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    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

    Panorama Necto

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APanorama Necto is a business intelligence solution that provides enterprises with new ways to collaborate and create unique contextual connections. Some key features include: Workboards/Dashboards, Advanced Analytics, and Contextual Discovery.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Meraki vMXPanorama Necto
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meraki vMXPanorama Necto
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Meraki vMXPanorama Necto
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Panorama Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
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    Features
    Cisco Meraki vMXPanorama Necto
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Panorama Necto
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    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
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.3
    24 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    8.0
    24 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
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    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.2
    22 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings6.722 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.116 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings7.021 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.522 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.620 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
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    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.6
    23 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.422 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
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    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.0
    21 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.421 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.816 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.218 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Meraki vMXPanorama Necto
    Small Businesses
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    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki vMXPanorama Necto
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (17 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (24 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (24 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.6
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meraki vMXPanorama Necto
    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
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    Panorama Software
    Panorama Necto 14 is well suited where BI is built to support social collaboration so that its analytics features can be shared to improve decision making by incorporating various organizational input. Additionally it supports an infographic display for information review which is unlike most of its competitors.
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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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    Panorama Software
    • Comes with lot of option to modify and build the smart infographic. Uses innovative pictures and charts to create the dashboards
    • Helps you identify why you are succeeding and where you should shift your focus to.
    • The maps are amazing and they just don’t act as control points rather you can populate various measures on them making it really efficient to understand the business in geographical info graph
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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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    Panorama Software
    • This tool is relatively new to the current competitive BI market. Many organizations or business analyst are not yet aware of it's eye catching features.
    • Need more enhancement for predictive analysis.
    • Publishing reports as email attachment and mail server configuration is a little complicated process.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
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    Panorama Software
    Some features are very basic and sometimes you can't add your own SQL query for custom reports. For Macs and Blackberry users this application is not helpful. Non-languages are not supported in info-graphics. They need to improve their forecast analysis. Report sharing is limited among the portal users only
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    Usability
    Cisco
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    Panorama Software
    It provides all the features that are required and some that are not the basic requirements, but they represent a great additional capabilities, not available within the similar products
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
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    Panorama Software
    Support provider are very attentive.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
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    Panorama Software
    Everything went smoothly, we didn't have any unexpected issues
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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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    Panorama Software
    This is the next generation BI tool, which will be very helpful for small and medium businesses to kick start data exploration and visualization of their diverse databases, with less intervention from IT. This tool is more end user centric and gives way more power to the end user to perform data analysis
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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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    Panorama Software
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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
    Incentivized
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    Panorama Software
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