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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Meraki MX

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACisco Meraki MX Firewalls is a combined UTM and Software-Defined WAN solution. Meraki is managed via the cloud, and provides core firewall services, including site-to-site VPN, plus network monitoring.

    $595

    per appliance

    VMware SD-WAN

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AVMware SD-WAN (formerly VeloCloud) aims to deliver high-performance, reliable branch access to cloud services, private data centers, and SaaS-based enterprise applications. VeloCloud was acquired by VMware in 2018.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Meraki MXVMware SD-WAN
    Editions & Modules
    MX64
    $595
    per appliance
    MX67
    $695
    per appliance
    MX68
    $995
    per appliance
    MX84
    $1,995
    per appliance
    MX100
    $4,995
    per appliance
    MX250
    $9,995
    per appliance
    MX450
    $19,995
    per appliance
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meraki MXVMware SD-WAN
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Cisco Meraki MXVMware SD-WAN
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Meraki MX
    It shines with simplicity of Operation, but could be looked over in scenarios where more complex features are required.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki MX
    We compared VeloCloud. The product seemed fine. Outside circumstances made us not use VeloCloud. We are currently evaluating FortiGate and FortiAP for specific and unique locations along with Sophos SG Firewall and AP. Although we plan to add a competitor we are not planning on …
    Incentivized
    VMware by Broadcom
    Chose VMware SD-WAN
    Because the FortiGate is a true firewall with all the UTM features, that is the only thing that I would say beats the VC in that aspect. Silverpeak has a very nice solution, but it is a bit cumbersome when using the GUI to configure and manage. WatchGuard is a UTM firewall, …
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco Meraki MXVMware SD-WAN
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Meraki MX and VMware SD-WAN
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki MX
    7.9
    109 Ratings
    VMware SD-WAN
    -
    Ratings
    Identification Technologies8.4104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools8.7102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection8.2101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls7.4100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP8.090 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console6.3103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.6107 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN8.8102 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability9.1103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection7.397 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server6.957 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki MXVMware SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (145 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.2
    (112 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)