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Product	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi by WatchGuard View product	Cisco Meraki MR by Cisco View product
Overview
What it is	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.	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.
Product type	Cloud-Managed Enterprise Wireless Access	Cloud-Managed Wireless Access Point
Best for	Cross-industry, Retail, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare	Cross-industry, Retail, Education, Hospitality, Healthcare, Distributed Branch Offices
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Hardware AP; Cloud-managed access points	Cloud-managed hardware; Cloud-managed hardware access points
Data residency	Global; US; EU	Multi-region cloud data centers (Americas, Europe, Asia)
Key features
What it offers	Cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Intrusion Prevention (WIPS) Captive portal Rogue AP containment Location analytics Network Security Wireless Security	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
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: no	Mobile app: yes
Supported platforms	Wireless access pointsEnterprise LAN	Cloud dashboardphysical wireless indoor/outdoor access points
Compliance	WPA3 EnterpriseWi-Fi Certified	PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	WatchGuard CloudFireboxRADIUSActive Directory	Cisco Meraki DashboardCisco UmbrellaCisco ISEThousandEyesServiceNowWebhooks / REST APIs
Industries	Cross-industryRetailHospitalityEducationHealthcare	Cross-industryRetailEducationHospitalityHealthcareDistributed Branch Offices
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	WatchGuard	Cisco
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA	San Jose, California, USA
Company size	1,001-5,000	80,000+
Founded	1996	1984

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

by WatchGuard

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Cisco Meraki MR

by Cisco

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Overview

What it is

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.

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.

Product type

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud-Managed Enterprise Wireless Access

Cisco Meraki MR

Cloud-Managed Wireless Access Point

Best for

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cross-industry, Retail, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare

Cisco Meraki MR

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

Pricing

Pricing model

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Contact Vendor

Cisco Meraki MR

Contact Vendor

Free trial

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cisco Meraki MR

Deployment

Deployment options

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

CloudOn-Premise

Cisco Meraki MR

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud; Hardware AP; Cloud-managed access points

Cisco Meraki MR

Cloud-managed hardware; Cloud-managed hardware access points

Data residency

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Global; US; EU

Cisco Meraki MR

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

Key features

What it offers

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

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

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

Platform & access

API access

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cisco Meraki MR

Single sign-on (SSO)

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cisco Meraki MR

Role-based access (RBAC)

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cisco Meraki MR

Multi-tenant

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cisco Meraki MR

Mobile app

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cisco Meraki MR

Supported platforms

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Wireless access pointsEnterprise LAN

Cisco Meraki MR

Cloud dashboardphysical wireless indoor/outdoor access points

Compliance

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WPA3 EnterpriseWi-Fi Certified

Cisco Meraki MR

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

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WatchGuard CloudFireboxRADIUSActive Directory

Cisco Meraki MR

Cisco Meraki DashboardCisco UmbrellaCisco ISEThousandEyesServiceNowWebhooks / REST APIs

Industries

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cross-industryRetailHospitalityEducationHealthcare

Cisco Meraki MR

Cross-industryRetailEducationHospitalityHealthcareDistributed Branch Offices

Regions

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Global

Cisco Meraki MR

Global

Vendor

Company

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WatchGuard

Cisco Meraki MR

Cisco

Headquarters

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Seattle, Washington, USA

Cisco Meraki MR

San Jose, California, USA

Company size

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

1,001-5,000

Cisco Meraki MR

80,000+

Founded

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

1996

Cisco Meraki MR

1984