Meraki MR
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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Meraki MR is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- FortiAP is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
Meraki MR
91%
34 Ratings
7.0
FortiAP
70%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
Meraki MR
90%
1 Rating
10.0
FortiAP
100%
1 Rating
Usability
8.5
Meraki MR
85%
2 Ratings
FortiAP
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
8.8
Meraki MR
88%
25 Ratings
10.0
FortiAP
100%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Meraki MR
The Cisco Meraki line of products is an excellent option for anyone who is looking for an easy to use line of Switches, Routers, Wireless Accesspoints, Cloud security and beyond. Not only will you find the Cisco Meraki console easy to use, but the hardware is top notch quality and comes with all the bells and whistles that you might expect from an enterprise level of service such as Cisco.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Airlines/Aviation Company, 501-1000 employeesFortiAP
Any rollout is well suited for a FortiAP - from small office networks, to large warehouse deployments. Adding additional APs to your network is simple and easy. Monitoring is simple with Forticloud monitoring. Configuring the devices can be as complex or as simple as you need. Adding additional Fortinet devices (I have switches and firewalls) makes the network even more secure and easy to manage - all devices working in tandem make monitoring much easier
IT Manager
VistaFood Exchange IncWholesale, 51-200 employees
Pros
Meraki MR
- Cloud-managed - as all Meraki products are, very easy to manage.
- Mesh technology allows clients to easily roam from one AP to another.
- Very easy to add AP's, just get it online and add it to a network. Done.
- Great tools to troubleshoot problems clients.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 201-500 employeesFortiAP
- Built sturdy for harsh environments.
- They perform and/or surpass performance levels shown on their data sheets.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employeesCons
Meraki MR
- There needs to be an easier way to see which devices are being heavier used, so as to determine needed adjustments.
- It would be good to have more in-depth access to what locations connected devices are navigating to.
- Cost. These devices could be a little more competitive if the cost were lower. Meraki prices itself out of some sales.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Law Practice Company, 51-200 employeesFortiAP
- Deploying your first AP is a little confusing - you need to register it with Fortinet, and then deploy it. I am a master now, but this took me call to support to understand how to roll these out.
- Adding them in to the correct folders on Forticloud took a little bit of figuring out, but again, once I had it it was simple.
IT Manager
VistaFood Exchange IncWholesale, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
Meraki MR
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—FortiAP
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Meraki MR
Meraki MR 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Cause its intuitive, very clear and easy of use (no brainer) interface. It's whole portfolio in one portal aproach. Also cause the new features cycle release and the cisco Meraki comprehension of WiFi market. Also cause the fastest deployment available on the market that also comes with a easy to scale platform adding features and services in the same interface thats unique and awesome.
Senior Information Technology Manager
Grupo VinteConstruction, 1001-5000 employees
FortiAP
FortiAP 10.0
Based on 1 answer
This is an excellent product for an SMB - cost isn't outrageous and deploy is simple. I can monitor my network without breaking the bank.
IT Manager
VistaFood Exchange IncWholesale, 51-200 employees
Usability
Meraki MR
Meraki MR 8.5
Based on 2 answers
The Cisco Meraki MR web interface is best in class when it comes to network management. While some networking knowledge is needed to understand what you are doing, no specialized training in any one specific operating system is required to design a whole network.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 51-200 employeesFortiAP
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Meraki MR
Meraki MR 8.8
Based on 25 answers
Meraki support is usually top notch. The are quick to respond and stick with an issue until it is resolved. One of the difficulties I've had with Meraki MRs is the limited ability the customer has in troubleshooting. Much of the more technical aspects of resolution can only be accessed by the Meraki support team, meaning dedicated IT teams are reliant on them when more complicated issues arise.
Senior Network Engineer
Clark ConstructionConstruction, 1001-5000 employees
FortiAP
FortiAP 10.0
Based on 4 answers
Fortinet support is outstanding! They are second to none. They pay attention to details and the needs of the customer.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employeesAlternatives Considered
Meraki MR
Cisco Meraki Stacks give us the ability to implement an entire network and security solution that impacts tremendously in the productivity of our employees, just because we have 1 Dashboard to manage an entire company network and security with ML include an easy-to-use web view. Any other brand in the industries has the ability to merge Switches, Wireless LAN, UTM, MDM, Video Surveillance in one intuitive dashboard HTML or Mobile App.
IT Hospitality Manager
NovalogiqComputer Networking, 11-50 employees
FortiAP
FortiAP does not fall short compared to other vendors. They have all the features other vendors offer at a much more competitive price-point, which makes purchasing FortiAP a lot more attractive.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
Meraki MR
- For bigger organizations ROI is really good, because the network is always operational, and no time is spent fixing the network.
- The users do not need to power cycle devices or do anything else, everything can be managed remotely from the Meraki dashboard.
- For small businesses with only 1 AP, the ROI is not that great since a cheaper AP can do the same job, and it may need occasional reboot which the staff can do easily without any hassle.
Network Engineer
Not Just NetworksInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
FortiAP
- Increased overall coverage of wireless for my users - no more calls about dropped wireless (our cell service is very spotty).
- Easy to roll out - no issues here.
- Expensive - you are paying for a business, not a home use devices - sticker shock might happen initially.
IT Manager
VistaFood Exchange IncWholesale, 51-200 employees