Cisco Meraki Go vs. Comcast Business SmartOffice

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Meraki Go
Score 9.7 out of 10
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Cisco's Meraki Go offers Indoor and Outdoor Wireless Access Points so you can have fast and reliable WiFi, no matter where your business goes. By incorporating the latest hardware standards, Meraki Go access points simply plug into your network and get to work.N/A
Comcast Business SmartOffice
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Comcast Business SmartOffice products include a video surveillance solution (Comcast Video Monitoring) as well as the WiFi Pro guest hotspot and wifi analytics solution.N/A
Pricing
Cisco Meraki GoComcast Business SmartOffice
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Meraki GoComcast Business SmartOffice
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco Meraki GoComcast Business SmartOffice
User Ratings
Cisco Meraki GoComcast Business SmartOffice
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(14 ratings)
8.3
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.8
(12 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Meraki GoComcast Business SmartOffice
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
Cisco Meraki Go is well suited for small or large organizations that want to centralize their network management. We have half a dozen offices spread over two states. I can manage all of my networks through a single pane of glass. The only time Cisco Meraki Go isn't super appropriate is when larger organizations may want to use a more granular security approach or set up VPNs with non-Meraki hardware.
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Comcast Business
It is well suited for small, medium, or even large business environments. For private or end-to-end services, Comcast Business SmartOffice services offer great applications and services to suit any need. As a larger business nonprofit education environment, Comcast has offered reliable and affordable services. Whether with wireless (wifi) or smart intelligent video monitoring services, Comcast Business SmartOffice has been great.
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Pros
Cisco
  • Cheap and fast hotspot supporting multiple simultaneous clients.
  • Guest control through a Captive portal.
  • They work with the 802.11ac Wave 2 protocol.
  • They direct the WiFi signal directly to the client that is accessing the internet and increase the quality of the signal.
  • Managed in the cloud and accessed via the web
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Comcast Business
  • Secure monitoring.
  • General ease of connection.
  • Customer support.
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Cons
Cisco
  • One thing I would add is that sometimes the app has downtime or works particularly slowly on the weekends. Why that is, I'm not sure, maybe because I have an older iPhone.
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Comcast Business
  • Would be nice if there was a more robust firewall option.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
It's just as easy to use as Meraki but a perfect fit for home and SMB. It's a no-brainer.
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Comcast Business
It's a great and reliable product for any size business. While the billing and support can be increased and better, the overall product is fantastic and can be leveraged to gain for any company size. services are somewhat affordable and are reliable to anyone that needs them. Comcast Business SmartOffice is great.
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Support Rating
Cisco
It's good, it can be better, but it's good. We had problems with Outlook 365 disconnecting and their support wasn't able to help us. We spent a few hours on the phone and finally, one of our NOC guys decided to change the MTU. I'm sure their support is good, I just think that this time we didn't find the right person.
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Comcast Business
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
Cisco Meraki Go is very fast and offers high productivity than other solutions available in the market. It offers a wide range of features in a very affordable pricing model which is quite a competition for all the alternatives out there. Since we have offices in remote as well, that's why we went with Meraki Go as it can be easily moved from one location to another.
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Comcast Business
The ease of use is pretty remarkable when it comes to using this product. I have used other security monitoring systems in the past but Comcast Business SmartOffice is pretty unique with its ease of use. I recommend it to anyone and think it has less buffering speed than other systems in the past I have used.
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Scalability
Cisco
The ease of deployment can be moved from one site to another easily. There is no need for any source or managing controller and hence it can be easily moved with the same configuration. This type of solution is best for teams who work together and are on the move from one location to another and who rely on high performance and good security for their wifi network.
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Comcast Business
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Meraki has improved our business and our sales by a lot.
  • Customers are always happy to enter our brewery and have a drink, even more, when their internet works to near perfection.
  • I even catch myself watching an episode or two on netflix during my lunch break, considering the internet can support my 4k streaming.
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Comcast Business
  • ROI was great. No additional equipment needed to provide WiFi.
  • Bandwidth cost is great.
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