We performed a comparison between Huawei Enterprise Routers 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."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The configuration syntax makes it easy for us to configure the device and perform troubleshooting when needed."
"When we started, the connection was amazing for the 100G between the switches and the co-switch. What the students typically use for school is a maximum is 40 so they now have faster technology."
"The product is very reasonably priced."
"It's simple to use and offers good connectivity."
"Internet access is a good feature."
"I use the product to connect to various access points to extend my network."
"The product’s technical support team is responsive."
"The product is good, easy to manage , and works fine."
"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."
"We make use of a script that will automatically re-route traffic when connections are slow."
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network."
"The most valuable feature is the price because it's highly cost-effective concerning the functionalities provided within the box. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is straightforward. I would recommend the solution because it provides value for money."
"The routing is nice and straightforward."
"It has a lot of features. I haven't explored them all yet."
"The solution is stable."
"I think they have very strong routers because they have multiple processors. I like its easy configuration with applications. For example, configuration with Linux, Iptables, and routing protocols."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"If Huawei can use its own OEM processor, it could be a good step up for future use in the network devices."
"We have encountered issues while integrating the product with Enterprise Management Systems. Huawei platform is good for Huawei but we face issues when we integrate it with other models."
"The configuration is complex and should be simplified."
"Syntax in the implementation process could be easier to understand for a new user or someone who doesn’t have prior experience using the product."
"The internet service for enterprise bundle should be improved."
"In my country we don't have Huawei technology, we only have Huawei routers for ISP. There is no agent for Huawei in Egypt."
"We have found we have to restart the routers or reconfigured them a lot of the time, this issue should improve. The quality of the hardware needs to be more durable."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see better bandwidth management, more granular web filtering, and portal authentication."
"The solution needs to be more robust. In case of power fluctuations, MikroTik routers are more vulnerable to malfunctioning."
"f they can improve the OpenVPN, to make that a bit more straightforward, that would be ideal."
"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."
"If the client wants bigger capacity, there may be some issues. That is, there may be issues with scalability."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult. The configuration can take a lot of time."
"Improvements could be made in terms of SD-WAN capabilities and zero-touch provisioning."
"A central management platform would be great."
"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."
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Huawei Enterprise Routers is ranked 4th in Routers with 24 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 1st in Routers with 62 reviews. Huawei Enterprise Routers is rated 7.8, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Huawei Enterprise Routers writes "A stable and easy-to-manage solution with good security and firewalls". 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". Huawei Enterprise Routers is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Fortinet FortiGate, Juniper MX Series Routers, Cisco SD-WAN 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 Juniper MX Series Routers. See our Huawei Enterprise Routers vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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