We performed a comparison between Cisco Cloud Services Router and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Routers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"It seems pretty stable. We have never had any issues with it."
"Overall, it is a solid product and a good router."
"The most valuable features of the Cisco Cloud Services Router are the integration with Amazon and Oracle cloud."
"The routing service for NPLS called Layer 3-IP is fantastic."
"The bandwidth and throughput are pretty good."
"The most valuable feature of the Cisco Cloud Services Router is it can make your migrations smooth. For example, if you want to migrate to the cloud, but you don't want to change the IP. You can extend your VLAN from on-premise to the cloud without having to change the IP."
"It connects all the accounts with the weaknesses, and this is what we were looking for. Also, it connects with the on-premise side."
"It provides peace of mind because it is a stable product that you aren't going to lose sleep over at night wondering if it will be running or not."
"MikroTik routers are very user-friendly and easy to manage"
"This equipment is resilient and available at a good price."
"It has a lot of features. I haven't explored them all yet."
"What I like best about MikroTik Routers and Switches is its easy handling. The product also has a significantly good interface."
"We have not had any downtime with it. It has been a solid performer that way."
"This is a good solution."
"It's very user-friendly."
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The initial setup is easy for one device but is more complex when numerous devices need to be configured."
"I would like some deployment examples and guides specific to AWS VPCs and how to separate your subnets. Then, how they tie-in with the Internet gateway and any NAT services that we are running on our VPC. This would be extremely helpful."
"It does the job, but it's not cloud native. It could be even better, like having a single pane of glass and being less expensive."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router could improve by having more features. It is lacking features, such as virtualization and containerization. Additionally, there should be increased security and connectivity between routers."
"They have an online registration that happens after they pick up block months. If they could decrease to yearly or something, sometimes the device is not cell phone accessible. That becomes an issue or challenge for us. If that can be improved, that would be really great."
"It could grow or adapt to changes in the cloud. For example, cloud does not support autoscaling. When people want to grow, they have to do manual activities."
"I would like to see better security, where there are more access controls and data confidentiality."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router could improve the GUI."
"The product needs to include more power."
"I would like to have some additional filtering options added in the future."
"I would like to see some content filtering with MikroTik Routers and Switches."
"Sometimes, when I need to reboot or change software, MikroTik crashes."
"The interface for management could be improved."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult. The configuration can take a lot of time."
"The solution needs to offer better documentation."
"They need to create a license for IBS. I have a lot of clients that have spam on their networks."
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Cisco Cloud Services Router is ranked 8th in Routers with 17 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 1st in Routers with 62 reviews. Cisco Cloud Services Router is rated 8.0, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Cloud Services Router writes "Useful for smooth migrations, high availability, and simple deployment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Routers and Switches writes "A cost-effective networking solutions with a robust feature set, but its interface may have a steeper learning curve". Cisco Cloud Services Router is most compared with MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, HPE Enterprise Routers and Huawei Enterprise Routers, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Cisco Cloud Services Router vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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