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 8.6, and holds a 12.6% mindshare in the category. Palo Alto Networks is ranked #3 in SDW , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 5.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Palo Alto Networks users who would recommend it.

Meraki SD-WAN

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95% willing to recommend

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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

6.8

Meraki SD-WAN ensures strong ROI through cost savings, easy management, reduced support needs, and secure global network efficiency.

Sentiment score

7.6

Transitioning to Prisma SD-WAN reduced costs by 50%, improved stability, and replaced expensive MPLS links with affordable broadband.

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Prisma SD-WAN helps reduce network costs.

Srinivas-S

Senior IT Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.8

Meraki SD-WAN customer service is fast, effective, and reliable, though occasionally faces integration challenges and slight response delays.

Sentiment score

6.7

Palo Alto's Prisma SD-WAN support is effective but occasionally slow, with a need for training and faster responses.

We raised it in TAC, and they were very approachable and supportive.

Mageshwaran S

Solution Architect at airtel

Their technical support is responsive.

reviewer2771085

Senior Consultant - International Business at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

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They respond promptly and are good at finding issues.

Adekunle Kembi

Owner

I would rate the support at minimum eight plus.

Srinivas-S

Senior IT Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Since we are at a premium level, customer service is rated at eight or 8.9 out of ten.

Sureshot

Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

Meraki SD-WAN is scalable for SMEs, ideal for retail and educational sectors, but may need improvements for complex networks.

Sentiment score

7.6

Prisma SD-WAN efficiently supports scalable complex networks, praised for ease of deployment and site addition despite documentation concerns.

Scalability depends on the model number of each switch, but generally, it is scalable according to need.

Amr Moustafa

NOC Technical Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It's scalable with extensive features for Meraki SD-WAN.

reviewer2771085

Senior Consultant - International Business at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

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Everything is managed by the service provider, Palo Alto Networks, allowing me to manage my infrastructure without overheads or extra costs to adapt the management infrastructure to the actual needs of the field.

Engineerinfosec67

Presale Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

I rate it a ten out of ten since we can easily scale by just paying for additional licenses as needed.

Sureshot

Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Scalability is a significant concern for us due to the poor documentation that limits our ability to understand and utilize their system effectively.

reviewer2706744

Cybersecurity Analyst at a government with 201-500 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

Meraki SD-WAN is reliable, consistently performing well with minimal disruptions and high stability ratings, praised for its user-friendly interface.

Sentiment score

7.8

Prisma SD-WAN is noted for high stability and reliability, with improved performance and rare downtime, despite complex setup.

Sometimes it is not working in Azure or GCP as it has interoperability only with some clouds, so that part needs work.

Mageshwaran S

Solution Architect at airtel

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Stability is high, I rate it 9.8 out of ten.

Sureshot

Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Prisma SD-WAN is an absolutely stable solution.

Engineerinfosec67

Presale Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

Our engineers make the system appear stable through effective management.

Kevin Fitzsimmons

At Messer Manager, Network & Communications (Americas) at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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Room For Improvement

Meraki SD-WAN requires improved security, cost-effectiveness, WAN optimization, cloud integration, customization, VPN capabilities, scalability, and user interface.

Prisma SD-WAN needs better usability, technical support, integration, and competitively priced features, with improvements in security and automation.

VeloCloud provides much more detail and many more tabs for troubleshooting everything, such as ARP, IPv4, IPv6, TCP dumps, routing, and switching.

Amr Moustafa

NOC Technical Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I work with Fortinet where with a single command you can deploy the entire SD-WAN along with FortiGuard within minutes.

Mageshwaran S

Solution Architect at airtel

Cisco is one of the top vendors with the most stable performance in many solutions, but it all comes down to the customer requirements.

reviewer2771085

Senior Consultant - International Business at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

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Scalability is a significant concern for us due to the poor documentation that limits our ability to understand and utilize their system effectively.

reviewer2706744

Cybersecurity Analyst at a government with 201-500 employees

If there were an option to extend management to other firewalls, users could perform staggered migrations.

Sureshot

Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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.

Engineerinfosec67

Presale Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

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Setup Cost

Meraki SD-WAN offers flexible subscription terms, considered fairly priced, with discounts for longer commitments and additional related costs.

Prisma SD-WAN offers premium pricing but valued functionality and integration, ideal for medium to large enterprises, with package discounts.

If the license expires in FortiGate, the basic functionality will work, but in Meraki SD-WAN, the entire system will shut down.

Mageshwaran S

Solution Architect at airtel

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The solution is not cost-effective for smaller environments and is more suitable for medium to large companies.

Engineerinfosec67

Presale Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

The price for Prisma is a bit high.

Sureshot

Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The product could be a bit cheaper for the services it provides.

John Helsmoortel

CTO at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Valuable Features

Meraki SD-WAN offers seamless cloud management, enhances security, and reduces costs with real-time analytics and centralized control.

Prisma SD-WAN enhances network resilience with seamless integration, intelligent routing, centralized management, and optimal connectivity across multiple sites.

The architecture allows us to see whether the physical cable is connected or disconnected.

Mageshwaran S

Solution Architect at airtel

The SD-WAN features of Meraki SD-WAN include the overlay setup that can connect between the switch and the Viptela device or between the VCE of another vendor without needing to be vendor-specific.

Amr Moustafa

NOC Technical Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The most valuable features I find in Meraki SD-WAN are that it's easier to manage cloud, cloud-managed, with a simpler deployment from Cisco Viptela or Cisco enterprise SD-WAN solution, and it combines the access point, so it is a much simpler deployment, usually fit for retail.

reviewer2771085

Senior Consultant - International Business at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

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By reducing the need for expensive internet connections, Prisma SD-WAN allows customers to achieve cost savings.

Engineerinfosec67

Presale Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

Prisma is a mature platform in terms of security.

Sureshot

Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The most valuable feature is the single pane of glass, especially since we have Palo Alto firewalls.

John Helsmoortel

CTO at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Categories and Ranking

Meraki SD-WAN

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined Networking (SDN) (1st)

Prisma SD-WAN

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (3rd), WAN Edge (5th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (9th)

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 12.6%, down 23.2% compared to last year.
Prisma SD-WAN, on the other hand, focuses on Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions, holds 5.7% mindshare, down 5.9% since last year.

Software Defined Networking (SDN) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Meraki SD-WAN	12.6%
Cisco ACI	9.6%
Juniper Contrail Networking	7.7%
Other	70.1%

Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Prisma SD-WAN	5.7%
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN	10.4%
Fortinet FortiGate	10.2%
Other	73.7%

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions

Featured Reviews

Mageshwaran S

Solution Architect at airtel

Experienced streamlined network management with enhanced usability and room for improved security features

On the security features, when compared to Fortinet, they have more patterns and AI-generated ones. Meraki SD-WAN is slowly implementing AI, but it is not yet full-fledged. If AI comes into the picture, it will be helpful. I work with Fortinet where with a single command you can deploy the entire SD-WAN along with FortiGuard within minutes. For AI, it can discover and connect, but currently, we are doing it manually. In Meraki SD-WAN, some features require additional licenses and subscriptions. If these were bundled together, such as 10 or 20 licenses, it would be very helpful for a mini branch or small campus area coverage.

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reviewer2706744

Cybersecurity Analyst at a government with 201-500 employees

Navigating documentation challenges leads to reduced incidents with strong setup

The areas that need improvement include documentation/customer support and cross-communication between the support teams. The documentation tends to be outdated, often directing us to resources that are no longer accurate or available, and this is one of the reasons we are potentially looking at alternatives. In terms of the Prisma SD-WAN security integrations, we have seen some benefits, but part of our difficulty is trying to get all of that information on what it does and set up properly. Because we've had issues in the past with getting devices set up properly, scalability is a significant concern for us due to the poor documentation that limits our ability to understand and utilize their system effectively.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Legal Firm

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	38
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	32

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	13

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?

When compared for the long run, it is reasonable, but for the short term, such as one year, it is costlier, especially compared to other OEMs such as FortiGate. If the license expires in FortiGate,...

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What needs improvement with Meraki SD-WAN?

The pricing of Meraki SD-WAN depends compared to which vendors, because it's a bit pricey, so not all retail would go for it unless it's a big retail company, but it depends on your comparison. I u...

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

Regarding whether Prisma SD-WAN is an expensive solution, I would say the price is competitively high. Everything depends on what security features customers need and what budget they have, so we w...

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What needs improvement with Prisma SD-WAN?

I am still working on what should be improved in Prisma SD-WAN to make this product better, and I cannot give any update on that part as of now. The costing part might need improvement, but regardi...

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What is your primary use case for Prisma SD-WAN?

Our customers' main use cases for Prisma SD-WAN are to connect multiple branches since they have numerous locations that need to be interconnected. My customers are in multiple industries, includin...

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

Meraki SD-WAN provides a cloud-managed dashboard simplifying setup and management, featuring advanced controls and analytics. It's suited for diverse industries streamlining connectivity and centralized management, ensuring security and cost efficiency.

Meraki SD-WAN offers users seamless control across devices with a centralized cloud-managed dashboard. It enhances security through integrated firewall features and supports effective traffic management with dynamic bandwidth allocation. Users benefit from Auto VPN, real-time analytics, and effortless remote management, which reduces operational costs. The visibility provided through a single pane allows for application performance monitoring and zero-touch configuration. While security and scalability improvements are desired, Meraki supports connectivity across industries like retail and education, enabling efficient multi-site VPNs and load balancing.

What are the crucial features of Meraki SD-WAN?

User-friendly cloud-managed dashboard simplifying device configuration
Auto VPN facilitating easy connectivity between locations
Integrated firewall features enhancing security
Real-time analytics for proactive network management
Traffic and packet shaping with dynamic bandwidth allocation
Application performance monitoring ensuring optimal use

What benefits or ROI should users anticipate?

Reduced operational costs through remote management capabilities
Enhanced security from integrated firewall features
Improved connectivity with seamless VPN services
Easy deployment and reduced complexity for IT management
Visibility across networks boosting operational efficiency

In industries like retail and education, Meraki SD-WAN is implemented for efficient management of multi-location networks, enabling bandwidth management and secure connectivity. Its features are invaluable for organizations requiring load balancing and redundancy with ISP failover seamlessly integrated into their operations.

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Prisma SD-WAN offers centralized management, dynamic routing, and security integration with Palo Alto. It's intuitive for troubleshooting and cost-effective compared to Cisco Viptela, making it suitable for complex organizations needing comprehensive network management.

Prisma SD-WAN stands out with its seamless integration capabilities, enabling efficient application-aware traffic management. Centralized management simplifies operations, while intuitive interfaces enhance deployment and troubleshooting. With features like Zero Touch Provisioning and failover support, it ensures network continuity and remote access resilience. Despite its strengths, users call for improvement in bypass ports, initial setup, and documentation. Pricing strategies and integration with Prisma Access require attention, alongside enhancing transition flexibility and scalability, to maintain competitive edge.

What are Prisma SD-WAN's key features?

Easy Onboarding: Simplifies deployment processes.
Centralized Management: Streamlines network operations across sites.
Dynamic Routing: Enhances data flow efficiency and reliability.
Zero Touch Provisioning: Automates network setup for faster implementation.
Failover Capabilities: Maintains network continuity during disruptions.

What benefits can users expect from Prisma SD-WAN?

Cost Efficiency: Offers a competitive alternative to traditional solutions like Cisco Viptela.
Enhanced Connectivity: Simplifies integration with cloud services like AWS and Azure.
Improved Security: Facilitates secure connections for VPN and remote access.
Effective Traffic Management: Controls application data for optimal performance.

In industries with extensive site connectivity needs, Prisma SD-WAN is used for connecting multiple sites, improving remote office connectivity, and replacing MPLS lines with cost-effective internet links. Organizations benefit from secure cloud integration and centralized management, facilitating communication between branches and data centers.

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