What are the advantages and disadvantages of merge replication?

Merge replication is a feature offered by Microsoft SQL Servers that allows changes to be sent from one primary server, called a publisher, to one or more secondary servers, called subscribers.
Merge replication is one of the modes available in the Microsoft SQL Server for distributing data to various servers from a primary server. Merge replication is one of three types of replication, along with snapshot replication and transactional replication. Which type is used depends on the database’s needs, how frequently changes are made to it and the SQL Server version being employed.
Advantages
It provides built-in and custom conflict resolution capabilities.
It allows for the synchronization of data from multiple tables at one time.
It provides rich data replication options like selection of article types and filtering and identity range management.
Disadvantages
Merge replication requires more configuration and maintenance at the server