ten from my experience and comparing it to what I know about other solutions. It's really easy to use. The technical support and customer experience are great and that just adds value to the product. Any advice I have for people considering the solution is that if they want something that is going to work and be simple to deploy, this is a product they should strongly consider. I don't think the simplicity of the product is matched for what it provides.
Network Technician at a government with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-07-02T06:57:00Z
Jul 2, 2019
My advice to anybody who is implementing this solution is to attend the Meraki classes and obtain your CMNO certification. You have to be familiar with the dashboard, the visibility, and the different products that you will be working on. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Apprentice Technical Project Manager at a retailer with 201-500 employees
Reseller
2019-06-26T05:25:00Z
Jun 26, 2019
We use the solution every day, every hour. We usually check the dashboard once a day. Be aware that it's really easy to use, so you can easily make the wrong changes for example, but can get help easily from good people. Meraki is very accessible. It's a solution that can be used by anyone - by administrators, by end-users, by a lot of people. You have to be aware that it is pretty easy to be used, but you have to use it well. Use it well and it will be fine. The MDM, however, is bad. We're using another MDM now because Meraki was so bad. I would rate the solution 9 out of 10.
Product Specialist at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-06-23T09:40:00Z
Jun 23, 2019
Regarding this solution, there are a few additional comments: from my side, because I'm a managed service provider, and we sell and manage services to our customer, I feel what's lacking right now is the technical training to up skill and manage the service provider. In South Africa, a lot of training is not available. In terms of technical training, there's none of that, apart from the CMNO training. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Meraki Dashboard is a comprehensive cloud-based platform that offers centralized management and control for all Meraki networking and security products. It provides a user-friendly interface, allowing administrators to easily monitor and configure their network infrastructure from anywhere. With real-time visibility, troubleshooting becomes effortless, ensuring optimal performance and minimizing downtime.
The intuitive dashboard offers a holistic view of the network, enabling quick...
Meraki Dashboard is a robust and user-friendly solution that simplifies network management. Its cloud-based nature ensures easy access and scalability. I rate it an eight out of ten.
I rate the overall product a ten out of ten. I recommend considering Meraki Dashboard as it offers high security, stability, flexibility, and reasonable pricing.
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
I use the most up-to-date version of Meraki Dashboard. Meraki Dashboard was the monitoring product that came with the access points from Meraki. So I haven't used a different product for a different device. If Cisco could come down on their pricing and UniFi could come up a bit on their support, these two products would be neck and neck all the way. Overall, I rate Meraki Dashboard an eight out of ten.
I rate Meraki Dashboard an eight out of ten.
We would rate this solution a six out of ten.
I'm a Cisco partner. I offer Cisco products to customers. We are IT solutions providers. I'd recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I would rate it seven out of ten.
We use different versions of the solution. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. We enjoy its capabilities for the most part.
I rate this solution nine out of 10.
It's a straightforward solution. Not at all complex. I would rate Meraki Dashboard an eight out of ten.
I would rate Meraki Dashboard an eight out of ten.
My advice to those considering this solution is that if you want a set it and forget it solution, this is great. If you want a solution that you can get into the minutia and adjust at a really super granular level, this is not the solution for you. I would rate this solution as a nine out of ten.
We're a customer and an end-user. We are using the latest version of the solution. However, I don't know the exact version number. I'd advise users that the solution can be expensive, and they need to brace for that. I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
We are a Cisco customer and work with local Cisco partners. I have friends in other companies and I do recommend this solution to them. Cisco Meraki is the best solution. Other partners from banks, for example, also recommend this solution. I am very happy with this product. I’d rate the solution ten out of ten. It’s the best.
I rate Meraki Dashboard nine out of 10. It's one of the best products on the market, but there's always room for improvement. More convenient licensing and faster technical support would probably bring it up to a perfect 10. If you plan to implement Meraki Dashboard, I recommend first creating a structure that you can replicate. It's much easier to support that way because there's already an internal structure. If you have consistency in naming devices, ports, etc., it will help you search data to identify ports and troubleshoot.
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10. Every time we've deployed it, it's fantastic. It works great. You just have to understand that it's complex, but all systems are complex. Palo Alto is complex, Arista is complex, Extreme Networks is complex. I would never recommend Meraki to someone who only has 100 users. They would need to have 300 users. For a small number of users, it's expensive, it's complex, and you really need to be able to afford to pay someone who knows how to use it. If you have 300 users, you can have a full-time network engineer. If you want the best and you have the money, then get it.
Meraki Dashboard is a great solution for every company. If you want ease and peace of mind throughout and especially if you are starting out with networking. This is a great solution to learn. Where I see the real potential for today's networking, would be for the healthcare services. I rate Meraki Dashboard a nine out of ten.
I would recommend the solution to other users and companies. I've been pretty satisfied with its capabilities so far. I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten overall.
It's important to find a good partner to work with and to plan what you actually plan to do, and understand what you're buying. There are so many different options with Meraki and you can end up spending more money than you actually need to. We've been educating our customer base about why they should spend more money on their networks and migrating them to Meraki because it's a very good solution. The solution saves me a lot of time and there aren't many negatives so I rate it nine out of 10.
No solution can be a ten, nothing is perfect. I rate Meraki Dashboard a nine out of ten.
We are Cisco partners. We deal with a variety of Cisco products in their rather large portfolio. We tend to observe whatever is required for the client's environment and we do ensure we take care of all those requirements. Our approach is all client-driven. Based on that, we tend to work with different versions. Most of the customers want to go with the latest version. I would definitely recommend the solution. From what I have seen in the last couple of years there's a trend towards the cloud market in India (apart from a few governments). In India, we have a government regulation that if you want to have your data on the cloud, then you have to meet certain compliances and you have to have data held centrally in India only. There are lots of challenges in government cloud operations. Apart from the government, whether it's a large, small or medium-sized enterprise, this solution would work well. They will find a lot of value in having a Meraki solution in their company. I have noticed that most of the customers moving to a cloud-based situation generally prefer Meraki over any other brands. Overall, I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
I would recommend this product. I would rate Meraki Dashboard a nine out of ten.
If you are looking for a secure and simple solution, I would highly recommend it. I would rate Meraki Dashboard an eight out of ten.
This is a product that I can recommend. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
For small businesses, I would recommend Meraki over pretty much anything else on the market. On a scale from one to ten where one is worst and ten is the best, I would rate Meraki Dashboard as an eight-out-of-ten.
I would rate this solution an eight out of 10.
If a customer who is considering the use of this product is not a very large business and only has few branches, Meraki is a very good solution. For large businesses, it is not a fitting product. Overall, I rate the product as an eight out of ten. It's a very good solution. The rating is not higher than that because I think eight is the best it can attain at this point. If they make enhancements to make it work more smoothly and add additional useful features, I would rate it higher. I'm leaving the other two points for any future improvements. The price should be improved — lowered — as well. If it is very expensive compared to other solutions, this will be a challenge for the adoption of the product. Meraki is making a very good solution, but when comparing products, the price will matter to many potential clients. The dashboard is good, but the competing products can improve their own dashboards or make a better, more simple dashboard than the one Meraki has. It's not that big a deal to improve that feature. So if the competition has better prices, a nice dashboard, or better technologies, they will compete and maybe take market share. As an aside, I had an interesting discussion last week with Cisco while we were evaluating their product. I told them about something that I thought should be improved about the product. They told me: "We are Cisco," meaning that they did not have to worry about improving that aspect of their product because of their popularity and brand name. They have the right to claim they are the best and they have worked to gain that reputation. Most customers know this, and they know Cisco's reputation and their name. In the end, not all of the customers will go by the name only. Some customers will go with Cisco directly, regardless of how the product develops. But there are other products that compete and customers will discover those when doing comparisons and possibly switch if Cisco does not pay attention to the needs of the clients. For example, Fortinet has its own SD-WAN solution now. Many other players like VMware and Nokia also have their own new or emerging solutions — and they are big, well-known names, like Cisco. If, in the end, they have better solutions, the customer will use their solution instead. It is not enough just to have the name Cisco. I am one of the people who is an advocate for Cisco solutions, but the mentality of the company being superior just because they have a name needs to change or the product development will fall behind. Because of this attitude, there is really more reason to consider other products and people will.
My rating for this solution is 9 out of 10 because we've had success with it, very few complaints, and it works great. I think a lot of people think Meraki is more geared towards small businesses, but I would say since Cisco's acquired them, they've come a long way. It is definitely a great solution so I would suggest that others try it out. In the next version, I would love to see remote access VPN and getting the functionality so that the ASA product line can connect.
This product saves me time and I am very happy using it. It is a great product, but nothing is perfect. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
As far as this solution I would rate it as a nine out of ten from my experience and comparing it to what I know about other solutions. It's really easy to use. The technical support and customer experience are great and that just adds value to the product. Any advice I have for people considering the solution is that if they want something that is going to work and be simple to deploy, this is a product they should strongly consider. I don't think the simplicity of the product is matched for what it provides.
My advice to anybody who is implementing this solution is to attend the Meraki classes and obtain your CMNO certification. You have to be familiar with the dashboard, the visibility, and the different products that you will be working on. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
We use the solution every day, every hour. We usually check the dashboard once a day. Be aware that it's really easy to use, so you can easily make the wrong changes for example, but can get help easily from good people. Meraki is very accessible. It's a solution that can be used by anyone - by administrators, by end-users, by a lot of people. You have to be aware that it is pretty easy to be used, but you have to use it well. Use it well and it will be fine. The MDM, however, is bad. We're using another MDM now because Meraki was so bad. I would rate the solution 9 out of 10.
Regarding this solution, there are a few additional comments: from my side, because I'm a managed service provider, and we sell and manage services to our customer, I feel what's lacking right now is the technical training to up skill and manage the service provider. In South Africa, a lot of training is not available. In terms of technical training, there's none of that, apart from the CMNO training. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
I would advise someone considering this solution to go for it. I would rate it a nine out of ten.