TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Google Maps API

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Maps APIs allow developers to integrate Google Maps into a website or retrieve information from Google Maps.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Meraki vMXGoogle Maps API
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meraki vMXGoogle Maps API
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cisco Meraki vMXGoogle Maps API
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Meraki vMXGoogle Maps API
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Google Maps API
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Google Maps API
    -
    Ratings
    AES 256-bit Encryption10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Kill Switch10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support9.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Split Tunneling9.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    IP Address Masking9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections8.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Support Services9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Meraki vMXGoogle Maps API
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    ArcGIS
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    ArcGIS
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    ArcGIS
    Score7.8 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki vMXGoogle Maps API
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.6
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meraki vMXGoogle Maps API
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Google
    It is most suited for someone who has a physical office, particularly a retail store which helps them to promote the business locally. I would suggest businessmen should use this tool for promoting their business in a more effective way. It is of least important if you are promoting your business digitally and don't have a physical location.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Google
    • Very simple UI, easy to use.
    • You can send your live location to a person who wants to meet you.
    • You can mark and pin the locations you are travelling regularly.
    • You can get the code of iframe for any location and embed it into your organization's website also.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Google
    • Offline location required for some certain locations
    • Needs to reduce updates as it is comes from most of the updates.
    • Maps needs to be accurate in small areas in order to find destination.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Google Maps API is easy to use. Map visibility is good and accurate. Easy to search routes, distance, and travel time based on actual address to address locations or when quoting a zip code to zip code rate. The user interface is friendly and make usage easy and quick to obtain all the information I need to properly quote and plan my driver's routes.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    It does everything I need it to do and hasn't let me down yet. It has been a lifesaver for my roofing accounts. Most of my clients for the roofing belong to an Amish community with no computers and so forth. So being able to search the maps and look at the rooftops is imperative for those campaigns.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Google
    Google MAP API is one of the prominent ones as compared to others. In the selection process also we are [complete] with the API provider by Google MAP as it is quite stable.No doubt it is one of the best methods to implement or integrate as compared to any others which is available in the competition.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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'.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Google
    • Definitely it gives optimum ROI to my organization which is positive sign.
    • My company overall business showed a positive growth rate.
    • I now get more no of people visiting my office .
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots