We performed a comparison between Huawei 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."They are very user-friendly. Handling Huawei is very easy."
"Huawei Ethernet Switches are very stable."
"Easy to use, flexible, stable, and offers great performance."
"What we like the most is that the price is reasonable and it's easy to manage."
"In terms of the most valuable features, LAN switching is more comfortable and valuable in the network. It is easy to configure and easy to deploy. It is helpful for the installation and it is easy to troubleshoot issues. It's an easy product to understand. It's a good solution."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its very simple configuration."
"We have not encountered any issues in the locations where the product has been deployed. I am impressed with its performance and pricing."
"Huawei Ethernet Switches are both scalable and stable."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are their reliability and simplicity."
"Setting up a switch can be performed prior to having your hands on the device. Once you purchase a Meraki switch you will get an email from Meraki with a code to add to your dashboard and then you can start setting up your switch so when it arrives it will download its configuration and be all setup."
"The most valuable features are ease of use and configuration. It has a cloud-based configuration that makes it easy."
"Quality of Service is easy to deploy. The ease of deployment, in general, is valuable. It is easy to do port configuration and VLAN assignments."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the dashboard because it makes it easy to manage all of the switches. It's easy to turn them up and get it configured."
"Console of the dashboard is well integrated."
"It is easy to set up and easy to monitor. It is also easy to check the status of the switch."
"I would like to see some improvements in the access layer switch that is available in Aruba."
"The technical support is a bit difficult to work with if you don't speak Mandarin."
"I have issues with the support's communication language. The tool's UI can be better."
"The graphical user interface could be much better."
"The solution should make the text report more accessible."
"Devices should have the ability to configure more easily."
"The tool is not very robust in harsh environments. Issues with cooling and power can cause these switches to fail, which concerns customers. They work well in data centers but might be problematic in places without cooling or heat."
"Huawei has a lot of issues; it's not in sync properly. For instance, if the ONT is down, there's another problem with another ONT that is not functioning correctly. Even after configuring the siding, I cannot reach some other side, and I don't know why it's happening."
"In terms of troubleshooting, if we get more tools there is an issue."
"The switch capacity needs to be improved."
"The cameras should be better integrated."
"The MS Switches are incapable of doing trunking."
"Meraki MS Switches could improve the process of installing firmware."
"Mandatory maintenance is an area that needs improvement."
"It would be good to include the command-line access someday."
"In this solution, you are lacking a feature that Cisco Classic has that allows you to save your configuration with a serial cable."
Huawei Ethernet Switches is ranked 12th in Ethernet Switches with 54 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Huawei Ethernet Switches is rated 7.6, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Huawei Ethernet Switches writes "The solution is power efficient, stable, and provides free-of-cost batch upgrades". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Huawei Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access. See our Huawei Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
See our list of best Ethernet Switches vendors.
We monitor all Ethernet Switches reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.