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    Cisco Meraki vMX

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Meraki Virtual MX (vMX) is a virtual instance of a Meraki security & SD-WAN appliance, dedicated specifically to providing the simple configuration benefits of site-to-site Auto VPN for customers running or migrating IT services to an Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Cisco Meraki vMX
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    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Meraki vMX
    Meraki dashboard is easier to configure.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki vMX
    Much easier to configure and troubleshoot. Not as feature-rich.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki vMX
    In terms of the Cisco suite, we also have Cisco Webex Calling IP deck solution right out across our centers. That has proven to be phenomenal in terms of performance and stability. With that alone, we've cut back our incident rate of telephony related issues by half …
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    Chose Cisco Meraki vMX
    The VMware SD wan does give some better WAN metrics, but the interface is super clunky and doesn’t support a full stack. If Meraki could give some more QoE link metrics, it would be perfect.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki vMX
    Cisco Meraki vMX is great for small to medium businesses. It is easy to use with little out-of-the-box configuration. There is an easier learning curve on the Cisco Meraki vMX than on the SonicWall devices. We went with the Cisco Meraki vMX because we had the physical …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki vMX
    Meraki vMX is the most simple and intuitive platform to implement. It does though miss some security features that you get in Checkpoint CloudGuard og Palo Alto Next Generation firewalls.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki vMX
    Cisco Meraki vMX is fantastic. The only downside is cost. Licensing really is a crutch here.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki vMX
    SD-WAN AutoVPN and price.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki vMX
    I've used the FortiGate VM appliance many times and this was much better to use, it was a full feature set and had no setbacks ever. But people use Meraki for different reasons likely so it's not 100% apples to apples. As an SR engineer, I demand deep feature sets, etc, while …
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco Meraki vMX
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    1% below category average
    AES 256-bit Encryption10.08 Ratings
    Kill Switch10.02 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support9.97 Ratings
    Split Tunneling9.57 Ratings
    IP Address Masking9.06 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy7.03 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations9.07 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection6.01 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections8.68 Ratings
    Customer Support Services9.08 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.6
    (12 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    I think for us in our deployment model where it spoke to the hub, it certainly makes ideal sense. I would probably say with anyone that's signed in Azure or a cloud platform, obviously VMX appliance may not be suited. Anyone on Old Legacy MPLS may struggle to see a purpose for SD-WAN overlay of the top. But I think if you really want to introduce network communications that are low cost effective, solid in terms of availability and performance, a Meraki sdwan solution with the VMX appliance in the cloud is ideal.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • It handles load really well.
    • It brings simplification to the whole piece of networking network, so it makes it simple for us to diagnose and troubleshoot issues put in place as changes.
    • It has pretty good site to site firewall control.
    • It works well in Azure, so it ticks all our boxes.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Client VPN: Cisco Meraki vMX in general needs to implement multiple VPN profiles/ group policies for client VPN
    • Alerts: Cisco Meraki vMX in general should be more consistent in sending alerts. We should receive alarms instantly.
    • Event logs: More in-depth event logs for all Meraki products, such as system crashes, etc.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Cisco Meraki vMX is great for small to medium businesses. It is easy to use with little out-of-the-box configuration. There is an easier learning curve on the Cisco Meraki vMX than on the SonicWall devices. We went with the Cisco Meraki vMX because we had the physical appliances already in place and the virtual appliance tied into our system seamlessly.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    This question is hard. A chain of retail or gas stations hypothetically that have simple networks in nature would flourish and scale quite well with Meraki. A chain of banks or something more complex that has more complex requirements doesn't scale very well or at least presents many caveats. Routing has always been a big setup with Meraki but I've always managed to 'get by'.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Standardizing: We can use the same "template" setup for multiple customers
    • Management: Easy to manage along with the rest of the Meraki products
    • Stability: Using Cisco Meraki vMX instead of VNGs in Azure provides better stability with auto-VPN between the Cisco Meraki vMX and other networks
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