Infographic Meraki SD-WAN or Cisco SD-WAN?
Which solution should you choose?
By Insight Editor / 11 Mar 2020
Assess your current environment and view the capabilities of Meraki® SD-WAN and Cisco® SD-WAN to make an informed decision.
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Which Cisco SD-WAN solution is right for you? Meraki SD-WAN or Cisco SD-WAN?
Begin your migration to next-generation networking by using the comparison below to determine which Cisco Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution best suits your business and IT needs.
- Which best describes your organization’s IT resources?
Small IT staff with limited experience managing a secure WAN environment (Meraki)
Large IT staff, well-versed in managing enterprise-level networking architecture (Cisco) - Which cloud infrastructure does your organization currently use?
Platforms for on-prem and cloud like AWS and Azure (Meraki)
Platforms for on-prem, virtual appliance and cloud like AWZ, Azure and GCP (Cisco) - What type of networking connections are required?
Basic support for Ethernet and LTE connections (Meraki)
Ethernet and LTE connections and/or T1, E1 and DSL line
- Which networking features are most important?
Basic SD-WAN and security capabilities all in one; easy, full-stack brand management through a simple user interface; and integrated threat management capabilities (Meraki)
Support for complex WAN technologies with a high degree of customization; end-to-end, secure segmentation, threat management and automated path control; and support for integrating multiple Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) workloads (Cisco) - Which factors are most important?
Simple management, configuration and deployment remote of office locations (Meraki)
Advanced routing capabilities, service chaining and real-time Software as a Service (SaaS) optimization (Cisco) - Which Cisco technologies are currently deployed?
Cisco Meraki MX solutions (Meraki)
Integrated Service Router (ISR), ASR, ENCS or vEdge (Cisco)
Meraki SD-WAN powered by Meraki
- Basic SD-WAN and security capabilities all in one
- Easy-to-manage, full-stack branch network through a simple user interface
- Support for Ethernet and LTE connections, with embedded LTE as backup
- Enterprise or advanced licensing at lower cast/Mbps
- Cloud management through Meraki Dashboard
- Ideal for existing Meraki customers
- Direct Internet Access (DIA) and security
Cisco SD-WAN powered by Viptela
- Support for complex WAN technologies, with a high degree of customization
- Flexible, end-to-end, secure segmentation, including extension into Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- Support for T1, E1 and DSL lines and more
- Cisco DNA Advantage with advanced routing, service chaining and cloud security at higher cost/Mbps
- Flexible private or public cloud management with virtual platforms for AWS, Azure and GCP
- Segmentation for isolation of business partners, line of business and SaaS optimization
Both
- Highly scalable (10,000+ sites)
- Zero-touch deployment with support for template configurations
- Transport independence across multiple connection types
- IPS, URL filtering and cloud security with Cisco Umbrella®
- Orchestration and automation capabilities for deployment of networking and security services
- Full network visibility from a single management platform
- Enterprise security firewall (1,400+ apps)
