{"id":19495,"date":"2025-04-23T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=19495"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:47:00","slug":"mx85-meraki-vs-mx95-meraki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/mx85-meraki-vs-mx95-meraki\/","title":{"rendered":"MX85 Meraki Firewall vs The MX95: Do The Specs Vary Enough to Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19495\" class=\"elementor elementor-19495\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613d735 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"613d735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346c1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"346c1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both of these firewalls offer strong support for network security, but you\u2019re still going to find plenty of differences between the MX85 Meraki vs MX95 Meraki. Their titles make them sound relatively close. You can definitely find some similarities, but it\u2019s crucial to understand where each Cisco Meraki firewall works best.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of this comes down to your current and future needs in network security for your business. It\u2019s crucial to think about what each firewall is capable of, from user limits, VPN capabilities, and other relevant specs that help them stand on their own. This article focuses on the angles that matter most in the context of the MX85 Meraki firewall vs the MX95.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0458434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0458434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Separating the MX85 Meraki and MX95 Firewall\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a4dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a4dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you make it all too complicated, there\u2019s nothing wrong with starting with some of the most obvious differences. A good example of this is in the number of users each business firewall can support.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the MX85, that number goes up to 300 users and up to 500 if you\u2019re working with the MX95. What you\u2019re likely to notice first between the two is that the MX95 comes out to be a bit stronger. This is in more ways than one, but stronger isn\u2019t always better. You want a firewall that feels built for the needs of your network security without having to bite off more than you need to.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae4771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ae4771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Cisco Meraki MX85?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ccb1b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ccb1b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seen as a mid-range firewall solution, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/cisco-meraki\/firewalls\/mx85.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cisco Meraki MX85<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers years of support while you grow your business. It can handle anywhere from 200 to 300 users, and you get the benefit of enterprise-grade security from Cisco Meraki. This can be seen across the different security licenses, such as Meraki Advanced or Enterprise.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, when it comes to a comparison, these are some of the most important details to focus on:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f39346 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f39346\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28bfd61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28bfd61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5874e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f5874e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Security Throughput: 1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels: 200<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WAN Uplinks: 4<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b144f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b144f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f577f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f577f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX85-1024x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19523\" alt=\"MX85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX85-1024x178.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX85-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX85-768x134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX85-1536x268.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX85.jpg 1744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540c3e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"540c3e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c26ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0c26ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also get the upside of Cisco Meraki management features in the firewall dashboard. While the MX85 is seen as a mid-range choice, it\u2019s also a great scalable option from a smaller device.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ab166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80ab166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Cisco Meraki MX95?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ef3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7ef3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking these specs just a tad further, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/cisco-meraki\/firewalls\/mx95.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the MX95<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is seen as a higher-capacity option. It nearly encroaches on enterprise-level firewalls but tends to find popularity among mid-range demands.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quick comparison with the same specs mentioned with the MX85:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d659163 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d659163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b9b91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8b9b91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e53746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e53746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 2.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 2.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Security Throughput: 2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels: 500<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WAN Uplinks: 4<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9452333 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9452333\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b986289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b986289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"122\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX95-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19525 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX95-1.jpg 946w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX95-1-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MX95-1-768x146.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/122;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3053b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c3053b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ca925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4ca925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The full scope of network security considers much more than firewalls alone, but they are a leading component. Meraki products have a stellar reputation, and these are just two among many in their lineup. Since business firewall solutions are seen as a long-term purchase, it\u2019s important that you end up with the right features and capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5510058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5510058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparing the MX85 Meraki vs the MX95\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7815182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7815182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of your expertise with firewall technology, it\u2019s easy to get lost in the specs. The truth is that you can spend all day comparing technical features, but that can overcomplicate your decision-making. Take a look at the brief table below to see how the MX85 matches up against the MX95, focusing on a few specific details.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d271d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d271d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-37\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-37\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Cisco Meraki MX85<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Cisco Meraki MX95<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Advanced Security Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">200<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">WAN Uplinks<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PoE Capabilities<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1x RJ45<br \/>\n1 Gigabit Ethernet port (WAN - port 4)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1x RJ45<br \/>\n2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port (WAN)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-37 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593a469 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"593a469\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4db5ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4db5ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, it\u2019s really important to take stock of what your current needs are in network security. This will help guide you to the right feature set that aligns with your organization now and down the road.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bec3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bec3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee329e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee329e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll always have numerous firewall solutions to choose from. Regarding these Cisco Meraki firewalls, the MX95 would be the best long-term solution. Both models benefit from ongoing support, but at least the MX95 gives you wiggle room to continue growing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who are just starting out or beginning to scale, the MX85 could very well be more than enough. 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