Cisco Meraki vMX vs. Proton VPN

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Meraki vMX
Score 9.1 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
Proton VPN
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
ProtonVPN is presented as a high-speed Swiss VPN that safeguards privacy, from the makers of ProtonMail and CERN engineers of Swiss-based Proton Technologies. With a free option and a strong no-log policy, users are assured that their browsing data is not tracked.
$8.99
per month per user
Pricing
Cisco Meraki vMXProton VPN
Editions & Modules
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VPN Essentials
8.99 €
per month per user
VPN Business
11.99 €
per month per user
VPN Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Meraki vMXProton VPN
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Cisco Meraki vMXProton VPN
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Meraki vMX
7.7
5 Ratings
10% below category average
Proton VPN
-
Ratings
AES 256-bit Encryption9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Kill Switch9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Split Tunneling7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
IP Address Masking6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Support Services8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Meraki vMXProton VPN
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(7 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.1
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Meraki vMXProton VPN
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
We are a heavily invested Meraki environment, from our corporate locations to APs. Using a vMX as apposed another solution is a no brainer. It integrates well, has the same benefits as the rest of the Meraki stack, and you can leverage your favorite cloud platform
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Proton
ProtonVPN is 100% suited while we are concerned about our privacy and speed while using a VPN. But if you want a great ping and want to stream games or do online multiplayer gaming, it is not so much suited because of the crown on all of its servers and their high pings.
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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
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Proton
  • it maintains a great speed and stability
  • has a free plan for the basic, privacy concerned user
  • some of its server also supports p2p file sharing
  • their absulute no-logs policy
  • easy to use interface
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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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Proton
  • increasing the number of virtual locations
  • making the pricing more competitive
  • allowing users to enjoy gaming on a Low Ping on all of its servers
  • adding more servers on the virtual locations like USA and Netherlands
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
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 some users strive for simplistic networks that are very visually appealing.
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Proton
Proton VPN allows free users to enjoy and protect their privacy on the internet without compromising safety and security. they have a no-logs policy and they do not store the data of users. Thus they stand out from most of the VPNs out there. Also, the proton VPN has great speed on its free servers which are not offered by any other VPN I have seen so far. that's definitely a plus point.
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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.
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Proton
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • vMX is cheaper than Azure VPN gateway
  • there is no native support for HA, so you need to deploy second instance
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Proton
  • helping us to enrich our researches
  • saving a lot of time while finding articles or information from restricted sites
  • increasing the ROI because of the great articles published by the great researches conducted with the help of ProtonVPN
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of ProtonVPN’s VPN Accelerator reduces CPU load to increase browsing speed for users.Screenshot of Example of ProtonVPN’s interface.