We performed a comparison between HPE Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I have found the most valuable feature is stability."
"The switches are very important in our hospitals, which is a critical environment for our patients. They provide time-effective management and meet our needs."
"HPE Ethernet Switches are scalable, and their software is also quite sturdy."
"These switches are very stable, to date I have not experienced any issues."
"The solution's interface is helpful, and you can see the traffic."
"The graphical userface is very good and quite easy to run with."
"Switching to HPE Ethernet Switches greatly improved our network. We used to have both Cisco and HPE Ethernet Switches. Our network performance has increased by 300 percent."
"It's stable. We never have any issues."
"The most valuable features are ease of use and configuration. It has a cloud-based configuration that makes it easy."
"Meraki MS Switches is easy to use and implement."
"The solution is scalable."
"The cloud part of Meraki Switches is very good. They also have a good GUI. It's a complete solution. I like the switching and the monitoring part."
"The switch supports various automation testing tools, and it's quite helpful for network troubleshooting as well."
"It is easy to work with."
"I like the support, and basically, that's why I'm using Meraki by Cisco."
"This is a sophisticated product with easy configuration that can save time and effort."
"It would be better if they improve the implementation of SD-WAN."
"The product could always use better technical support."
"HPE Ethernet Switches must ensure that the updates and patching are done regularly. When we have new software updates, we can resolve issues quickly."
"There is some improvement needed for the power supply of the solution."
"They should release more updates for the solution."
"The pricing is expensive."
"It's gone up in price in the last 12 months."
"It would be helpful to have training available for this solution."
"There are some limitations in Meraki MS Switches. Other switches have more options, such as the Cisco Catalyst Switch."
"Meraki should include an application to assist users with the design of access points."
"Better alerting capabilities are needed because they do not provide enough notification or detail about events."
"Sometimes the controller in the cloud that controls the access points does not have the most accurate information. There is sometimes a glitch in keeping the management controller that is in the cloud up to date."
"We aren't missing any features."
"Licensing is the only thing I can complain about. It's expensive, but everything is these days."
"I would like to see improvements to the dark mode in the next release, as I prefer the dark mode."
"The stability of the solution isn't ideal. We've had a lot of problems with the switches. They are unstable and unreliable. We need to reboot them often."
HPE Ethernet Switches is ranked 10th in Ethernet Switches with 96 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. HPE Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE Ethernet Switches writes "Allows to monitor all the switches online so we can see what is happening and offers good security features ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". HPE Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Huawei Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our HPE Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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