We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and MikroTik Routers and Switches 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."The most valuable features of the Arista Networks Platform are the EVPN and VXLAN. It has comprehensive features."
"I like the spine as a leaf model and low latency. The hardware is robust and meets expected latency in all environments, mainly if you belong to the media or trading industry. For multicast-based solutions, Arista is number one."
"What we like most is its performance to price ratio."
"The solution is very stable."
"The best part is the single operating system that they have. Regardless of your model, it's the same operating system functioning across the board, which means you don't have to worry about backward compatibilities between your older switches and the new ones that you deploy."
"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"It is very stable. It has good hardware and very stable code. It provides good value for its price. They are a very lean type of organization, so they are very responsive, and they're able to focus more on their platform versus having multiple products out there."
"They support open standard features."
"The most valuable feature is the price because it's highly cost-effective concerning the functionalities provided within the box. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is straightforward. I would recommend the solution because it provides value for money."
"This solution is easy to configure and it's very flexible."
"The best part about MikroTik Routers is the price."
"I like the routing features."
"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."
"They have amazing speed and reliability, and they also provide value for money. They are pretty powerful."
"We have found this solution is quite robust and there are a lot of features in a small device."
"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."
"They should have a more stable code."
"My company does face issues in terms of interoperability when it comes to the product, making it an area that needs to be fixed."
"The solution’s pricing could be better."
"I want the solution to include a unified controller."
"The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required."
"The CVP management platform needs to be improved."
"An area for improvement in Arista Networks Platform is its integration, e.g. it needs to have more integration with its new products. Incorporating more security and cloud is also another area for improvement in the platform."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"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."
"If the reporting functionality of the solution is considered, I think it is not good."
"There is an area of improvement. The firewall features are self-contained, but features like email scanning and voice control should be improved. This is the best routing product."
"It would be very good if these products are accessible via different kinds of shells and GUI. It will make these solutions very usable."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches needs to improve stability."
"The solution is a complicated device."
"In the Israeli market, we are in need of Hebrew support."
"The CPU load is too high. This causes the Internet to lag."
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Arista Networks Platform is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". 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". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and VMware NSX, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and Cisco Cloud Services Router. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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