Cisco Meraki MS switches for simple network solution
November 12, 2024

Cisco Meraki MS switches for simple network solution

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Modules Used

  • MS120-8FP
  • MS120-8
  • MS250-24P
  • MS250-48FP
  • MS425-32

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Meraki MS

Deploy Cisco Meraki MS switches as the core and access switches in branch sites and head offices.

Pros

  • Single pane of glass to manage WAN, LAN and WiFi
  • Cloud management portal so no management system to maintain
  • Supports stacking on some models of switches

Cons

  • Feature sets are not that rich compare to Catalyst
  • Less troubleshooting tools
  • Less visibility on the switch resources
  • Easy to manage
  • Visibility of the network utilisation and performance
  • Simple troubleshooting tools
Zero touch of deployment of the Cisco Meraki MS switches is possible, sometimes can ship the devices from warehouse to sites directly.
Single portal to manage all, easy deployment, easy maintenance, quick response from Meraki TAC support.
Cisco Meraki MS series switches have different sizes for different use cases, and support stacking on some models.
Easy deployment and single pane of glass portal.

Do you think Cisco Meraki MS delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Meraki MS's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Meraki MS live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Meraki MS go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Meraki MS again?

Yes

Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Suits companies without a strong IT team, with remote sites or branches, don't want to deploy lots of backend system to manage the network.

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