No real features to manage the patch level of devices aside from manually pushing updates each time.

You can disconnect any device which you want, allocate a set of bandwidth and control basically all the devices in your network.Also, it's a cloud-based service which is more amazing.

The software can be used for up to 100 devices without charge making it very good value for money.

Easy to use, easy to setup, tools I use were pretty easy and straight forward. Clean interface and originally had great support.

A move from one office to the other involved no downtime of the network or the VPN thanks to the intelligent interface.

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to configure the standard settings in the device. If you need help with something that is beyond your personal knowledge level, the support team is great.

Easy to use, was able to teach myself and a nice GUI.

I didn't have to use CLI to make any configurations. The GUI is very intuitive and easy to navigate.

I haven't used the software enough to have any criticism.

What we like the most is the ease of administration and the large number of functions that a single device contains.

There are some features not found elsewhere that make it easy to integrate security functionality with Meraki’s networking stack.

A GOOD PRODUCT WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND I ADD GREAT TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

Integration with Meraki Dashboard, free for up to 100 devices which makes it ideal for smaller businesses.

Super friendly dashboard with easy usage. Simple to find and use online tools for data captures and logging.

The per-user pricing was very competitive, and the available management options were well worth the cost.

It's not as full featured as something like JAMF, but for the variety of systems that it covers and its integration with Meraki I'd say its worth it.

This equipment becomes worthless without a license. Still no SSL client VPN.

The home page to each location always goes to the last page you had open on it which can be annoying but also niche.

What I like the most is that it is an easy tool to use. All components of the data network can be unified and managed.

It has something called ecotermination that can affect how new equipment is added or how licenses are added. And it is not very flexible to cancel equipment.

My overall experience has been good with Cisco Meraki. We utilize this network product on a campus where the switches aren't configured the same as other campuses.

We used a system integrator to obtain it but looking back we could have saved some money doing it ourselves but the quick onboarding and initial setup by the integrator ensured we got running quickly.

Ease of use and installation is also easy. Also it supports layer 7 firewall policies and a lot more features.

It is on a licensing deal. I would rather buy the application and devices and be done with it rather than worrying about figuring out licenses for everything as well.

The lack of integration with cloud services, and the lack of brand customization.

This is a one of the better cloud based platforms for networking and management. There is a lot of insights available within the dashboard.

Overall, this is a great product for ensuring the security on your devices.

Once you understand that dates will move about, it makes it easier, but there should be more warnings.

I would say it is an extremely user friendly product.

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

This is just one of the many suite of applications that SolarWinds offers to help manage the Network. Ease to use and helps diagnose / troubleshoot issues.

An excellent, easy to deploy product with tons of features and great customer support.

Great user community/support community in THWACK - get anything answered, any time of day. Reliable alerts and metrics.

A perfect monitoring tool with out of the box reporting and alerting with extreme customizations.

Even a small company needs this software but its hard to justify. The way they count nodes against your license total is in my opinion unfair.

The software tends to use too many server resources causing the application to fail and disrupt ease.

Difficult to setup initially, UI is abit intimidating at first.

Excellent product that  provides greater value for the money.

Great tool who are interested in Computer Networking and want to explore the background of any network as well as will be aware of it.

The level of detail included about network assets. It provides a wealth of information that makes troubleshooting a breeze.

Many things are interesting but comes at a huge cost.

The software is very hard to navigate and use. I access it everyday and it is still doesn't feel smooth.

Network performance Monitor has been one of the better tools I have used from Solarwinds. It was their first product and by far has been the most developed.

Easy integration with other tools and custom alert mechanisms. A focused company who is very involved in making great tutorials.

Great software for network monitoring and good reporting for high-level executives.

It is a really clean solution that was easy to install and use. It is aesthetically appealing and I can better visualize my own network.

Solarwinds  NPM easy to manage and setup. Easily integrate other Solarwinds Products.

Solarwinds NPM is an amazing network monitoring solution with a high level of automation. It comes with reasonale standard options and it's very easy to setup and get running.

Can be a bit difficult to discern which variables do what when formatting alerts and email notifications. First initial load of the portal takes a few minutes.

This allows you to take the most serious tasks and rectify them first. The layout of the software is very user friendly and can be used by both beginning and advanced administrators alike.

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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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Real-Time Analytics

Application Management

Security Management

Customizable Reports

Real-Time Monitoring

Policy Management

Endpoint Management

Remote Update/Installation

Data Import/Export

Multi-Location

Remote Monitoring & Management

Content Management

Content Filtering

Mobile Access

Dashboard Creation

Automatic User/Device Recognition

Compliance Management

Performance Metrics

Data Connectors

Risk Alerts

Filtering

Visual Analytics

Asset Tracking

Activity Dashboard

Network Monitoring

Intrusion Prevention System

Deployment Management

Audit Management

Software Management

Log Access

Reporting/Analytics

Monitoring

Remote Access/Control

Summary Reports

IT Asset Tracking

Location Tracking

IP Filtering

Intrusion Detection System

Inventory Management

Data Management

Device Enrollment

Alerts/Notifications

IT Reporting

Dashboard

Device Management

Connectivity Management

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SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is a cloud-based network monitoring solution that enables users to detect, diagnose, and resolve network performance issues. The solution allows users to design a customizable topology for the entire network framework and tracks failure events, system checks, performance issues and more.

NPM enables businesses to create a service-oriented view of their IT infrastructure and identify key network issues. NPM automatically discovers, maps, and monitors every device within a network and presents interactive charts, graphs, and tables in a fully customizable web interface. IT administrators and users can then collect, store and analyze performance data from these devices to determine network efficiency and resolve issues.

NPM offers a web-based dashboard for visualizing and monitoring real-time system health and performance metrics. The solution also offers fault, performance, and availability monitoring as well as hop-by-hop critical path analysis, cross-stack network data correlation, customizable topology and dependency-aware alerts.

Cost Management

Performance Management

Internet Usage Monitoring

Virtual Machine Monitoring

IP Address Monitoring

Redundancy Checking

Baseline Manager

Disaster Recovery

Automatic Configuration

Scheduling

Supply Monitoring

Event Logs

Capacity Analytics

CPU Monitoring

Bandwidth Monitoring

Version Control

Uptime Reporting

Server Monitoring

Network Analysis

Capacity Management

Web Traffic Reporting

Multi-Cloud Management

Predefined Protocols

Bandwidth Troubleshooting

Data Visualization

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

SSL Offload

Performance Analysis

Network Resource Management

Health Monitoring

Patch Management

Alerts/Escalation

Demand Monitoring

Historical Audit

Maintenance Scheduling

Content Caching

Map Exporting

On-Demand Mapping

Location-Based Mapping

Device Auto Discovery

Hierarchical Mapping

Self-Updating Maps

Color Codes/Icons

Diagnostic Tools

Data Discovery

Load Distribution

Testing Scripts

Test Performance Metrics

Performance Monitoring

Pricing starts at $2995.00 perpetual/$1,583 subscription with a free trial.

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