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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

    Zoho Analytics

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Zoho Analytics is a self-service BI and analytics platform that uncovers patterns, spots emerging trends, tracks business metrics, and detects anomalies. Designed for ease of use, it enables business users to create reports and dashboards independently, without relying on IT.

    $60

    per month 5 users

    Pricing
    Cisco Meraki vMXZoho Analytics
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $60
    per month Starts at 5 Users
    Premium
    $145
    per month Starts at 15 Users
    Enterprise
    $575
    per month Starts at 50 Users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meraki vMXZoho Analytics
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—There is a 20% discount for all plans if subscribed yearly. Customers can buy add-on rows and users, in addition to the plans listed above.
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Meraki vMXZoho Analytics
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    Cisco
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    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    78 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    71 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    79 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    72 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Meraki vMXZoho Analytics
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Zoho Analytics
    -
    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
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.6
    135 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.8106 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.5135 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.1
    137 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.0131 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.6136 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.6137 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.4
    129 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.2108 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.6127 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.4112 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.0
    84 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.280 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.572 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.566 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.5
    129 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.6127 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.972 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.5122 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.574 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    6.4
    97 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.371 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings4.373 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings5.986 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.3
    65 Ratings
    7% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.161 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.553 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    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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    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki vMXZoho Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    7.2
    (139 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (83 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.4
    (18 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (51 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (51 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.6
    (12 ratings)
    7.2
    (71 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meraki vMXZoho Analytics
    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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    Zoho
    Zoho Analytics is the best way to consume data created by Zoho products . It's robust and quick build formula libraries and auto generated reports. A data source can be integrated and be ready for consumption within minutes. This gives a well developed baseline for organizing to develop advance analytics. It's mobile dashboards are very intuitive and useful for leaders who are on the move.
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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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Analytics’ predictive analytics capabilities can help forecast future trends, allowing for proactive planning and risk management.
    • Performance Monitoring: We can track key performance indicators (KPIs) across departments, such as sales, marketing, finance, and HR. This aids in identifying bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
    • Decision making regarding resource allocation.
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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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    Zoho
    • I'm guessing it's out there somewhere but I really could have used a 'quick start guide' or guided start.
    • Once I figured it out, it makes sense how to make sure the right data is provided in order to make dashboards quite flexible--- but without examples, I found it quite a challenge
    • The initial organization of Analytics is NOT intuitive. Once in context, the organizational features make sense, but (at least initially) it would have been most useful if the organization of Analytics reports in Zoho Analytics had saved me a lot of time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I'd give this an 11 if I could! As our business moves forward we hope to use Zoho Analytics more then we do now. Creating better reports and dashboards for our management team to evaluate the health of our business and to provide more insightful reports for our customers. The possibilities are endless with this tool
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    Usability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    For an end user, Zoho Analytics is pretty easy to use and very easy to access the dashboard. Linking data from multiple sources is very convenient. Multiple people can work on preparing and publishing the dashboards simultaneously, which helps delegate tasks.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    ZOHO is a very reliable company/product. We never had any issues with downtime or inaccessibility to our data. Any type of maintenance that they had to perform was clearly communicated and never an issue. We use a lot of external hooks and we've never had any issues with getting ZOHO to communicate with any of those hooks.
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    Performance
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    ZOHO has obviously invested a lot of time effort and money in to creating a reliable infrastructure with high availability. We've never had any issues with performance and all of our data crunching small to large has always been well within reason. We have come to appreciate the performance of ZOHO and will continue to use it for all of our data needs.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    The support team is honestly not that great. At times, it seems as if members of our own team know more about the product than the support team. They must not have a lot of training or the turnaround is quick
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    If your external data sources are previously organized and correlated (e.g.: in your datawarehouse or database) your implementation will be easier. Of cource some not previously predicted correlation would be necessary to be done during the implementation, but if your organization let it to be all done into Zoho Analytics, it will take more time from your team.
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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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    Zoho
    Zoho Analytics has the best UI and user friendly to create reports and dashboard along with features like Zia Assistance that guide in creating reports and dashboard and also help in the forecasting of the data based on the past records.
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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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    Zoho
    As far as I know, Zoho Analytics has been able to fulfill every need we've had for it. Our reports have gotten better and more detailed with pretty much every new issue of our magazine. It just keeps getting better, and we keep feeding it more data to digest and present to us.
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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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    Zoho
    • Analytics has been the foundation of my role. I manage 2000 accounts myself, so I need analytics to help me know whom to serve first.
    • Analytics provides a lot of visualization options that I need to serve my customers.
    • Analytics has excellent options for accountability with our training team to know where each account is in their customer journey.
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    ScreenShots

    Zoho Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of some of the available 500+ native integrations that unify data across a business for a holistic analysisScreenshot of the visual data pipeline builder used to create data flows with data stagesScreenshot of where to turn questions into insights with Ask Zia.Screenshot of an example of the actionable insights, powered by Zia insights's key driver analysis.Screenshot of Get instant, at-a-glance insights with dynamic dashboards.Screenshot of the interface to build and deploy ML models with the no-code AutoML platform