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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Meraki MG

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACisco Meraki MG cellular gateways are a cloud managed WAN solution designed to seamlessly transpose a wireless cellular signal to wired Ethernet, providing primary or failover connectivity.N/A

    ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AThe ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus application is an enterprise mobile device management (MDM) solution.

    $64

    per month (50 devices)

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    Cisco Meraki MGManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
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    Mobile Device Manager Plus - Cloud
    $64
    per month 50 devices
    Mobile Device Manager Plus - On-Premise
    $495
    per year 50 devices
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meraki MGManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing for higher volumes available online at ManageEngine's official pricing page.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki MGManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    9.6
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meraki MGManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    It is perfect for WAN redundant connectivity when Cellular 5G is available; It solve temporary issues on delays with delivery of ISP connectivity. It plays a great role in SD-WAN environments due to the overall flexibility in combination with MXs and the wan selection based on the state of the art condition of the connectivity. It fits less in those scenario where there are multiple spots with iot devices requiring internet connectivity due to the cost, in that case it could be hard the ROI.
    Incentivized
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    An amazing solution for an organisation of up to 25 devices as they offer a free subscription. You could use this to trial the product at your organisation. The perfect fit for any size of organisation with the software being simple enough for non-technical staff to be able to deploy and manage devices.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • It's fantastic for being in the Meraki dashboard and actually looking at quality of signal. I can look at up times, down times, ease of use when it comes to if I would have to reboot the MG 21E in case it does have a problem.
    • Overall reliability: since we switched to the MG 21 E, we've rarely have a problem with it when it comes to the cellular performance going down.
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    • Geo tracking: once the mobile app is installed, the phone checks in to our cloud management console and we can ping the location of the device easily.
    • Lost/stolen device: when a device is lost or stolen, we can make the phone make a sounds to help in finding it or perform a complete wipe to remove any sensitive data.
    • App management: they make it easy to add mobile apps that can automatically be pushed out to all of the managed devices. It is easy to control what apps you want to have immediately installed, apps you want to make available, or apps you want to block.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • From a user aspect, to just a provider of the internet source for myself, they're very easy to set up. I don't have any real complaints over it. We use T-Mobile as our cellular provider, so there is some limitations on the signal strength and coverage. We could use AT&T, but the integration between the Meraki T system and our preexisting corporate AT&T account, there seems to be no integrations there. So that's where I would say the limitations are. I would prefer that the AT&T onboarding allows us to connect to our corporate AT&T wireless account.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • Documents are sorted by some random order by default, users need to manually select "sort by A-Z", and even by doing so, coming out of documents and back in will reset the order to the random one. Would be amazing if A-Z was default, or if I could find out what this default order was to edit the files accordingly.
    • Playing audio files from the app is approached as if it was a video: if you come out of the app or lock the screen, the audio will stop. Would be great if it could act like music apps and keep playing with locked screen.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    It does what it is supposed to, with minimal issue!
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    We would be very likely to renew unless there were unforeseen changes to our budget.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    Overall, I like using MDM as the GUI is greatly easier to use. The navigation is very simple, as you can find your way using multiple routes. I like how the opening dashboard shows devices and users, so you can see your numbers grow or shrink.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We checked many vendors. ALU was a primary contender. However, their acccess points are not primarily designed for cellular use case. Cellular is just an additional feature on their fully loaded APs. The fact that MEraki MG is suited for this particular use case was a major factor.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    After exploring some MDM system, we choose ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus as the out-of-the-box features and functionalities meet our business needs, reasonable license cost, reputable company, and provide good supports.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    In terms of scalability, The MG Meraki is unvanquished! As it works on cellular signals, as long as you have the required signal strength, you are connected. Removes the dependency on cables to connect to our ISP. So geographical locations do not affect the scalability of MG. Which is the whole point of having a Cellular to Wired Ethernet Device. And it can also be managed with the web centrally.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • I want to easily manage while performing WAN between bases, I want to check the equipment even when I am out.
    • There are many devices that can perform inter-base WAN due to internal requirements, but all except Meraki are rejected in terms of checking out.
    • Introduced internally and proposed, Meraki was well received because it can be easily handled.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • Positive : Reduced data breaches, improved compliance, and secure mobile access can lead to cost savings
    • Positive : Secure and easy access to corporate resources on mobile devices can improve employee satisfaction
    • Negative :Us Still needs improvement, Training is must before usage
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