We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center 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."The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"Based on my use cases, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center was a great product that was easy to manage and work with while being a powerful tool."
"I like the solution's technical support. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"The single pane of glass that helps us manage everything through FortiManager is the most important feature."
"The solution has made configuration and setup very, very easy."
"SD-WAN and the security fabric are essential features of the product."
"What I like about the solution is that it can be accessed anywhere."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"I like that it's quite flexible and addresses different issues. It's quite easy to use, and the pricing is great. We find them to be very capable switches."
"It's a well-rounded solution for routing."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The initial setup is easy."
"A valuable aspect is its user-friendly configuration, making it accessible even for individuals with basic technical knowledge."
"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 performance has been good."
"The beauty of MikroTik is that you have flexibility with the routing parts."
"The solution can improve by upgrading QSFP+, it is very limited and must be supported more than it is now. If we need FortiSwitches to support all the QSFP ports our budgets would have to be very large."
"The solution could always benefit from more security. It's of critical importance to organizations right now."
"Does not have as many features as other solutions, such as segmentation and analytics engines."
"The product must improve the latency in the management center."
"Before using FortiSwitch, you need several certifications."
"Cisco is better in terms of price, scalability, and ease of management. Regarding resources, they are available in Pakistan to manage these systems."
"The FortiSwitch product was initially quite complex."
"There could be more porting software options for easy deployment in the product."
"The solution does not yet offer a SaaS version."
"The port isolation and VLAN need to be improved."
"If MikroTik had a marketing team and support team in India then it would be much easier for us to get the product, as well as support."
"The bulk efficiencies and the control of traffic could be a bit better."
"MikroTik needs to add some features like IPS, mail security, or antivirus, et cetera."
"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."
"The user interface could improve and they should allow a license for IBS."
"Antispam and antivirus features should be included in the future."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 19 reviews while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is ranked 15th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0, while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes " Handles network connectivity between data centers and supports internet applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Cloud Router Switch writes "Easy to set up, user-friendly, and reliable". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches 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 Ubiquiti UniFi Switches. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch report.
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