What users are saying about
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
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79 Ratings
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Top Rated
79 Ratings
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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- Cisco Meraki MS is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
95%
40 Ratings

9.3
Cisco Meraki MS
93%
34 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
Cisco Meraki MS
100%
1 Rating
Support Rating
8.2
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
82%
1 Rating

9.0
Cisco Meraki MS
90%
25 Ratings
Product Scalability
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
N/A
0 Ratings

9.3
Cisco Meraki MS
93%
15 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
It's easy to start using Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches and even to provide an effective and secure network even the distribution of networks across the company through Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are amazing. The network performance is nice and it allows easy data monitoring and data sharing through secure data environment created through Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches functionalities and the reports are very clear.
Web Developer
Brander Group Inc.Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees
Cisco Meraki MS
This product will go to the top of the list of what I will use again. It makes support significantly easier and that is important to the operations here. I feel this is a strong candidate to be used in just about any configuration. It is very adaptable.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 51-200 employeesPros
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
- high forwarding // high forwarding
- posee la capacidad de convertirse tambien en un WLC // Has the ability to become a WLC as well
- posee puertos UPOE que pueden ser usados para varios dispositivos finales. // It has UPOE ports that can be used for multiple end user devices
- capacidad de expansion con modulos adicionales // The ability to scale up/expand using additional modules
Presales
CiberCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Cisco Meraki MS
- Meraki MS switches are wonderful at allowing a network admin to configure a VPN mesh network without having to have highly specialized knowledge. Unlike Cisco switches, there is no CLI, there is only a GUI, and Meraki support helps you set it up as you add nodes to your network.
- Meraki MS switches are easy to deploy. Full stop.
- They can work with any firewall or ASA but I would strongly recommend using the Meraki MX security appliance if you are going to use Meraki MS switches because they were made to work together.
- They easily stack. It's all done for you in the Meraki cloud control panel.
- They will get an address from your admin VLAN's DHCP scope and keep it. Even if you unplug it and move it, you will not have to worry about addressing it.
- The GUI is online and you can reach it from anywhere, so as long as you have the credentials, you can manage the network from any device that has a browser.
Senior Systems Administrator
DRT Holdings, Inc.Aviation & Aerospace, 501-1000 employees
Cons
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
- Que los precios sean mejorados para ser mas competitivos // More competitive prices/cost
- Generar mas marketing y promocion de los nuevos equipos // Create more marketing and promotional features about new equipment
- Liberar de licencias obligatorias en los equipos // Release obligatory licenses for businesses
ventas
segurosLogistics and Supply Chain, 51-200 employees
Cisco Meraki MS
- People who are coming from enterprise switches or command line options may feel limited
- If internet is having issue, managing the switches can become more burdensome
- Switches do not have as many advanced features as enterprise switches
- Delay in reporting and debugging
IT Infrastructure Supervisor
Sight and Sound TheatresEntertainment, 201-500 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco Meraki MS
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco Meraki MS
Cisco Meraki MS 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Great product and we're always watching for new additions from meraki

Verified User
Manager in Customer Service
Architecture & Planning Company, 51-200 employeesSupport Rating
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches 8.2
Based on 1 answer
No answer on this topic is available.
Cisco Meraki MS
Cisco Meraki MS 9.0
Based on 25 answers
Cisco support for the Meraki products is great. I have a dedicated representative who I can reach out to at any time. They offer numerous online resources and easy to follow tutorials to help the most novice user feel like a pro. When I need support they were ready and quickly helped me solve my problems.
IT manager
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter SchoolEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
The 9200 switches are a great switch for reliability and processing. We use our 9200's for Layer 2 only switching, as well as use some 9200's in routing cases as well. The 9200's is a model number we use as our primary model number for upgrading our other switches like the 2960's and 3850's.
Network System Administrator
CentralSquare TechnologiesInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees
Cisco Meraki MS
Cisco Meraki equipment is easier to configure, setup, and deploy as well as manage. The only thing I will say for the other gear is that they have their special niche requirements, protocol options, and special configuration options that not all Meraki gear has. Meraki gear cannot do everything that other switches out there can do for specific requirements. For the most common network requirements, Meraki can do it!
Senior Network Administrator
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.Oil & Energy, 201-500 employees
Scalability
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco Meraki MS
Cisco Meraki MS 9.3
Based on 15 answers
We have had no trouble linking multiple switches together with a daisy chain cable. We have done this throughout our building and have added them as switch stacks so that they appear as one large switch. It's even better when combined with port aggregation on our fiber feed lines for 20GB throughput back to the core network.
Network Operations Manager
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)Religious Institutions, 501-1000 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
- We use NFR so not really an impact. Being a Cisco shop we dont have any serious problems with ROI
- Customers love Cisco Catalyst switches as they perform great and capable of all fulfilling all customer needs. A single switch can perform as router/switch/poe/trunks/multicast (For overhead paging. school bell system etc.)
- With frequent IOS upgrades always ready to support day 1/ 0 day equipment. ROI impact is very positive.

Verified User
Contributor in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employeesCisco Meraki MS
- One critical business objective was a worry-free network. This is it!
- Another business objective was to be able to manage my entire network from a single interface. Meraki delivers again! Not having to be in the building to monitor, manage and configure networking equipment is worth the weight of these devices in gold.
- I wanted to be able to see everything that was happening on my network. Meraki enables that. I can see every device, what each is doing, set alerts for when individual ports go down or the device that is attached stops sending packets, etc. The visibility into my network's performance and security is unprecedented. I never knew what I was missing and I do not want to go back!
Director, Management Information Systems
CareerSource FloridaPublic Policy, 11-50 employees