We performed a comparison between MikroTik Routers and Switches and NETGEAR 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."MikroTik offers full enterprise capabilities at a very reasonable price."
"This solution is easy to configure and it's very flexible."
"The most valuable feature is that you can do anything on all platforms."
"These routers and switches are very stable."
"The product is very reliable."
"They have amazing speed and reliability, and they also provide value for money. They are pretty powerful."
"We use the product for VPN."
"MikroTik routers are very user-friendly and easy to manage"
"The most important feature is the failover, the LACP links. That's the dual set it allows. We have redundant core switches and, if one fails or one network adapter fails, the other one can take over without problems."
"We have a wide range of switches for various applications, including a collection specifically designed for ProAV, as well as Multi-gig Switches, which are also quite well-known or unique."
"There is a lot of helpful documentation that helps with the configuration process."
"I'm satisfied with the stability of NETGEAR Switches."
"The tool is very easy to deploy as it is a very basic switch."
"The company provides a lifetime warranty."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. I have not faced any issues with the product whatsoever."
"The remote management tools are fantastic. The combination of the webpage as well as the app makes life so much easier. I don't need to go and visit sites to do upgrades or any sorts of changes. The firmware can all be deployed remotely. I can see the traffic on each of the switch ports remotely as well, so I can see if we've got problems, down to an individual port. It's very granular."
"Technical support could be better. They don't have good support like Cisco. It can also be more stable and scalable."
"The solution's website isn't that good. When I go to it, I can't find what I'm looking for. However, if I go to a third party's website, I can easily find the information."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"Improvements could be made in terms of SD-WAN capabilities and zero-touch provisioning."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches needs to improve stability."
"The manageability of the web-based UI needs to be improved."
"It could be more scalable. Product awareness could also be better. There's a lack of awareness when it comes to MikroTik. People only know about Cisco and others, and they won't rely on MikroTik. This is primarily because of hardware limitations. While this product is good economically, it's unsuitable for high-end projects. In the next release, I want this product to be more compatible."
"Troubleshooting can be complex."
"They need to continue moving forward with their consulting in the AV realm to find out what is needed. They are some differences in the M4300 line and the larger M4500 line right now. They could produce a 1 Gigabit variety that could be a bit cheaper that might fit into that, since the majority of the projects that we see are still in that 1 Gigabit bandwidth threshold. Along with that, a great option would be if it would provide the same modular ability on a lower level."
"Centralized monitoring is there, but competitors like Cisco Prime are at a higher level of centralized monitoring."
"Lacks switches with additional ports that provide room for new protocols of communications."
"Their old firmware was a problem for us and we're still working on it. It didn't apply correctly so it took about half of our switches offline, which meant we couldn't use some of the functionality like the firmware updates. Unfortunately with that firmware, which they've sorted out, if you don't go through all the firmware and make sure it's past that point and back online, that's an issue with them. It's something to cautious about"
"The M4250 switches needs more SFP models."
"My one issue with it is that not all the features of the switch can currently be managed via the portal. For some of the more advanced features, you still have to configure the switch."
"NETGEAR Switches could provide local technical support services."
"One thing I would like to see improved is the response time for technical support."
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MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 51 reviews. MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and Cisco Ethernet Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and Aruba Switches. See our MikroTik Routers and Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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