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."
"The most important feature is that it is designed for mobile vehicle communication in harsh conditions."
"The most valuable feature is the SNMP traps that I use to monitor the router and the availability of the network."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence assessment models."
"Overall, it is a solid product and a good router."
"The routing service for NPLS called Layer 3-IP is fantastic."
"It seems pretty stable. We have never had any issues with it."
"It is definitely scalable. It can handle a lot more traffic and group work compared to any other products that I've evaluated. It could easily scale a lot more than what I'm doing right now."
"We have not had any downtime with it. It has been a solid performer that way."
"We have found this solution is quite robust and there are a lot of features in a small device."
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches are good and easy to use."
"They have amazing speed and reliability, and they also provide value for money. They are pretty powerful."
"I have seen a return on investment since we didn't have to pay a licensing fee."
"I like MikroTik's GUI. It's completely handy and easy to handle because of its GUI. Despite other brands like Cisco urging me to switch, I didn't because they don't have a GUI. This is the most comfortable thing in my project that anyone can use easily. It's effortless to maintain MikroTik routers because both screens make it very easy in GUI mode. You can easily interact with your hardware."
"The deployment process of MikroTik routers and switches is very convenient since it is not command-driven and comes with a graphical user interface, making it much easier to operate."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"It is too complex. It is not easy to set up, even with the documentation that they provided. It is a little confusing."
"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."
"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."
"The configuration is difficult."
"There should be a system in place to help existing users make an easier transition to the newer interfaces."
"Technical support could be better. I am missing a single pane of glass, where I can see all the connections, etc."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router could improve the GUI."
"A CAPEX/OPEX model, where the pricing model is subscription-based, would give much better flexibility for the customers. The pricing and model for Cisco Cloud Services Router and other Cisco products could be improved."
"They lack the extended warranty for the equipment. They only provide a warranty for one year as compared to the other vendors who offer a warranty for three years, five years, and lifetime, etc."
"It would be nice if the interface was easier to use."
"The product's setup process could be easier."
"The ports could be improved, as certain areas may need to be terminated with a greater number of Ethernet ports. We initially faced challenges that hindered our network usage, especially with third-party applications that were not certified or supported. It took some time to streamline and resolve these issues."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches need a firewall policy to secure the network. I also want Mikrotic to add load balancing to the firewall policy, as it's currently hard to do in Mikrotik devices."
"If the reporting functionality of the solution is considered, I think it is not good."
"It is slow, old and unfriendly."
"Wireless throughput has not kept up with the competition."
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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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