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Cisco Meraki 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Cisco Meraki
Cisco Meraki
4.5
(129)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Cisco Meraki

Cisco Meraki is a firewall solution designed to help businesses in retail, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, finance, education and government sectors secure and manage software-defined networking in a wide area network (SD-WAN) across the cloud. The platform enables teams to categorize network flows and enforce access control policies to filter and block specific URLs or web content.

Managers can detect and prevent intrusions, vulnerabilities or potential network threats using anomaly-based inspection methods. Cisco Meraki lets administrators track the status of detected threats, view remediation techniques and monitor historical trends on a unified interface. Additionally, it allows operators to automate the provisioning of IPsec VPN and configure VPN parameters to track appliances across networks.

Cisco Meraki lets businesses integrate the system with several third-party applications including Active Directory and Snort. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via phone, email, forums, documentation and online inquiry form.

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Cisco Meraki Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $40.00
Free Trial
Free Version

Basic

$40.00

No plan information available

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    Cisco Meraki Features

    • Popular features found in IT Management
      Access Controls/Permissions
      Capacity Management
      Compliance Management
      Incident Management
      Issue Auditing
      License Management
      Maintenance Scheduling
      Remote Access/Control
      Server Monitoring
      Ticket Management
    • More features of Cisco Meraki
      Activity Dashboard
      Alerts/Notifications
      API
      Application Management
      Asset Tracking
      Audit Management
      Automatic User/Device Recognition
      Connectivity Management
      Content Filtering
      Customizable Reports
      Dashboard
      Dashboard Creation
      Data Connectors
      Data Import/Export
      Data Management
      Deployment Management
      Device Enrollment
      Device Management
      Endpoint Management
      Filtering
      For MSPs
      Intrusion Detection System
      Intrusion Prevention System
      Inventory Management
      IP Filtering
      IT Asset Tracking
      IT Reporting
      Location Tracking
      Log Access
      Mobile Access
      Monitoring
      Multi-Location
      Network Monitoring
      Policy Management
      Real-Time Analytics
      Real-Time Monitoring
      Remote Monitoring & Management
      Remote Update/Installation
      Reporting/Analytics
      Risk Alerts
      Security Management
      Software Management
      Summary Reports
      Visual Analytics
      VPN

    Cisco Meraki User Reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.5

    Ratings Breakdown

    5

    56%

    4

    38%

    3

    5%

    2

    0%

    1

    1%

    Secondary Ratings

    Ease of Use

    4.5

    Value for money

    4.1

    Customer support

    4.3

    Functionality

    4.3

    Leonardo's profile

    Leonardo E.

    Verified reviewer

    Telecommunications

    1001-5000 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed May 2023

    Excellent solution for the management, supervision and administration of networks in the cloud.

    5

    Cisco Meraki allowed us to manage and monitor securely and from the cloud about 60 access points that we have located in different specific areas of the city through a central console and in the same way we can solve in a short time any problems that may arise without the need to have to move our technicians to solve them, the user experience is really positive and beneficial.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    We can easily configure, manage and monitor our free WIFI networks from a single panel 100% in the cloud, it is easy to add wireless access points to the central panel and exercise control, cisco Meraki allows me to regulate the bandwidth to provide, either by SSID, IP, among others, I can restrict access to specific pages, encrypt networks (AES, WPA, WPA-PSK, etc); our company provides a free service of WiFi Zones located in different parts of the city in parks, shopping malls and other common areas through access point MR18. The support provided is timely and efficient in any circumstance, they respond in a very short time to our requests; I like the advanced security features provided, last but not least, Cisco Meraki provides a very intuitive and modern user interface, in which you can navigate smoothly.
    Cons:
    The purchase price of the equipment and licenses is expensive compared to other competing products but it is well worth the investment as the benefits are many.

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    IC

    Isaac C.

    Verified reviewer

    Industrial Automation

    201-500 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed December 2023

    A good solution for SMB

    4

    It's been good for the most part. It takes a while to find things as I came from a Cisco only shop but it is usable by people who have no network experience if you need someone like that to be able to vlan a port or something like that.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    3
    Value for money
    4
    Customer support
    3
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    It is easier to install and maintain than most similar products. You can easily establish vpn's between owned devices with dynamic ip addresses.
    Cons:
    Ran into an issue recently where you can not define access for Software VPN clients to networks that are vpn connected that are not Meraki.

    Reasons for switching to Cisco Meraki

    It came with this job. The last place I worked ran full blooded Cisco products which wile they have more features generally, are a lot more complicated to deploy.

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    IO

    Isaac O.

    Verified reviewer

    Information Technology and Services

    11-50 employees

    Used weekly for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed December 2019

    Lots of promise but not enough focus on the core

    3

    This software has great promise as an MDM solution but it lags behind other solutions. If you’re looking for free and iOS/Android this is for you. If you want to manage computers you may want to consider looking elsewhere. Systems Manager doesn’t scale well and provide advanced features.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    2
    Value for money
    2
    Customer support
    2
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    This is a beautiful MDM solution that supports all platforms which is great. There are some features not found elsewhere that make it easy to integrate security functionality with Meraki’s networking stack. Want WPA2 enterprise with TLS? Systems manager makes this seamless.
    Cons:
    Feature set prioritizes integration with Meraki stack. Features introduced by Apple or Microsoft at the OS level can take months if not years to finally be implemented. This can cause quite a lag as your user base upgrades. No real features to manage the patch level of devices aside from manually pushing updates each time. Licensing cost fluctuates frequently (it’s free, it’s paid, it’s mostly free but sometimes paid).

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    BH

    Brian H.

    Verified reviewer

    Utilities

    11-50 employees

    Used monthly for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed March 2021

    Robust MDM platform used for management of iOS devices

    5

    We started using Meraki SM when it was still being made available for free to small organizations. At the time, the system was simple, but provided us with what we needed. As the system grew and was improved upon, primarily as Apple released new management options for iOS devices, it became necessary for us to upgrade from the free platform to a paid subscription. The per-user pricing was very competitive, and the available management options were well worth the cost.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    4
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Setup of an enterprise MDM was made easy with Meraki SM. The web administration portal was easy to use, and offered us all of the functionality we needed initially, as well as has provided us the opportunity to increase our use over time. The platform is well designed, simple to use, and responsive. The app management solutions provided through SM are excellent, as well as the user/device options for license assignment and updating.
    Cons:
    We have found the location mapping to be unreliable in Meraki SM, despite having our mobile devices all GPS enabled and configured to make location information available to the SM app. The location tracking tends to use cellular location based on IP addressing and tower locations rather than GPS coordinates provided by the device. Policy pushing over the air is hit or miss, and it can take multiple attempts to get a client device to receive the revised policies. The greatest restrictions of the Meraki MDM seem to lie with Apple not making as many centralized management options available as they should, since enterprise use of iOS doesn't seem to be on their list of priorities.

    Reasons for choosing Cisco Meraki

    At the time, Meraki SM provided a free service tier for organizations of our size. Once configured and in use, we chose to continue using the paid SM option.

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    VR

    Verified
    Reviewer

    Food & Beverages

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed August 2019

    Easy to use and comprehensive tools for managing mobile devices and other assets

    5

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    4
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    A single one-stop location for remote management of iOS and other mobile devices and other assets. In particular, monitoring and administrating iOS devices is challenging and this tool has saved countless hours in configuring and deploying and maintaining iPhones in our business.
    Cons:
    The features for updating Apps from the App Store needs improvement.

    Reasons for switching to Cisco Meraki

    Was looking to integrate all services under one platform.

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    TC

    Timothy C.

    Verified reviewer

    Information Technology and Services

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed December 2024

    Cisco Meraki - Subscription based WIFI

    5

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    2
    Value for money
    4
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Ease of setup, Very reliable WIFI solution. Configuration are all saved in the cloud.
    Cons:
    Cost of annual licensing. If customer choose not to renew, the product will be unusable

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    AJ

    Abhijeet J.

    Verified reviewer

    Information Technology and Services

    2-10 employees

    Used weekly for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed August 2024

    Consistent, Secure and Bug free!

    5

    Very smooth; commercial grade; everything is tightly knit together and just works! Easy to create VPNs, VLANs and add users.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    4
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    3
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Automation of updates and remote management
    Cons:
    Licensing fees (although we're aware of Meraki Go model which is license free)

    Reasons for choosing Cisco Meraki

    More stable and secure; commercial grade

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    Alejandro Enrique M.

    Verified reviewer

    Telecommunications

    1001-5000 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed May 2023

    Meraki a reliable, stable and centrally managed network

    4

    Benefits of using a Meraki network are many, centralization of all devices, switches, firewall and in our case wifi access points, these have a stable radio signal emission power and ensuring the connection in the different wifi standart allowing to connect any kind of mobile devices from low to high range; in addition to having centralized management from the cloud that allows us to make adjustments to the settings from anywhere in the world with internet connection being reflected instantly on the monitored equipment, in conclusion a reliable network although a little expensive to implement but which is worth the investment.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    4
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Meraki has left a positive mark in our company due to its benefits and the experience that supports it, we have a large number of access points MR distributed in different areas of the city in parks, educational institutions, hospitals and each of them is monitored easily and remotely from the web; thanks to this we can analyze the capacity of connections, radio frequency channel in use, current wifi standard 802. 11 b/g/n/ac, also thanks to the power and stability in the signal emission of each MR we guarantee to the users a clean connection without interruptions that for some of the cases a stable connection is vital.
    Cons:
    With the continuous expansion of our network also demands the inclusion of more MR devices, these are notoriously more expensive although comparing the cost/benefit ratio is worth the investment, however, one of the limitations for this type of network is its close dependence on the internet connection to perform advanced technical configurations on the devices, everything related to ACS configuration, MAC filtering (black or white list) as it does not allow such configurations locally limiting it to communication with the central administration.

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    Jhon V.

    Verified reviewer

    Telecommunications

    501-1000 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed June 2023

    The most reliable solution for managing high-capacity wireless networks

    5

    There are solutions that allow companies to reduce installation costs, maintenance of an entire IT infrastructure for the provision of services such as wireless access points to schools, universities, concert halls and parks; with Cisco Meraki all these operating costs are reduced to the maximum expression and you have the guarantee that the equipment used are of the highest quality withstanding extreme environmental and physical conditions and still providing very stable connections, with this we can say that Cisco Meraki is a step ahead in terms of wireless connection.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Our company focused its eyes on Cisco Meraki for several important reasons such as: minimum infrastructure costs since the implementation does not require the physical installation of advanced equipment or data centers since all the infrastructure is in the cloud, this also eliminates maintenance costs that operationally demanded a considerable investment, secure and highly reliable wireless networks capable of supporting connections under the 802.11 ac standard in the order of Gbps, management from a single central platform and accessible from anywhere in the world.
    Cons:
    The total dependence of the MR devices to the internet connection limits a little the management of our operative personnel that performs the repairs in all the zones, it is clear that for the cases where the internet connection fails, the local access to the access point is operative but when it is required to implement some access policy or special configurations in some points, the access through the central console by an administrator is obligatorily required.

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    Carolina R.

    Verified reviewer

    Telecommunications

    501-1000 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed May 2023

    Secure and centralized management of your access points

    5

    Cisco Meraki has allowed our team to manage in a comfortable, proactive and dynamic way our wireless infrastructure (access points); this allows us to quickly configure all kinds of policies either access or security and we have the guarantee of Cisco technical support which have not provided timely assistance when presenting physical difficulties or any specific configuration on any of the devices deployed, in short a tool that is worth using if you want to have a solid infrastructure and ensuring high levels of service to customers.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    4
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    4
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    There are several details for which Cisco Meraki has greatly facilitated our daily work in terms of installation, management and monitoring of access points deployed in remote sites of our customers and is the ease of implementation; it may sound routine but this work is as simple as plug and play, just physically connect the element and in a few minutes the autodiscovery function shows the element to be monitored and parameterized according to customer needs (SSID, Encryption, MAC Filtering, Content Policies, etc).
    Cons:
    There are more benefits than negative points, although I can indicate that the implementation is expensive in its licensing, perhaps for small and medium organizations it would be complex due to the high cost of licenses and equipment.

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