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."Multicast is a great feature of this product."
"We like the stability and scalability of Cisco Ethernet Switches."
"The command-line interface is easy to use."
"Technical support is excellent. They are very helpful."
"We don't need any support from Cisco since there are a lot of materials and training about Cisco available online. I feel Cisco's support is good."
"The solution effectively provides a stable connection for users."
"The solution can scale."
"The greatest advantage of Cisco switches is their reliability. For example, we bought some 500 series switches back in 2002 or 2003, and they ran 24/7. I never had an issue for seven years."
"We have found this solution is quite robust and there are a lot of features in a small device."
"The solution offers very good multi-routing."
"The MikroTik Hotspot is great."
"They are stable."
"It's very user-friendly."
"It is a stable solution. I have been using the solution for a while, and I don't face any outages or trouble while using the solution."
"Load balancing is one of the valuable features of the solution...In short, MikroTik provides a very user-friendly GUI option."
"The routing is nice and straightforward."
"Could use additional programmability for the switches."
"Cisco should strive to improve the software for its switches."
"They can make the licensing model a little easier."
"We have supply issues when ordering switches. It used to be a minimum of six to eight weeks. Now it has become around six months. That's the only issue we have."
"Pricing could be lower."
"Because of the cyber attacks, they should focus more on VoIP."
"The quality of Cisco Ethernet Switches could be better."
"Cisco could definitely work on delivering improved pricing to its customers."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult. The configuration can take a lot of time."
"I don't like the product's performance."
"I would like to see a cluster feature added, where multiple devices can be configured and managed as one. One is in a standby state while the other is active, and if one fails then the other takes over."
"I would like to have the option of having multiple logins."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"They should improve technical support and make direct access available to the customers."
"The product needs to include more power."
"Sometimes, when I need to reboot or change software, MikroTik crashes."
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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 61 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, Huawei Enterprise Routers and D-Link Ethernet Switches. See our Cisco Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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