We performed a comparison between H3C 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."Offering a five-year warranty, compared to competitors' one-year warranties, is a unique advantage of H3C switches."
"To date, it has proven to be highly reliable. We have encountered no issues or challenges with it thus far."
"We can configure the switch stack on the internet. Other vendors do not offer this facility. It is fast and easy to manage."
"H3C Ethernet Switches is a cheap solution."
"H3C Ethernet Switches have a fast delivery time."
"A good high-performance solution."
"The best feature of H3C Ethernet Switches is their reliability."
"The solution has been very stable so far."
"The most valuable feature of Meraki MS Switches is user-friendliness."
"I found the cloud-managed dashboard most valuable in Meraki MS Switches."
"Console of the dashboard is well integrated."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are simple deployment and administration. You can have all your switches in one place and manage them."
"This product has QoS, decent visibility of what's going on, and it's a managed switch."
"It is easy to configure and provides complete visibility of the graphic end point."
"The performance is pretty good."
"To enhance H3C switches for the next release, improving the user interface is crucial."
"There should be more public tools for configuration and comparing products."
"H3C Ethernet Switches could improve by widening their product range."
"Lacks decent cloud management."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"GUI needs to merge with CLI."
"The only improvement needed is the significantly better lead time for delivery compared to other American products. In terms of technology, there isn't much difference, especially since X3 is a subsidiary of XP, and they use the same technology. However, the delivery time is notably better."
"The solution could be simplified a bit."
"In my opinion, there's room for improvement cost-wise. With Meraki's licensing terms, you're required to pay an annual licensing fee, which can be for a one-year license or perhaps a five-year license. But if you analyze the costs involved, there are huge expenses incurred as far as the licensing is concerned."
"It is not compliant with the requirements of specific industries that want to set it up within a particular region or country."
"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."
"The pricing can be made cheaper."
"It would be good to include the command-line access someday."
"The biggest area that they fall short on is comparing the performance."
"Meraki MS Switches could improve the process of installing firmware."
H3C Ethernet Switches is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 7 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. H3C Ethernet Switches is rated 8.4, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of H3C Ethernet Switches writes "Connects wired devices such as computers, laptops, routers, servers, and printers to a LAN". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". H3C Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and NETGEAR Switches. See our H3C Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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