We performed a comparison between Cisco Enterprise Routers and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below
Comparison Results: MikroTik Routers and Switches comes out on top in this comparison. It is robust and easy to use. In addition, MikroTik Routers and Switches are considered significantly less expensive compared to Cisco Enterprise Routers. One area where Cisco Enterprise Routers did come out on top was in the Support category.
"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."
"It is issue-free."
"We have found the technology to be excellent. It provides a lot of services."
"Provides good capabilities and performance."
"The valuable feature is CLI."
"Most of the hardware is very stable."
"They offer a variety of very good features."
"It has provided us a more secure environment, especially the firewall. We've had multiple attempts of network intrusion which have been defeated due to the firewall rules in place."
"What I like the most is that it's an easy plug and play device to work with."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is controlling the bandwidth."
"The pricing is very reasonable. It's not too expensive."
"We make use of a script that will automatically re-route traffic when connections are slow."
"They use wireless and wired connections that include all of the features."
"The routing is nice and straightforward."
"It's very user-friendly."
"This is a good solution."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The price could be lowered."
"The price has room for improvement."
"They are pretty expensive devices."
"The solution could improve by having multiple features inclusive of the router, such as a free firewall and VPN. Additionally, it should be a generic box that can act as a router, firewall, and switch."
"The cost is prohibitive."
"The solution's cloud management capabilities could be better."
"I am happy with the price of Cisco Enterprise Routers, but they could offer more discounts to their customers."
"The solution is expensive and difficult to manage."
"The CPU load is too high. This causes the Internet to lag."
"The manageability of the web-based UI needs to be improved."
"Troubleshooting can be complex."
"When we have a problem and reach out to MikroTik support, it's not very fast. Usually, you have to speak in English, so my technicians need to have strong English skills to communicate."
"I would like to see some content filtering with MikroTik Routers and Switches."
"This product could offer better integration with VPNs."
"It would be very good if these products are accessible via different kinds of shells and GUI. It will make these solutions very usable."
"The product's setup process could be easier."
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Cisco Enterprise Routers is ranked 2nd in Routers with 101 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 1st in Routers with 62 reviews. Cisco Enterprise Routers is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Enterprise Routers writes "Allows us to configure NAS through Cisco activities and to create GRE channels with different sites". 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 Enterprise Routers is most compared with Huawei Enterprise Routers, Juniper MX Series Routers, HPE Enterprise Routers, OneAccess Enterprise Routers and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches, Huawei Enterprise Routers and Juniper MX Series Routers. See our Cisco Enterprise Routers vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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Mikrotik, as Cisco is not for everyone ... While this popular OS-based router, is simple, it is not for all applications.
When one wants complex results, MK is useful. it is an assistant to ADMs who do not have much knowledge.
But not everything is simple or can be solved with a single team. The particularity of its Agile and intuitive interface makes MK lose in the middle to high segment.
Cisco has years of experience, one may or may not agree with its pricing and especially licensing policy, but its products are made to last, its IOS, is powerful in many areas.
One turns on a Cisco and if the initial configuration is optimal, it does not turn off that router anymore.
MK is a team that must be seen, controlling and above all optimizing. The reasons for choosing one and the other are simple, money, knowledge and, above all, projection.
Cisco can be planned and completed, but it is not for everyone. MK plans to buy and update the HW sooner or later. His continuous releases are tedious but necessary. Cisco in the Enterprise range is clearly superior, as is Juniper or Huawei.