It's very easy to set up and preconfigure even before having the physical device with you. These have most Cisco switches features such as PoE, STP, port-security, etc. You can even stack them for redundancy and increase the backplane speed.<br><br>Regarding OS updates/upgrades, these are great. Meraki takes care of the new releases and even pushes them automatically if you set it up this way. In case of running with issues, Meraki support is always available as long as you have a licensed Meraki device.<br><br>I work with an MSP, and the use for me is pretty much every day. The MSP portal is easy to navigate with, understand and manage.<br><br>Plus, integrations can happen. Everything integrates seamlessly with Meraki. If the device is compatible with the Meraki dashboard, then it integrates directly (such as with Cisco Catalyst switches).<br><br>For monitoring purposes, Meraki has email notification that you can integrate with your ticketing tool or merely to be used for alerting directly on your email account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Perhaps, the price and the subscription model can be kind of bugging. But, once you understand how Meraki works, you understand why they charge these prices and use this subscription model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.