Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker vs Cisco Routers

Likelihood to Recommend

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One major drawback of Cisco Routers is that it is quite expensive. It may not be the perfect budget friendly item for most small companies. However, it is highly accessible and reliable. Security concerns are next to nil so it is something one can rely on, without fearing frauds and security breeches.

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Manager in Marketing

Hospitality Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pros

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Security. You can run VPN services on these routers along with core function of routing.
Rate limiting for DDOS or traffic on WAN links can help to prioritise the actual user traffic.
Routing. This is main feature of these devices and they do it really well.

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Employee in Information Technology

Computer Networking Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

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Firmware improvements as the routers (at least the models I used) can sometimes crash while setting up.
In two RV042 that I had to configure and monitor, I had problems where they stopped working properly (crashes, loss of settings, bug). In another model, the VPN did not connect and only after a router restart did it work.
Three WAN options on RV line.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Law Practice Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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I haven't used other routers in my career. We evaluated Palo Alto but quickly realized we needed to stay with Cisco, as they never gave us a reason to change. Palo Alto also was a much greater financial investment we were not willing to take, along with the learning curve to support their hardware.

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Jacob Klein

Client Executive(CIO)/Executive Director of Information Technology

CareTech SolutionsHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

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It has helped increase IT productivity by making network management easier
The yearly subscription fee is too expensive and isn't worth it

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Professional in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No