We performed a comparison between ExtremeRouting 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."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 very easy to set up."
"It is a very scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The routing protocol is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"Provides a good redundancy technique."
"What I like about Extreme Routing is its impressive performance."
"Looking at the robustness, I do not know whether it would be carrier grade – let's say for hundreds of thousands of users – but it certainly doesn't balk at 10,000 users or less."
"We've enjoyed the fact that it has very good performance."
"The deployment process of MikroTik routers and switches is very convenient since it is not command-driven and comes with a graphical user interface, making it much easier to operate."
"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."
"The setup is easy."
"They are stable."
"The product is very reliable."
"We're very happy with what we are getting out of the solution in general. The features are good. They're comparable to other brands such as Cisco and HP."
"This equipment is resilient and available at a good price."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Some of the latest protocols are unavailable."
"My advice for those looking into ExtremeRouting is: right now all switch manufacturers are backed up for months. If you're looking to implement quickly, I would say shop around a bit because it might be difficult."
"The solution is far too unstable. It's completely unreliable."
"The support, software resiliency, and software stability are areas of concern where improvements are required."
"It's not evolving as quickly as we would like it to."
"One area for improvement with Extreme Routing is the need for more accessible and comprehensive training."
"Better security is always better. If they can continue to improve in this area, that would be ideal."
"The solution needs to improve its security firewalls and mirror that of, for example, Sophos, or FortiGate."
"I don't like the product's performance."
"They can improve the way the user interface is laid out. Their user interface is slightly geeky. There is more than one way to do the same thing in the user interface, and they need to work on that."
"The Soft-GRE support needs to be improved."
"I would like to have some additional filtering options added in the future."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches needs to improve stability."
"I would appreciate enhancements to impose more restrictions on VPN connections."
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ExtremeRouting is ranked 10th in Routers with 6 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 1st in Routers with 62 reviews. ExtremeRouting is rated 7.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of ExtremeRouting writes "Efficient routing; good pricing". 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". ExtremeRouting is most compared with Juniper MX Series Routers, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and Huawei Enterprise Routers. See our ExtremeRouting vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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