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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker (discontinued)

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ACisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker is an enterprise class firewall, VPN gateway and router. Each model offers five gigabit ethernet ports and wireless for connectivity. Cisco now recommends the Meraki Z4 Teleworker.N/A

    SonicWall VPN Clients

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall VPN Clients present a number of options for secure private access to enterprise network assets.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker (discontinued)SonicWall VPN Clients
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker (discontinued)SonicWall VPN Clients
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker (discontinued)SonicWall VPN Clients
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker (discontinued) and SonicWall VPN Clients
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    SonicWall VPN Clients
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Kill Switch00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Split Tunneling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    IP Address Masking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker (discontinued)SonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker (discontinued)SonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    The Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker appliance was ideal for scenarios where the remote worker spent the majority of their time remote. It alleviates the need for VPN software and gives the IT staff additional visibility into the connectivity of the user. We often encountered scenarios where the users broadband was having issues vs the Meraki network and the tools Meraki provides help to work through these scenarios. The case for the Meraki devices is not as strong for occasional users who cannot justify the cost of the appliance vs just logging in via VPN.
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    SonicWall
    It is well suited in places or scenarios where a VPN client is needed to be used either by IT staff or other employees. SonicWall's VPN Clients are very similar to VPN clients of other companies. SonicWall VPN Clients are meant to be used with SonicWall firewalls.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Easy setup for remote worker
    • Versatility with WiFi and cable connections
    • Safe to outages with dual wan setup
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    SonicWall
    • Exceptional security
    • Relatively easy configuration
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • When Internet is lost and come back we need to reset the Z3 device from the dashboard in order to register the IP Phone to CUCM
    • It would be nice to manage the Z3 device to a local web portal just for TS
    • Max Speed 100Mbps. It would be nice if it could run up to 1GB
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    SonicWall
    • doesn't have ability to name specific IPs, which gets burdensome when you have 50+ sites you access
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    SonicWall
    Does not have a renewal that we pay for by itself. It comes with our firewalls, which we are going to renew.
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    Usability
    Cisco
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    SonicWall
    SonicWall VPN Clients work for the most part. The Global VPN client has had its issues over the years. Also, NetExtender VPN client has had its share of issues. It is nice that SonicWall VPN Clients has updated the GUI of the NetExtender client within the last year, which has made it easier for our users to use.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
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    SonicWall
    Phone support has been very reliable and useful, but there have been times when better support documentation would have made that call unnecessary. I like to tackle problems internally if I can, as it tends to save time and usually money. The SonicWall VPN Clients system seems to be pretty locked down as far as being accessible to self-manage.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    At the time of implementation, we were not aware of a comparable product from Cisco or comparative vendor. We had initially deployed the Z1 appliance and had so much success that the transition to the Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker was a quick and easy fit for us. The device is easy to deploy and just works.
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    SonicWall
    We started the process of vetting Norton VPN, but since it wasn't available from our preferred vendor, we ended up going with SonicWall VPN Clients by default.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    The product is very scalable due to its implementation to the Meraki cloud and SD-WAN capabilities.
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    SonicWall
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Good visibility for IT team so we can monitor and validate the teleworker traffic
    • Zero Touch Provisioning so we do not need to send a Engineer to configure it.
    • Consumer-grade network security
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    SonicWall
    • Allows for remote work to boost employee productivity
    • Allows for IT to access large volumes of sites from a central location. We have about 50 buildings that I VPN into every so often for troubleshooting.
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