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Cisco Meraki vMX vs. Norton VPN

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Meraki vMX
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Cisco'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
Norton VPN
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Norton VPN is designed to help secure private information like passwords, bank details and credit card numbers when using public Wi-Fi on a PC, Mac or mobile device. It is provided by NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec).
$79.99
per year
Pricing
Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
Features
Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Meraki vMX
8.7
7 Ratings
3% below category average
Norton VPN
-
Ratings
AES 256-bit Encryption9.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Kill Switch10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support7.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Split Tunneling8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
IP Address Masking8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy6.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Support Services9.46 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(10 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
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.
DF
David Fenech
ICT Manager for infrastructure and Service Delivery
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
When looking up the networks I can plug into there was only about 29 countries available whereas other VPN's I've used had quite a few more countries availble to use. This was bit of a bummer but not too cumbersome. Next in the area of not recording my browser history I believe that this is were the software excels.
Mark Key | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pros
Cisco
  • Works well with physical Meraki MX devices
  • Site-to-Site VPNs are easy to set up with other Meraki devices
  • Cisco Meraki vMX provides a great solution for a virtual environment, like Azure
Verified User
Anonymous
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Protects personal data
  • Secures information
  • Allows testing of software in other regions
Kevin Brackett | TrustRadius Reviewer
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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.
Malte Bredevang Zielinski | TrustRadius Reviewer
Malte Bredevang Zielinski
Network and Security Consultant
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • There are no clear instructions on how to use Wireguard
  • Weak P2P support
  • The network is quite small
Mark Key | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
Norton is more affordable and easier to use.
Kevin Brackett | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Scalability
Cisco
We have over 350 locations and growing. We chose Cisco Meraki vMX because of ease of use and how it scales.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Some users it knocks down on maintenance labor/cost
  • Negative would be if you didn't really vet the feature set to the customers needs and end up having to replace it short notice.
Matt Painter, CASP CCNP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Matt Painter, CASP CCNP
Sr. Network Engineer
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • I have recorded no hard numbers
  • Business impact is notably privacy which is a positive
  • Return on investment is negligable
Mark Key | TrustRadius Reviewer
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