We performed a comparison between Meraki Dashboard and Mist AI and Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"You don't have to be a network engineer to use it."
"The initial setup was easy."
"The initial setup process is quite simple."
"Everything is in a single pane and you can look at your network in one centralized place."
"Scalability is one of Meraki Dashboard's strongest features. We have thousands of users if we're counting the end-users on our clients' network, but we have hundreds of clients."
"The ability to view the entire project stack, including the camera, features, and routers, which I believe are the most important or relevant components."
"We like the visibility this solution gives us of the infrastructure."
"Some of the features I have found valuable are the ease of access, simple configuration, and monitoring."
"Regarding features, the solution seems to be very intuitive."
"The triangulation feature can be used to determine where a person is in relation to the access point."
"AI is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable aspect is that they operate on small microservices, offering numerous open APIs that enhance the value of our Wi-Fi network. This flexibility allows us to optimize various aspects such as workforce planning and occupancy management. The platform is highly open in the market, providing robust APIs for seamless integration with other tools. Currently, we leverage these capabilities at a building site, incorporating IoT sensors to gather data. The collected data is stored in a centralized location, and we plan to use AI for analysis. This analysis will include insights on peak activity times, humidity levels, temperature variations, and other relevant metrics within the building."
"There are several valuable features. One of them is Cibas, and another one is Marvis."
"I have a very good experience with the solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The AI deployment process involves adding access points and placing them in the designated area. The AI system automatically adjusts channel selection and transmission power without any issues with stability or throughput. It has improved network performance."
"Ability to control the access points by groups."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"I would like to receive decent notification alerts regarding the license's expiry. Or any help on correcting or optimizing licenses, because in certain circumstances you can add a license but it's the wrong licensing. However, the Dashboard adds the license in some way, and you do not utilize it. You can simply extend the license's expiration date."
"I am concerned about the fact that once your licensing expires the devices stop working and become a brick."
"It would be helpful to have the ability to create a floor plan based on an existing PDF or JPEG, which is automatically converted into a usable network map."
"Meraki Dashboard could improve integration with non-Cisco platforms."
"For instance, you should be able to see if something has been blocked by a firewall rule by looking at a live log of traffic moving through the device. It helps you troubleshoot issues and understand if your rules are working. You need to ensure the firewall is blocking the right things. That's unavailable in the Meraki Dashboard. You have to send the logs to a log server. We use SolarWinds locally, but it's not natively built into Meraki. We're also using Cisco ISA and another tool called Smoothwall."
"The product is missing a VPN and it is a major issue when it comes to deployment."
"Meraki Dashboard's pricing could be improved."
"The downside to the simplicity is that you can't get as granular as you could with the Cisco APs."
"There are some technical issues that may require attention"
"Sometimes it takes a lot of time for the access point to connect with the cloud."
"Mist AI and Cloud should be marketed more and focus on making partners in the industry."
"If there's one thing I'd like to change, it's the pricing. They are quite expensive, but honestly, it's justified by the value they provide. However, for a simple Wi-Fi connectivity with basic security needs, there are alternatives in the market that offer comparable features at a more budget-friendly price."
"Mist AI and Cloud should improve its integrations."
"It would be beneficial to have support for the Chinese language."
"Currently, the solution lacks the ability to configure with other solutions from other vendors."
"In future releases, they need to add some router models. Because currently, it supports only SSR and WAN routers. But adding other routers would be good."
Meraki Dashboard is ranked 9th in Network Monitoring Software with 51 reviews while Mist AI and Cloud is ranked 7th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews. Meraki Dashboard is rated 8.6, while Mist AI and Cloud is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Meraki Dashboard writes "Incredibly easy to use, great troubleshooting and prevention of malicious events". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mist AI and Cloud writes "A combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science techniques to optimize user experiences". Meraki Dashboard is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds NPM, ThousandEyes, Zabbix and Cisco Secure Network Analytics, whereas Mist AI and Cloud is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, ExtremeCloud IQ and Zabbix.
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