Cambium Networks Wireless LAN vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN comparison

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN vs. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

December 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

7.6

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN provides cost-effective, reliable service with triple-band devices and easy management, ensuring stable, long-term investment.

Sentiment score

1.0

Cisco Meraki offers cost-effective features for small businesses, but larger enterprises find capital expenditure and licensing costly.

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.8

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN customer service is praised for responsiveness, though some improvements in flexibility and expertise are needed.

Sentiment score

4.9

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN customer service is praised for responsive, knowledgeable support and 24/7 availability, despite minor knowledge base issues.

They were always available when needed, which we appreciated.

Director of Technology at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

The local team helps with issues primarily, and if they can't resolve them, they connect to the technical support team in the US, who are very much trained on resolving issues and providing support.

Senior Manager Solutions at iBus Network & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Cisco's support is very good and ranks 10 out of 10.

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Deputy Manager at Convergent Wireless Communications

I would rate Cisco support a 10, as the response time and process via the dashboard are easy, and response times are always within the SLA.

Independent Information Technology and Services Professional at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

It would be better if the SLA of technical support was less than four hours.

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Sr. Officer Network Managed Service Product Management at PT. Indosat Tbk

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.4

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is praised for scalability, flexibility, and advanced technology, supporting from small homes to medium enterprises.

Sentiment score

5.0

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is ideal for medium enterprises, offering scalability and seamless integration despite large deployment limitations.

Ruckus provides better area coverage and interference withstanding capacity.

Deputy Manager at Convergent Wireless Communications

Allowing deployment of fewer access points while covering more area.

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Director of Technology at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

Meraki is not scalable enough since it straightforwardly maps its products to segmented specifications.

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Sr. Officer Network Managed Service Product Management at PT. Indosat Tbk

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.3

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is praised for stability and reliability, though signal issues arise beyond 60 meters in dense areas.

Sentiment score

3.9

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is reliable but may experience minor issues during updates or high network demand.

I believe the hardware used in Cambium Networks is pretty robust, and the radios are strong in terms of signal and performance.

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Senior Manager Solutions at iBus Network & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Stability is not an issue for me because it comes with Cisco's proven manufacturer quality.

Sr. Officer Network Managed Service Product Management at PT. Indosat Tbk

We have experienced many instances where we have experienced a lag in our network, and I am not sure if it is due to their devices or our network.

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Manager, Information Technology at a performing arts with 11-50 employees

Room For Improvement

Cambium Networks needs pricing, tech updates, better support, analytics, transparency, and new products to enhance competitiveness.

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN needs feature and interface improvements, flexible licensing, WiFi 6 support, and better integration for enterprise users.

Channel management required manual intervention, especially in environments with multiple floors, leading to potential signal interference issues.

Director of Technology at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

They should also look into getting a more extensive switching portfolio, as they don't have much of one currently.

Senior Manager Solutions at iBus Network & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Cambium currently lacks such extensive analytics capabilities.

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Deputy Manager at Convergent Wireless Communications

The most important improvement needed is to eliminate the limitation of uplinks.

Sr. Officer Network Managed Service Product Management at PT. Indosat Tbk

Some of the newer models of the Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN access point have encompassed the new wireless protocols and increased the strength of their antennas.

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Manager, Information Technology at a performing arts with 11-50 employees

Setup Cost

Cambium Networks offers competitive pricing, balancing quality and affordability, with no ongoing license fees, appealing to cost-conscious enterprises.

Consider Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN's high cost justified by features, with possible discounts through negotiation, but requires active subscription.

Cambium's pricing is better compared to Ruckus, which has multiple components with associated costs, like license support and access point support costs.

Deputy Manager at Convergent Wireless Communications

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN was well-priced, comparable and not the most expensive nor the cheapest option available.

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Director of Technology at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is on par with other devices in that category, offering competitive pricing.

Manager, Information Technology at a performing arts with 11-50 employees

The pricing of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is not competitive enough for the SMB market compared to other brands.

Sr. Officer Network Managed Service Product Management at PT. Indosat Tbk

My experience with the pricing of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is that it is competitive with other providers offering paid subscriptions.

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Independent Information Technology and Services Professional at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

Valuable Features

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN offers easy deployment, robust support, scalability, and efficiency with user-friendly management and adaptable hardware.

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN offers centralized cloud management with excellent security, ease of deployment, and seamless integration into existing infrastructures.

The product was scalable, allowing for fewer access points to cover more area, and supported a high number of clients.

Director of Technology at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

Ruckus offers a more extensive coverage range and has better capacity to withstand interference, which I have experienced with Ruckus products.

Deputy Manager at Convergent Wireless Communications

The features of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN that I have found most valuable is cloud management, as Cambium has the feature for cloud control, and the UI is very easy, making managing access points and devices very easy in the cloud, which I found very useful.

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Senior Manager Solutions at iBus Network & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

It also manages security clients and switches, providing a single dashboard to manage multiple network infrastructures.

Sr. Officer Network Managed Service Product Management at PT. Indosat Tbk

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN has helped optimize network traffic very effectively, as we do prioritization for streaming and web conferencing apps, resulting in a clear, visible improvement in performance.

Independent Information Technology and Services Professional at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

The ability to program all access points from the Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN dashboard, view the status of all of them, and examine the individual devices connected to each access point is very valuable.

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Manager, Information Technology at a performing arts with 11-50 employees

Categories and Ranking

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN

Ranking in Wireless LAN

14th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

Ranking in Wireless LAN

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

4.5

Number of Reviews

121

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 1.9%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is 10.5%, down from 13.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Wireless LAN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN	10.5%
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN	1.9%
Other	87.6%

Wireless LAN

Featured Reviews

Reliable connectivity and robust support enhance customer experience

Senior Manager Solutions at iBus Network & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

We are working with version 2.0, which is usually the latest one.Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 100% reliable, as I have never faced any issues in our deployment after deployment, and the support is also very good. It takes a maximum of 15-20 minutes to configure one particular site of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN. The usual deployment process involves inspecting the hardware at our warehouse, dispatching it to the customer location, where the vendor installs the access point, and once it has internet, the configuration will be directly pushed from the cloud to the access point, making it up and running. Currently, around 100 plus of my customers are using this solution. My customers are a mix of medium and enterprise businesses. The least amount my customers usually pay is around $1,000, and the largest amount is approximately $10,000 per year. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Cambium Networks Wireless LAN a 9 overall.

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Provides robust remote configuration and reliable support for managing wireless networks

Independent Information Technology and Services Professional at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

The best features of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN include the excellent reporting; the dashboard reporting aids us a lot in troubleshooting issues, and the platform is very robust. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is very stable, and the performance is there, as we normally do throughput tests that align with the manufacturer's specs. We use Meraki's Layer 7 application traffic shaping. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN has helped optimize network traffic very effectively, as we do prioritization for streaming and web conferencing apps, resulting in a clear, visible improvement in performance. The capability to configure network policies remotely is the most important aspect for our organization, as we are an MSP providing remote support for all our clients. We monitor network performance with Meraki's real-time analytics. We find client performance metrics most useful to know how the wireless clients are receiving service and the quality of service.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

16%

Educational Organization

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	69
Midsize Enterprise	26
Large Enterprise	31

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?

It is a stable and secure platform.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?

Cambium's pricing is better compared to Ruckus, which has multiple components with associated costs, like license support and access point support costs. Although nominal, these costs are still there.

What needs improvement with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?

I would Cambium Networks to improve by having more products on the product side.I would want more WiFi products, specifically WiFi indoor access point products. They should also look into getting a...

What are pros and cons of Aruba 515 Series AP vs. Cisco Meraki or Extreme Networks?

Depends. I have personally used both Cisco and Aruba so I am familiar with them. Extreme I am not, so unless they have some feature that I need or want, I wouldn't consider them. Do you have expe...

Which is better - Cisco Wireless or Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?

Cisco Wireless is very robust, very rugged, and can handle indoor and outdoor coverage extremely well. We found it to be very reliable and to consistently run very efficiently. Cisco Wireless helpe...

How does Ruckus Wireless compare to Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?

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Also Known As

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MR18, MR26, MR32, MR34, MR66, MR72, Meraki Wireless LAN, Meraki WLAN

Overview

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Cambium Networks

Cisco Meraki access points are built from the highest grade components and carefully optimized for a seamless user experience. The outcome: faster connections, greater user capacity, more coverage, and fewer support calls. The Cisco Meraki dashboard gives visibility into the network users, their devices, and their applications. Armed with rich analytics, administrators can quickly create access control and application usage policies, optimizing both the end-user experience and network security.

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Sample Customers

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Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins