I'm new the the unified / cloud managed WAP arena. I've tried Meraki's free WAP offer that I seen on SpiceWorks by participating in a online presentation. I instantly feel in love with their product line but I recently stumbled upon Ubiquiti.
It seems that Meraki and Ubiquiti both offer similar solutions for their class but I was hoping for some more knowledgeable individuals to share what they have experienced with these two vendors. On the surface it looks like Ubiquiti offers superior hardware in some cases and also does not charge a yearly licensing fee to use their service as Meraki does.
This makes Ubiquiti more attractive than Meraki offering better hardware, features, and price for a small business. But I have no first hand experience with them. I also like the idea that in addition to no licensing fees, with Ubiquiti you can download the software controller on premise and host it inside your datacenter rather than the Cloud.
What are your thoughts?