We performed a comparison between Cisco Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One valuable feature is that you can string a number of switches together, and the fact that there are various methods to connect them, such as by stacking."
"The tool is easy to use, offering numerous options in terms of server connection."
"The quality of service is one of the main reasons we use Cisco in our organization. It's quite high and very reliable. The switches also end up working for a long time, so there's less need to replace them as often as others. We have some switches in our company that has been running since 2006, for example. They are quite old, but they still work."
"Good and stable operational experience with nearly no loss of hardware and very few software bugs."
"We only deal with Cisco products, they are very good."
"The main features of this solution are performance and ease of use."
"Multicast is a great feature of this product."
"Very stable solution with a very low failure rate."
"The features of the equipment fit all the needs of the customers."
"It's very user-friendly."
"MikroTik routers are very user-friendly and easy to manage"
"The routing is nice and straightforward."
"I've never had any issues with the solution."
"The stability is good."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches are stable"
"The setup is easy."
"Could use additional programmability for the switches."
"The ease of use of Cisco Ethernet Switches could improve. It is different to use them if you do not have prior knowledge."
"Their firmware could be better secured against vulnerabilities or other exploits. Also, only selected catalyst switches are allowed to onboard to Cisco SD Access technology."
"The price is an area with a shortcoming in the solution."
"You have to be Cisco-certified to work on Cisco products, so we can't get into Cisco to do even basic configurations."
"If Cisco Ethernet Switches can work both on-prem and in the cloud, it would be an advantage."
"The cost is very prohibitive both for us as well as other organizations. It's very expensive to buy Cisco switches. Among our colleagues, we find that we're not alone in thinking it's too high. Everyone's complaining about this."
"Switches should be made stackable, even if they are not of the same model."
"The CPU load is too high. This causes the Internet to lag."
"This product could offer better integration with VPNs."
"The user interface is not very good."
"The solution needs to improve its security firewalls and mirror that of, for example, Sophos, or FortiGate."
"It is slow, old and unfriendly."
"MikroTik does not have a wireless solution. If they created a high-performance wireless solution we would deploy it in our infrastructure."
"The solution's website isn't that good. When I go to it, I can't find what I'm looking for. However, if I go to a third party's website, I can easily find the information."
"In the Israeli market, we are in need of Hebrew support."
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Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Ethernet Switches writes "It's a solidly stable product from a leader in the field". 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 Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and D-Link Ethernet Switches. See our Cisco Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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