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Product	Cisco Meraki MR by Cisco View product	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi by WatchGuard View product
Overview
What it is	Try Cisco Meraki MR free: a cloud-managed wireless access point with guest splash portal. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Wireless Security tools.	What does WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi do? It covers captive portal and location analytics. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Product type	Cloud-Managed Wireless Access Point	Cloud-Managed Enterprise Wireless Access
Best for	Cross-industry, Retail, Education, Hospitality, Healthcare, Distributed Branch Offices	Cross-industry, Retail, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud-managed hardware; Cloud-managed hardware access points	Cloud; Hardware AP; Cloud-managed access points
Data residency	Multi-region cloud data centers (Americas, Europe, Asia)	Global; US; EU
Key features
What it offers	Cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6/6E Air Marshal 24/7 wireless intrusion prevention (WIPS) Layer 7 application traffic shaping Automated RF channel optimization Integrated BLE location beacons Guest splash portal Enterprise wireless connectivity Air Marshal WIPS intrusion defense	Cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Intrusion Prevention (WIPS) Captive portal Rogue AP containment Location analytics Network Security Wireless Security
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: yes	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Cloud dashboardphysical wireless indoor/outdoor access points	Wireless access pointsEnterprise LAN
Compliance	PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3	WPA3 EnterpriseWi-Fi Certified
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cisco Meraki DashboardCisco UmbrellaCisco ISEThousandEyesServiceNowWebhooks / REST APIs	WatchGuard CloudFireboxRADIUSActive Directory
Industries	Cross-industryRetailEducationHospitalityHealthcareDistributed Branch Offices	Cross-industryRetailHospitalityEducationHealthcare
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Cisco	WatchGuard
Headquarters	San Jose, California, USA	Seattle, Washington, USA
Company size	80,000+	1,001-5,000
Founded	1984	1996

Cisco Meraki MR

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WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

by WatchGuard

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Overview

What it is

Cisco Meraki MR

Try Cisco Meraki MR free: a cloud-managed wireless access point with guest splash portal. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Wireless Security tools.

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

What does WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi do? It covers captive portal and location analytics. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

Cisco Meraki MR

Cloud-Managed Wireless Access Point

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud-Managed Enterprise Wireless Access

Best for

Cisco Meraki MR

Cross-industry, Retail, Education, Hospitality, Healthcare, Distributed Branch Offices

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cross-industry, Retail, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare

Pricing

Pricing model

Cisco Meraki MR

Contact Vendor

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Cisco Meraki MR

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Deployment

Deployment options

Cisco Meraki MR

CloudOn-Premise

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Cisco Meraki MR

Cloud-managed hardware; Cloud-managed hardware access points

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud; Hardware AP; Cloud-managed access points

Data residency

Cisco Meraki MR

Multi-region cloud data centers (Americas, Europe, Asia)

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Global; US; EU

Key features

What it offers

Cisco Meraki MR

Cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6/6E
Air Marshal 24/7 wireless intrusion prevention (WIPS)
Layer 7 application traffic shaping
Automated RF channel optimization
Integrated BLE location beacons
Guest splash portal
Enterprise wireless connectivity
Air Marshal WIPS intrusion defense

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6
Wireless Intrusion Prevention (WIPS)
Captive portal
Rogue AP containment
Location analytics
Network Security
Wireless Security

Platform & access

API access

Cisco Meraki MR

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cisco Meraki MR

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cisco Meraki MR

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Multi-tenant

Cisco Meraki MR

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Mobile app

Cisco Meraki MR

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Supported platforms

Cisco Meraki MR

Cloud dashboardphysical wireless indoor/outdoor access points

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Wireless access pointsEnterprise LAN

Compliance

Cisco Meraki MR

PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WPA3 EnterpriseWi-Fi Certified

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cisco Meraki MR

Cisco Meraki DashboardCisco UmbrellaCisco ISEThousandEyesServiceNowWebhooks / REST APIs

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WatchGuard CloudFireboxRADIUSActive Directory

Industries

Cisco Meraki MR

Cross-industryRetailEducationHospitalityHealthcareDistributed Branch Offices

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cross-industryRetailHospitalityEducationHealthcare

Regions

Cisco Meraki MR

Global

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Global

Vendor

Company

Cisco Meraki MR

Cisco

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WatchGuard

Headquarters

Cisco Meraki MR

San Jose, California, USA

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company size

Cisco Meraki MR

80,000+

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

1,001-5,000

Founded

Cisco Meraki MR

1984

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

1996