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VMX is virtual instance of Meraki
February 13, 2024

VMX is virtual instance of Meraki

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Meraki vMX

we use this product to extend our Meraki AutoVPN clouds in 3 different regions to public cloud Azure. 3 regional isolated SD-WAN AutoVPN clouds are interconnected via vMX deployed in Microsoft Azure and utilizing Microsoft backbone for interregional traffic
  • VPN concentrator
  • extension of AutoVPN to the cloud
  • extension of connectivity to cloud without the need of VPN gateway
  • some organizations may require more throughput than what vMX-L can offer
  • there are almost no security controls as the vMX is in VPN concentrator mode
  • vMX is cheaper than Azure VPN Gateway
  • there is no native support for HA, so you need to deploy second instance
simple cloud management, easy deployment. It requires license purchase and you need to pay for the workload in Azure.
It can support client vpn termination which is a huge benefit if you need remote access VPN
with Meraki AutoVPN, this is nobrainer as you want to extend it to the cloud and benefit from SD-WAN and automatic path selection and dynamic routing natively built in with BGP.
there are 3 SKUs that you can choose from. You can deploy multiple vMX but the traffic load sharing needs to be done manually
SD-WAN AutoVPN and price.

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Meraki vMX go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Meraki vMX again?

Yes

if you need vpn concentrator in passthrough mode for connectivity to Azure, then this is the best solution. It utilizes same meraki MX in virtualized environment. VPN concentrator can advertise subnet summaries that are deployed in Azure. The vMX is stable and it works well. We have been using it for several years and it never let us down.