We performed a comparison between Mellanox Switches and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch 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."It is a very easy-to-use product."
"From what I've been told, a valuable feature of Mellanox switches is they're quite user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the size, power consumption, and the vast amount of features."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its functionality."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the powerful hardware and the software is open. They're using Linux operating system. You can do and install many things, and it performs well."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It's a well-rounded solution for routing."
"It is easy to set up."
"The beauty of MikroTik is that you have flexibility with the routing parts."
"The tool has impacted our company's network costs and productivity in a perfect manner and percentage-wise, I can say it is 120 percent."
"This solution is very similar to the on-premises version making it easy to use for those who know the architect."
"It is user-friendly, reliable, and cheap."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The scalability is working fine at the moment, but there's always room for improvement. As of right now, I don't know of any improvements to suggest."
"Mellanox Switches could improve by adding some features that can make it easier for integrating the switches in some managing and monitoring platforms, such as Elastic or similar software for monitoring data with the data center in a more holistic way."
"The configuration is a bit different from Cisco, and therefore, for me at least, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"Mellanox Switches were easier before Nvidia bought Mellanox and then their new version of the operating system changed. They started with Ennui, and now they only use Linux. If they returned to their previous CLI it would be a good option for starters. The new CLI is more difficult to use but more powerful than the older one. It has its advantages."
"If you compare this solution with Cisco, utilization in Cisco is more popular and it is more friendly."
"The initial setup is complex."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"Stuff that I'd like to be improved is really just training and documentation because I think the feature set is full. Another improvement I'd suggest is that their new, bigger releases should be a bit more stable."
"MikroTik needs to add some features like IPS, mail security, or antivirus, et cetera."
"Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco."
"The port isolation and VLAN need to be improved."
"It would be even better with a centralized management platform."
"The bulk efficiencies and the control of traffic could be a bit better."
Mellanox Switches is ranked 17th in Ethernet Switches with 5 reviews while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is ranked 15th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews. Mellanox Switches is rated 7.6, while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Mellanox Switches writes "Powerful hardware, reliable performance, and advantageous open-source OS". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Cloud Router Switch writes "Easy to set up, user-friendly, and reliable". Mellanox Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Aruba Switches, Broadcom StrataXGS and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, whereas MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Netgate TNSR, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Arista Networks Platform and NETGEAR Switches. See our Mellanox Switches vs. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch report.
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