We performed a comparison between Cisco Ethernet Switches 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."Cisco Ethernet Switches is a very stable product."
"The queue functionality is the solution's most valuable feature, specifically because we are delivering a lot of Layer 2 services. Layer 2 protocol tunnels work well on Cisco switches."
"The solution's valuable features are the speed of network transfer, it can transfer four to six gigabits per second."
"Cisco switches have several valuable features like VLAN mapping. We seldom use that, but we find the security configurations helpful, like high availability with trading port channels and MAC filtering."
"We can expect Cisco Ethernet Switches to last for years without issue."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is easy to use and it has good technical support."
"The product offers very good customer support. It's likely the best in the industry."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are stable."
"The radius and wireless features are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"It has a lot of features. I haven't explored them all yet."
"What I like best about MikroTik Routers and Switches is its easy handling. The product also has a significantly good interface."
"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."
"We have not had any downtime with it. It has been a solid performer that way."
"The routing is nice and straightforward."
"I like the routing features."
"The product is simple to use."
"The high price of the tool is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"We've had hardware problems like SSDs, ports, networking, things like that."
"It would be nice if they had higher wattage for PoE+."
"The initial setup can be simplified."
"In terms of features, they tick all the boxes as of now. That could be because we tailor the solution around the product. I have not seen anything that pulls me back or is not working well for me. However, there could be better integration with the network monitoring systems. It doesn't mean it is currently not there, but there could be better discoverability with some of the network monitoring systems to be able to have more visibility. When you're setting up a control room, you can have more visibility into what is going on in the network. It has been doing that, but it can do that more."
"Location of customers to connect clients to the servers and transport the data and VoIP in parallel with QoS and NBAR with 802.1X."
"The price could be better."
"The product could improve in the area of simulated switches."
"I would appreciate enhancements to impose more restrictions on VPN connections."
"The CPU load is too high. This causes the Internet to lag."
"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."
"The solution is a complicated device."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches needs to improve stability."
"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 solution needs to offer better documentation."
"The manageability of the web-based UI needs to be improved."
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Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Ethernet Switches writes "It's a solidly stable product from a leader in the field". 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". Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and D-Link Ethernet Switches. See our Cisco Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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