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Cisco Meraki SD-WAN vs. VMware SD-WAN

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    Cisco Meraki SD-WAN

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ACisco Meraki SD-WAN is a cloud-managed solution that simplifies and secures wide area networking across branch, campus, and remote locations. Built on Meraki’s dashboard, it delivers centralized visibility, automation, and traffic optimization without the complexity of traditional WAN deployments. The solution improves application performance by dynamically routing traffic based on real-time conditions, integrating advanced security, and providing seamless multicloud connectivity. With support…N/A

    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
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    Cisco Meraki SD-WANVMware SD-WAN
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    Cisco Meraki SD-WANVMware SD-WAN
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Meraki SD-WANVMware SD-WAN
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
    We have opted to move to VMware SD-WAN (VeloCloud) for a richer feature set.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
    user friendly, cheap and integrates well with other Meraki and Cisco products
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
    Different functionality
    Incentivized
    VMware by Broadcom
    Chose VMware SD-WAN
    At the time we made our decision to move forward with VeloCloud, Cisco Viptela and Cisco Meraki were the two players we compared against. Cisco's offerings were very customizable when using Viptela, but there was a big learning curve to implement. Meraki at the time was a lot …
    Incentivized
    Chose VMware SD-WAN
    Price/quality ratio.
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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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    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki SD-WANVMware SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (75 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.3
    (73 ratings)
    -
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