Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs Mist AI and Cloud comparison

Cisco and Juniper are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Cisco is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8, while Juniper is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.5. Cisco holds a 10.5% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Juniper’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 77% of Juniper users who would recommend it.

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Mist AI and Cloud compete in the wireless network management category. Cisco Meraki has the edge with its centralized management and ease of use, while Mist AI stands out for its AI capabilities and analytics.

Features: Cisco Meraki offers centralized management through a single dashboard, making network monitoring and management seamless. Its features include splash screens for user T&C signoff, SSID segmentation, and granular user monitoring. Mist AI and Cloud leverage artificial intelligence to provide automation and deep analytics for proactive network management, enhancing user experience with AI-driven insights and recommendations.

Room For Improvement: Cisco Meraki could improve by providing more detailed error logs, advanced routing features, and enhanced security, including role-based access controls. It also needs more flexible licensing options. Mist AI and Cloud could benefit from being more user-friendly, better integration with third-party devices, and reduced costs, especially for their WiFi offerings.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cisco Meraki is versatile, with deployment options across public, private, and hybrid clouds. Mist AI is more focused on public cloud deployment, offering less diversity. Both are praised for customer service and technical support, though Cisco Meraki provides more extensive support with 24/7 availability.

Pricing and ROI: Cisco Meraki tends to be pricier with a subscription model that requires ongoing costs for functionality, but its features justify the price for many users. Mist AI and Cloud are slightly more affordable but still high-priced in some regions. Both products offer a good return on investment by enhancing management efficiency and resource allocation, though Meraki's higher initial cost may be a barrier for some organizations.

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

1.0

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

Sentiment score

6.7

Mist AI and Cloud offer significant ROI by reducing OpEx, enhancing control, and providing cost-effective training despite high pricing.

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The return on investment is huge and unmatched, as the devices are not expensive and are highly beneficial for day-to-day business operations.

Chinedu Onwurah

Global Juniper Presales Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

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Customer Service

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.

Sentiment score

7.0

Mist AI and Cloud's customer service is mixed, praised for technical support but criticized for sales support and response time.

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.

MiguelDe Bique

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.

RezaPradipta

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

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The support quality needs improvement, particularly in terms of reachability and response time after the merger.

RahulSivanandan

Network Manager at Bread LLC

I rate technical support from Juniper as eight out of ten, and I am totally satisfied with the support.

Mohammed Junaid Khatib

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The issues were mainly related to response time.

Chinedu Onwurah

Global Juniper Presales Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

5.0

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

Sentiment score

8.3

Mist AI and Cloud are scalable, supporting thousands of users while requiring careful network planning to prevent connectivity issues.

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

RezaPradipta

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

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I would rate scalability at nine out of ten.

reviewer2643210

Sr Pre-sales Network & Security Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

In terms of scalability, Mist AI and Cloud is scalable.

RahulSivanandan

Network Manager at Bread LLC

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

3.9

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

Sentiment score

8.1

Mist AI and Cloud offers stable, secure solutions with advanced features, ensuring consistent performance and improved efficiency through AI optimization.

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.

Ken Dishon

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

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

RezaPradipta

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

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Mist AI and Cloud is stable, and I would rate its stability as eight out of ten.

RahulSivanandan

Network Manager at Bread LLC

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Room For Improvement

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

Improvements needed in Mist AI include configuration, integration, pricing, user support, documentation, third-party management, and marketing, especially in Brazil.

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

RezaPradipta

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.

Ken Dishon

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

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They should focus on making their GUI more user-friendly.

Mohammed Junaid Khatib

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Since the merger or integration between Mist AI and Cloud and HP, it has affected service quality negatively.

RahulSivanandan

Network Manager at Bread LLC

If Juniper or Mist can enhance the management of third-party devices, it would make sense, as the current functionalities offer limited insight compared to managing Juniper or Mist devices.

Chinedu Onwurah

Global Juniper Presales Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

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Setup Cost

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

Enterprise users view Mist AI pricing as competitive, but setup costs and additional fees vary by region and features.

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

Ken Dishon

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.

RezaPradipta

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.

MiguelDe Bique

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

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Compared with other solutions, Mist AI and Cloud is not that expensive and is considered moderate in pricing.

RahulSivanandan

Network Manager at Bread LLC

Mist AI and Cloud is not an expensive tool and is very competitive.

Chinedu Onwurah

Global Juniper Presales Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

My rating for pricing is five, where ten represents a low price and one represents a high price.

Mohammed Junaid Khatib

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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Valuable Features

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

Mist AI and Cloud enhance network management with AI-driven automation, fast connectivity, and seamless integration for efficient monitoring.

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.

MiguelDe Bique

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

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

RezaPradipta

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

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.

Ken Dishon

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

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It helps reduce downtime by providing alerts that allow us to work directly on issues without waiting for system failures.

Mohammed Junaid Khatib

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The AI-driven automation, like Mist, assists the network manager and operation manager in troubleshooting the wireless network by identifying signal issues and offering timely assistance.

reviewer2643210

Sr Pre-sales Network & Security Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Mist AI and Cloud's orchestration is beneficial for troubleshooting and proactive analysis, offering proactive solutions before issues arise.

RahulSivanandan

Network Manager at Bread LLC

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Categories and Ranking

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

Mist AI and Cloud

Ranking in Wireless LAN

18th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is 10.5%, down from 13.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mist AI and Cloud is 1.5%, down from 2.7% 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%
Mist AI and Cloud	1.5%
Other	88.0%

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Q&A Highlights

Chuck Serauskas

Network and Telecommunications Manager at Kwik Trip

Jun 02, 2022

Which product would you choose and why: Mist AI and Cloud or Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?

Had so many problems with Meraki in the past 5 years. I wouldn't recommend them to anybody. The last problem was intermittent problems connecting to an SSID, the helpdesk answer was: "make the password less complex". It was passw0rd. Roaming always seems to break whenever they do an update. One time it took more than a year to fix the issues, couldn't upgrade the firmware for more than a year. Every time I reported a problem, they wanted to upgrade our firmware, but they hadn't fixed the roaming problem. Wifi works so much better now when we moved away from Meraki. Plus, we don't have to pay the license fee anymore.

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MiguelDe Bique

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

Provides robust remote configuration and reliable support for managing wireless networks

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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Mohammed Junaid Khatib

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Has improved troubleshooting efficiency with AI-driven insights but requires a simpler user interface

Mist AI and Cloud has integrated artificial intelligence and introduced a Marvis tool, making troubleshooting much easier compared to Cisco, Extreme, or any other vendor. The Marvis tool includes Marvis Action and Marvis Mini. In Marvis Mini, you can enter the MAC address, site name, or device name to get complete details of any issues the device is facing. If you enter the MAC address of a device, it will show the types of issues such as roaming, authentication, or IP address problems. This eliminates the need to manually search for errors on the controller. The troubleshooting has been significantly simplified through Marvis Mini, which is integrated with AI. Additionally, Marvis Action helps with alerting and monitoring, showing how many devices are down and what kinds of connectivity, DHCP, or authentication issues exist, providing alerts without the need to manually monitor all devices. Mist AI and Cloud is very effective at managing user experience through its AI capabilities. It helps reduce downtime by providing alerts that allow us to work directly on issues without waiting for system failures.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	9

Questions from the Community

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How does Ruckus Wireless compare to Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?

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What do you like most about Mist AI and Cloud?

AI-driven automation helps implement the solution quickly.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mist AI and Cloud?

My rating for pricing is five, where ten represents a low price and one represents a high price.

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What needs improvement with Mist AI and Cloud?

The area for improvement is that Juniper is not as market dominant as Cisco, so they should focus on making their GUI more user-friendly, as it is currently a bit complex and users may not fully un...

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Comparisons

Aruba Wireless vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

Compared 33% of the time

Ruckus Wireless vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

Compared 11% of the time

Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

Compared 10% of the time

Fortinet FortiAP vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

Compared 6% of the time

ExtremeCloud IQ vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

Compared 2% of the time

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Aruba Wireless vs Mist AI and Cloud

Compared 11% of the time

Cisco Wireless vs Mist AI and Cloud

Compared 8% of the time

Ubiquiti WLAN vs Mist AI and Cloud

Compared 7% of the time

ExtremeCloud IQ vs Mist AI and Cloud

Compared 6% of the time

Ruckus Wireless vs Mist AI and Cloud

Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

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

Mist Access Points

Overview

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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Mist AI uses a combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science techniques to optimize user experiences and simplify operations across the wireless access, wired access, and SD-WAN domains.

Data is ingested from numerous sources, including Juniper Mist Access Points, Switches, Session Smart Routers, and Firewalls for end-to-end insight into user experiences. These devices work in concert with Mist AI to optimize user experiences from client-to-cloud, including automated event correlation, root cause identification, Self-Driving Network™ operations, network assurance, proactive anomaly detection, and more.

Juniper also leverages Mist AI for next-generation customer support. It is the foundational element behind Marvis, the industry’s first AI-driven Virtual Network Assistant, which provides extensive insight and guidance to IT staff via a natural language conversational interface.

With Mist AI, operators save time and money with faster problem resolution and fewer onsite visits. Users benefit from a network infrastructure that is more predictable, reliable, and measurable.

Juniper

Sample Customers

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

Dartmouth, Hitachi, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Nebraska Furniture Mart, NTT, Okta

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