We performed a comparison between Cisco Ethernet 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."When it comes to switching routing, we have no doubts about Cisco."
"The most valuable features are network monitoring and management."
"Multicast is an advanced feature that helps alleviate some of our work challenges."
"Technical support is excellent. They are very helpful."
"DNA Center is very interesting in automating the setup and monitoring as with each occurrence it gets easier to troubleshoot and provides an impression about what could be the problem."
"As I am Cisco certified, I like the way that I can program them."
"The most valuable feature is the complete functionality, but the most important thing is support."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are pretty reliable, and I have rarely seen one of them break."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The interface management and the user access management is pretty good."
"The most valuable feature is that it has better throughput than its competitors."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"There are a lot of features to control permitting or stopping packets in the network."
"The wiki page that describes the scripting and other features is very good."
"Some of the most valuable features are the simplicity, cost, usability, and power. As a package, it's extremely effective."
"A valuable aspect is its user-friendly configuration, making it accessible even for individuals with basic technical knowledge."
"The price could be improved by being reduced."
"It could be cheaper, especially the DNA license. One DNA license is around $3,000 for a three-year contract."
"Cisco's equipment is expensive, especially since it introduced the obligatory purchase of Cisco DNA."
"Integration with third-party products could be improved."
"There are some GUI configuration improvements that they can implement in the future for the product models."
"Could use additional programmability for the switches."
"The solution should offer a method for user-based load balancing."
"This may be something that they are already working on, but it would be an improvement if they could add a layer of security to layer two and layer three to protect the server and to protect the data."
"It would be even better with a centralized management platform."
"The solution does not yet offer a SaaS version."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Technical support could be better."
"There has to be more development in the OS. It's complex for this switch as compared to others like Cisco. For NetGear and Cisco, it's easy to adapt the VLAN concept but it should be simplified for MikroTik."
"Antispam and antivirus features should be included in the future."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"The bulk efficiencies and the control of traffic could be a bit better."
Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is ranked 15th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews. Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is rated 8.0. 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 Cloud Router Switch writes "Easy to set up, user-friendly, and reliable". Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches, whereas MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Netgate TNSR, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Arista Networks Platform and Meraki MS Switches. See our Cisco Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch report.
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