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    Cisco Meraki vMX

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Meraki Virtual MX (vMX) is a virtual instance of a Meraki security & SD-WAN appliance, dedicated specifically to providing the simple configuration benefits of site-to-site Auto VPN for customers running or migrating IT services to an Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).N/A

    Norton VPN

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ANorton VPN is designed to help secure private information like passwords, bank details and credit card numbers when using public Wi-Fi on a PC, Mac or mobile device. It is provided by NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec).

    $79.99

    per year

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    Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
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    Cisco
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    90%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco Meraki vMX and Norton VPN
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki vMX
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Norton VPN
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    Ratings
    AES 256-bit Encryption9.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Kill Switch10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Split Tunneling7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    IP Address Masking8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy6.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Support Services9.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.2
    (10 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meraki vMXNorton VPN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    I think for us in our deployment model where it spoke to the hub, it certainly makes ideal sense. I would probably say with anyone that's signed in Azure or a cloud platform, obviously VMX appliance may not be suited. Anyone on Old Legacy MPLS may struggle to see a purpose for SD-WAN overlay of the top. But I think if you really want to introduce network communications that are low cost effective, solid in terms of availability and performance, a Meraki sdwan solution with the VMX appliance in the cloud is ideal.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    When looking up the networks I can plug into there was only about 29 countries available whereas other VPN's I've used had quite a few more countries availble to use. This was bit of a bummer but not too cumbersome. Next in the area of not recording my browser history I believe that this is were the software excels.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Works well with physical Meraki MX devices
    • Site-to-Site VPNs are easy to set up with other Meraki devices
    • Cisco Meraki vMX provides a great solution for a virtual environment, like Azure
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Protects personal data
    • Secures information
    • Allows testing of software in other regions
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Client VPN: Cisco Meraki vMX in general needs to implement multiple VPN profiles/ group policies for client VPN
    • Alerts: Cisco Meraki vMX in general should be more consistent in sending alerts. We should receive alarms instantly.
    • Event logs: More in-depth event logs for all Meraki products, such as system crashes, etc.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • There are no clear instructions on how to use Wireguard
    • Weak P2P support
    • The network is quite small
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    The VMware SD wan does give some better WAN metrics, but the interface is super clunky and doesn’t support a full stack. If Meraki could give some more QoE link metrics, it would be perfect.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    Norton is more affordable and easier to use.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    We have over 350 locations and growing. We chose Cisco Meraki vMX because of ease of use and how it scales.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Some users it knocks down on maintenance labor/cost
    • Negative would be if you didn't really vet the feature set to the customers needs and end up having to replace it short notice.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • I have recorded no hard numbers
    • Business impact is notably privacy which is a positive
    • Return on investment is negligable
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