Meraki SD-WAN vs Prisma SD-WAN comparison

The compared Cisco and Palo Alto Networks solutions aren't in the same category. Cisco is ranked #1 in SDN , with an average rating of 8.8, and holds a 23.9% mindshare in the category. Palo Alto Networks is ranked #5 in SDW , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 6.0% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Palo Alto Networks users who would recommend it.

Meraki SD-WAN

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97% willing to recommend

Prisma SD-WAN

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Meraki SD-WAN and Prisma SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Meraki SD-WAN

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined Networking (SDN) (1st)

Prisma SD-WAN

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (5th), WAN Edge (5th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (8th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Networking solutions, they serve different purposes. Meraki SD-WAN is designed for Software Defined Networking (SDN) and holds a mindshare of 23.9%, down 24.5% compared to last year.
Prisma SD-WAN, on the other hand, focuses on Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions, holds 6.0% mindshare, up 3.7% since last year.

Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions

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Martyn Walker

Business development manager at Virgin Media

Enables productivity in terms of users and has ease of management

Scalability could be improved. Yes, you can add more than 300 or 400 sites onto it, but because it's not a true SD-WAN and, effectively, it's just a Multi-VRF, it's all hub and spoke at that point. That's the nature of the design, but that's what keeps it simple to administer. So, it's a trade off.

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Engineerinfosec67

Senior Information Security Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

Centralized management streamlines global network traffic control

Prisma SD-WAN requires a more seamless integration with other Palo Alto solutions, like Prisma Access. Although there has been improvement, further steps can be taken. Additionally, it would be beneficial if the solution integrated the SD-WAN features of Prisma SD-WAN with the security features of Palo Alto's next-generation firewalls, as they currently do not align.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This product contributed to a huge benefit in our bottom line on operational costs."

"We can control and monitor everything."

"The most valuable feature is the single management plane dashboard. Our organization has a global site, we have separated the area, and we have more than five hundred small sites around the world."

"The best feature we're using is the packet shaping."

"The most valuable feature is application performance monitoring and being able to browse packets dynamically based on priorities."

"The most valuable feature of Meraki SD-WAN is the Auto VPN."

"The most valuable feature of Meraki SD-WAN is its user-friendly interface."

"The solution is a whole vertical solution, so it doesn't need any other components in order to provide basic features."

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"Prisma supports all of the applications we're currently using."

"From the main controller, we can administer the customer's devices, QoS, network, and traffic. We can monitor it and we can change and create policies as well as upgrade the software. We can totally control a customer's network from one site, the Prisma SD-WAN portal."

"Prisma SD-WAN is intuitive. We have a better idea of the different tools we can use and jump between the menus quickly."

"The solution allows our network to be self-healing in the event of a loss of connectivity between different locations."

"The security offered by the solution is pretty good."

"If the MPLS goes down, there is a really smooth transition for a branch site to take traffic over the Internet. It will advertise the routes of that site in a jiffy."

"Prisma SD-WAN is an absolutely stable solution."

"The gateway is available on the cloud which allows you access from anywhere and still connects to your home gateway."

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Cons

"We have had some problems doing the implementation."

"Scalability could be improved. Yes, you can add more than 300 or 400 sites onto it, but because it's not a true SD-WAN and, effectively, it's just a Multi-VRF, it's all hub and spoke at that point. That's the nature of the design, but that's what keeps it simple to administer. So, it's a trade off."

"The port density should be improved because this solution is limited to two."

"From the vice perspective, they just are not as robust as some of the other vendors. They have limitations in throughput and the number of circuits that they can support on a wide area network. Their higher-end security is all cloud-based. They have some capability with the premise-based solutions, but the higher ends are all cloud-based, and that's via Cisco Umbrella."

"This vendor has issues with the supply chain that need to be improved."

"The security could improve in Meraki SD-WAN."

"The configuration from the firewall side could be improved a little bit more."

"I would like to see more functions added to the next release of Meraki SD-WAN."

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"I'd like to see them move more towards CASB."

"If Palo Alto could open the platform to manage other SD-WANs, it would be beneficial."

"The only con is the pricing because it's more premium."

"Prisma SD-WAN requires a more seamless integration with other Palo Alto solutions, like Prisma Access."

"Accessibility could be improved. Any new person attempting to access Prisma will have difficulty. It doesn't have CLI available."

"The pricing for Prisma SD-WAN needs improvement."

"Prisma could be a little cheaper."

"Prisma SD-WAN can be built on top of a couple of hardware platforms, including the Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall or the CloudGenix infrastructure."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licenses cost a fortune."

"Meraki solutions come with a choice of several different subscription options including one year, three years, five years, seven years, and ten years."

"The price of Meraki SD-WAN could improve, it is expensive when compared to other solutions on the market, such as Aruba."

"If you purchase a Meeraki box, you have to purchase a license, and it's already the basic license, you will have you SD-WAN included."

"Any license you buy until January 2021 gets you an extra year for that purchase."

"The license model may need improvement."

"The price can vary depending on the challenges that you need to address. When you look at the stability and reliability against the price, you absolutely get the value for the price."

"Our clients pay Meraki an annual licensing fee and the pricing is not too bad when compared to other products in the Cisco portfolio."

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"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"It is more expensive than Fortinet."

"This solution stood out because it cost considerably less than the other SD-WAN solutions out there from Cisco."

"Prisma SD-WAN is a pretty expensive solution."

"If you're already invested in a Palo Alto product, it would be logical to use this solution. If not, there might be some other solutions that are more viable in terms of pricing."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Meraki SD-WAN?

The auto VPN feature is important because it automates many tasks, making things simpler and faster. It helps with setting up devices and changing configurations without manual effort.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Meraki SD-WAN?

The price is a little bit higher than local vendors, for example, Huawei ZTE or H3C. However, some customers require the best quality and performance, thus needing solutions and products from Cisco.

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What needs improvement with Meraki SD-WAN?

They have to ask us many questions about configurations. It could be improved with some automation to trigger, for example, telemetry data, so we can determine the state of the deployment as of day...

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What do you like most about Prisma SD-WAN?

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Prisma SD-WAN?

Prisma SD-WAN uses a subscription-based licensing model. There is an annual fee for the bandwidth managed by the appliances after acquiring the hardware or virtual appliances. The solution is not c...

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What needs improvement with Prisma SD-WAN?

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Overview

Software-defined WAN is a new approach to network connectivity that lowers operational costs and improves resource usage for multi-site deployments, allowing network administrators to use bandwidth more efficiently and ensure the highest possible level of performance for critical applications without sacrificing security or data privacy. For more information on deploying and configuring SD-WAN on the Meraki MX Security Appliance, see the Meraki SD-WAN Deployment Guide.

Cisco

Simplify management, enable app-defined SD-WAN policies and deliver a secure, cloud-delivered branch today with the Industry’s first next-generation SD-WAN.

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