We performed a comparison between Mikrotik Cloud Router Switch and Mikrotik Routers and Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Mikrotik Cloud Router Switch seems to be the superior solution. Our reviewers feel that the question concerning whether or not Mikrotik Routers and Switches are easy to deploy makes Mikrotik Cloud Router Switch the better investment.
"The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The beauty of MikroTik is that you have flexibility with the routing parts."
"The most valuable feature is that it has better throughput than its competitors."
"It is user-friendly, reliable, and cheap."
"It is easy to set up."
"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."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The performance has been good."
"This solution is very similar to the on-premises version making it easy to use for those who know the architect."
"One of the primary advantages is its competitive pricing in the market."
"The stability is good."
"I've never had any issues with the solution."
"It's great for small businesses or home offices."
"The solution offers very good multi-routing."
"They are stable."
"The most valuable feature is its bandwidth management ability."
"The tool's most valuable features are flexibility and configuration. It can be used in large setups."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The port isolation and VLAN need to be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"It would be even better with a centralized management platform."
"Technical support could be better."
"Antispam and antivirus features should be included in the future."
"MikroTik needs to add some features like IPS, mail security, or antivirus, et cetera."
"The queuing functionality needs improvement. The initial setup could be simplified."
"It would be nice if the interface was easier to use."
"I would appreciate enhancements to impose more restrictions on VPN connections."
"Improvements could be made in terms of SD-WAN capabilities and zero-touch provisioning."
"I don't like the product's performance."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches need a firewall policy to secure the network. I also want Mikrotic to add load balancing to the firewall policy, as it's currently hard to do in Mikrotik devices."
"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."
"The user interface allows you to do a lot of things, but it is not user-friendly."
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MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is ranked 5th in Routers with 18 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 1st in Routers with 62 reviews. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is rated 8.0, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of MikroTik Cloud Router Switch writes "Easy to set up, user-friendly, and reliable". 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". MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is most compared with Huawei Enterprise Routers, Arista Networks Platform, Meraki MS Switches, Cisco Enterprise Routers and Cisco Cloud Services Router, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Aruba Switches, Huawei Enterprise Routers and Juniper MX Series Routers. See our MikroTik Cloud Router Switch vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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