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."I like that it's easy to use."
"I'm satisfied with Cisco switches. It's stable and beautiful."
"It's all-encompassing and can help you in all these different areas. If people realize that they want something that's going to work, that's pretty foolproof, then Cisco's always worth the investment."
"For me, the initial setup was easy and straightforward, but for some of our customers who are not as familiar with networking, it can be complicated."
"The initial setup is really easy."
"We like the stability and scalability of Cisco Ethernet Switches."
"Good and stable operational experience with nearly no loss of hardware and very few software bugs."
"Cisco's support is number one in the world."
"The solution offers very good multi-routing."
"The pricing is very reasonable. It's not too expensive."
"The radius and wireless features are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"The best part about MikroTik Routers is the price."
"We have not had any downtime with it. It has been a solid performer that way."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches are good and easy to use."
"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."
"The routing is nice and straightforward."
"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."
"From a system integrator's perspective, Cisco must train system integrators, partners, and customers about their services."
"Very highly priced in comparison to other similar products."
"Technical support in India needs to be improved."
"There are some GUI configuration improvements that they can implement in the future for the product models."
"I don't like the fact that the product is very expensive."
"An area for improvement in Cisco Ethernet Switches is its command-line interface. It works differently than expected if you want to do some implementation. However, it works if it's a simple integration."
"The CPU load is too high. This causes the Internet to lag."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult. The configuration can take a lot of time."
"There needs to be better support for this solution in India. We have no local support."
"The Soft-GRE support needs to be improved."
"f they can improve the OpenVPN, to make that a bit more straightforward, that would be ideal."
"The product's setup process could be easier."
"The interface for management could be improved."
"They lack the extended warranty for the equipment. They only provide a warranty for one year as compared to the other vendors who offer a warranty for three years, five years, and lifetime, etc."
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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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