We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center 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."SD-WAN and the security fabric are essential features of the product."
"Based on my use cases, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center was a great product that was easy to manage and work with while being a powerful tool."
"We are able to monitor everything that is happening on our network."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"The single pane of glass that helps us manage everything through FortiManager is the most important feature."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center's scalability is good."
"The interface is very straightforward."
"What I like about the solution is that it can be accessed anywhere."
"The routing is nice and straightforward."
"It's great for small businesses or home offices."
"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."
"It's pretty stable."
"This equipment is resilient and available at a good price."
"These routers and switches are very stable."
"The setup is easy."
"I use the tool to block external attempts."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"FortiSwitch should improve the FortiGate map. The diagram cannot move automatically to show the switch. The map does not map the physical location. It cannot move or touch the diagram."
"The solution can improve by upgrading QSFP+, it is very limited and must be supported more than it is now. If we need FortiSwitches to support all the QSFP ports our budgets would have to be very large."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center needs to improve its UI and stability."
"The FortiSwitch product was initially quite complex."
"The UI of the firewall and reporting could be improved."
"Routing is an area in Fortinet FortiSwitch with certain shortcomings where improvements are needed."
"There could be more porting software options for easy deployment in the product."
"The manageability of the web-based UI needs to be improved."
"We'd like for them to improve the UI and improve on speed."
"Troubleshooting can be complex."
"Wireless throughput has not kept up with the competition."
"A central management platform would be great."
"The solution is a complicated device."
"The solution should improve the features of Wi-Fi 6 a little bit."
"f they can improve the OpenVPN, to make that a bit more straightforward, that would be ideal."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 17th in Ethernet Switches with 19 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes " Handles network connectivity between data centers and supports internet applications". 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". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and Huawei Enterprise Routers. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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