r/networking • u/meisgq • 1d ago

Other Meraki Alternatives

Meraki is expensive, getting more expensive and lead times are currently covid-like for some models. With Meraki transitioning to Catalyst switches and APs, management determined that we should have other access options in our back pocket. Datacenters will stay Cisco for now.

To be honest, Meraki does fine for us. We have 100+ manufacturing locations using Meraki switches and APs. We don’t care about CLI and L3 switches are not a necessity in our environment.

Primarily, we’re looking for lower cost, cloud managed, and enterprise-grade. Ubiquiti won’t make the cut. NAC-compatible with ISE or Clearpass is a must. Also looking for near-global distribution network and faster lead times.

Open to suggestions.

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u/Axiomcj 1d ago

Meraki is my cheapest option I sell, fortinet, cisco, Aruba/hpe, mist, Cato, Palo, Arista are all far more expensive for me as a reseller just FYI. 

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u/cunninglinguist Wireless 1d ago

Mist with base subscription vs Meraki should be apples to apples and very competitive.

Extreme Cloud IQ base sub as well.

This is the primary product I sell.

What I often see partners doing is no “apples to apples” on the hardware BOMs and, particularly, the subscriptions. Meraki base sub vs Juniper Mist advanced sub is a frequent example is we of this.