We performed a comparison between Cisco Enterprise Routers and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch 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."
"I extensively used site-to-site VPNs, access control, etc., linking remote sites to the central location to create a highly distributed organization."
"We appreciate that this solution performs well, regardless of the volume of traffic being fed through it."
"It's easy to use, and there is a lot of information available on the internet."
"The stability is very good."
"They are the best in failover switches. Their product line is excellent."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature of this solution. The basic clients who don't use the VPN use it mostly for connectivity."
"These routers are stable and I don't know of any problems with them."
"The solution is mostly stable."
"It's a well-rounded solution for routing."
"I like that it's quite flexible and addresses different issues. It's quite easy to use, and the pricing is great. We find them to be very capable switches."
"The wiki page that describes the scripting and other features is very good."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature is that it has better throughput than its competitors."
"The GUI is easy to use."
"This solution is very similar to the on-premises version making it easy to use for those who know the architect."
"The interface management and the user access management is pretty good."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Cisco routers are an expensive product."
"Some of our customers have asked that this solution have a 10G connection."
"In Bangladesh, we do not have any expert-level support. We are having many issues implementing the DNS system."
"This solution is scalable but it does need some improvements."
"Longer duration of support."
"Cisco Enterprise Router's price could improve, they are expensive."
"I would like to see support for software-defined networking."
"We would like to see the security improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"MikroTik needs to add some features like IPS, mail security, or antivirus, et cetera."
"The bulk efficiencies and the control of traffic could be a bit better."
"There has to be more development in the OS. It's complex for this switch as compared to others like Cisco. For NetGear and Cisco, it's easy to adapt the VLAN concept but it should be simplified for MikroTik."
"It would be even better with a centralized management platform."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"The RAM capacity offered by the product needs to be increased, as it is one area where the tool currently has some shortcomings."
"The packet filtering, user log data, and user access log could all be improved."
Cisco Enterprise Routers is ranked 2nd in Routers with 101 reviews while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is ranked 5th in Routers with 18 reviews. Cisco Enterprise Routers is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Enterprise Routers writes "Allows us to configure NAS through Cisco activities and to create GRE channels with different sites". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Cloud Router Switch writes "Easy to set up, user-friendly, and reliable". Cisco Enterprise Routers is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Juniper MX Series Routers and HPE Enterprise Routers, whereas MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Arista Networks Platform, Meraki MS Switches and Cisco Cloud Services Router. See our Cisco Enterprise Routers vs. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch report.
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