Cisco Meraki Go vs. NirSoft HostedNetworkStarter

Cisco Meraki Go

Cisco Meraki Go

36 Reviews and Ratings

NirSoft HostedNetworkStarter

NirSoft HostedNetworkStarter

0 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Meraki Go	Score 9.9 out of 10	N/A	Cisco's Meraki Go offers Indoor and Outdoor Wireless Access Points so you can have fast and reliable WiFi, no matter where your business goes. By incorporating the latest hardware standards, Meraki Go access points simply plug into your network and get to work.	N/A
HostedNetworkStarter	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	HostedNetworkStarter is a simple tool for Windows 7 and later that allows the user to create a wifi hotspot with a wireless network adapter, using the Wifi hosted network feature of the Windows operating system. With the wifi hotspot created by this tool, the user can allow any device with wifi support to access the network and the Internet connection available in a computer. The utility is released as freeware, by NirSoft.	N/A

Pricing

Cisco Meraki Go

NirSoft HostedNetworkStarter

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Pricing Offerings
Meraki Go	HostedNetworkStarter
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Cisco Meraki Go	NirSoft HostedNetworkStarter
Considered Both Products	Meraki Go David Corby Director of IT Chose Meraki Go I would use Cisco Meraki Go for small business needs. I would rather use the full Cisco Meraki system for anything more than five people. Cisco Meraki Go is cheaper but regular Meraki is far more robust. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Meraki Go Was trying to add Dell Aerohive and Unifi as well but it couldn't find those. We had tried out Meraki, Meraki Go, Aerohive, Aruba and Unifi and ended up with the single site use case going with Meraki Go for ease of use/deployment as well as low cost vs Meraki. In general it … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Meraki Go Cisco Meraki is much more secure; I haven't had a single data leak. With Ubiquiti, I had two of my Shopify payment accounts hacked because someone was able to find my password while I was supposedly on a secure Ubiquiti connection. I believe that their speed was alright but did … Incentivized Helpful? VY Vandana Yadav Presales Executive Chose Meraki Go Cisco Meraki Go is very fast and offers high productivity than other solutions available in the market. It offers a wide range of features in a very affordable pricing model which is quite a competition for all the alternatives out there. Since we have offices in remote as … Incentivized Helpful? Mohd Shahid Ali Pre-Sales Network Consultant Chose Meraki Go If you are with Cisco classic wireless, which is on premises-based and all your ap are in flex mode, it will be very difficult to manage. And you need extra hardware to get the report for the users. But in Cisco Meraki Go, we will be getting everything in a single dashboard. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Meraki Go The simple setup, intuitive interface, and good specs of the product. Once you are using it you can appreciate the quality, providing a good solution to range and reliability, and the wifi security for clients. Something you have to take into account is firmware improvements, … Incentivized Helpful? Pablo Baylac MD LATAM Chose Meraki Go It's cheap, it includes WIFI features, and it's easier to manage than other competitors. Their monitoring dashboard looks great, we can actually measure broadband services remotely and get full visibility of what's going on. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Meraki Go Cisco Meraki Go free version is easy to use, manage devices, easy to enroll devices, approved for government contractors, US companies. Use for company mobile devices to push security policies and monitor device locations, reset and remove the pin, do selective and full wipe, … Incentivized Helpful?	HostedNetworkStarter No answer on this topic

User Ratings
	Cisco Meraki Go	NirSoft HostedNetworkStarter
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	7.7 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cisco Meraki Go	NirSoft HostedNetworkStarter
Likelihood to Recommend	One of the better times Meraki Go has proven useful was when the Fresno Grizzlies have baseball games, and many people come to our brewery to watch it on our televisions or stream it on their phones. The quick internet service allows us to attract more patrons and also improves their day. Half of the time, people are coming into our bar just to use the internet and end up buying a few drinks! The business had shot up thanks to our switch from when the pandemic started in 2020. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Pros	Cheap and fast hotspot supporting multiple simultaneous clients. Guest control through a Captive portal. They work with the 802.11ac Wave 2 protocol. They direct the WiFi signal directly to the client that is accessing the internet and increase the quality of the signal. Managed in the cloud and accessed via the web Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	For big companies, use cases may be limited. When distance is increased, there may be a slight glitch in connectivity Can be a quite expensive for a growing business Incentivized VY Vandana Yadav Presales Executive Read full review	No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew	It's just as easy to use as Meraki but a perfect fit for home and SMB. It's a no-brainer. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	It's good, it can be better, but it's good. We had problems with Outlook 365 disconnecting and their support wasn't able to help us. We spent a few hours on the phone and finally, one of our NOC guys decided to change the MTU. I'm sure their support is good, I just think that this time we didn't find the right person. Incentivized Pablo Baylac MD LATAM Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	I would use Cisco Meraki Go for small business needs. I would rather use the full Cisco Meraki system for anything more than five people. Cisco Meraki Go is cheaper but regular Meraki is far more robust. Incentivized David Corby Director of IT Read full review	No answers on this topic
Scalability	The ease of deployment can be moved from one site to another easily. There is no need for any source or managing controller and hence it can be easily moved with the same configuration. This type of solution is best for teams who work together and are on the move from one location to another and who rely on high performance and good security for their wifi network. Incentivized Joyal John Peter Network Engineer Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Meraki has improved our business and our sales by a lot. Customers are always happy to enter our brewery and have a drink, even more, when their internet works to near perfection. I even catch myself watching an episode or two on netflix during my lunch break, considering the internet can support my 4k streaming. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
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