2018-11-26T07:07:00Z

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Enterprise Routers?

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CR
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-12-01T13:39:32Z
Dec 1, 2023

I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price.

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SM
Real User
Top 5
2023-11-13T11:08:57Z
Nov 13, 2023

I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

Suman Ghimire - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2023-07-05T03:10:00Z
Jul 5, 2023

It is quite costly for the same feature as compared to Huawei and Juniper. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.

ADEOYEAFOLABI - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2023-06-30T09:39:52Z
Jun 30, 2023

I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten and it is yearly.

StaffordSlater - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
Top 10
2023-06-27T15:48:00Z
Jun 27, 2023

The solution is costly for small businesses. I rate its pricing a five out of ten.

PF
Real User
Top 20
2023-06-26T12:59:00Z
Jun 26, 2023

The solution is expensive.

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AR
Real User
Top 10
2023-03-09T21:58:01Z
Mar 9, 2023

Licensing costs are expensive for us.

MOHAMEDELSHERIF - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-02-13T20:28:06Z
Feb 13, 2023

The solution is a bit expensive. They should consider better pricing. They have turned to subscription-based licensing. However, it may not be as cost-effective. Prices vary. There are different license models to choose from.

John Bayangos - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-01-11T17:04:04Z
Jan 11, 2023

I'd rate the solution two out of ten in terms of affordability. It's an expensive product.

RezaPradipta - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-12-07T13:46:46Z
Dec 7, 2022

The solution is more expensive than other options. I'd rate it six out of ten in terms of affordability.

BT
Real User
Top 20
2022-09-13T20:24:19Z
Sep 13, 2022

We pay for our license annually. If it could be cheaper that would be good, but I would rate it as a four out of five for price, with one being very expensive and five being very affordable.

Sadam Kherisat - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-07-21T19:20:25Z
Jul 21, 2022

We recommend using smart licensing with this product because of the positive experience we have had with it.

AB
Real User
Top 5
2022-07-05T14:42:57Z
Jul 5, 2022

Cisco is good in terms of pricing. You get good value for money. They've got different models which come at different prices. If you have a Cisco 3800 router, you may find you are buying it at maybe $4,000 or maybe $3,000. It depends on who's selling. Obviously, the markup is a low code. Sometimes a company exaggerates import duties. If I had to buy directly, it looks cheaper than if I tried to go through a reseller that messes with the costs.

Dhanushka Chaitanya - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-05-26T13:29:50Z
May 26, 2022

The cost of this solution is very low compared to other products.

Sumanth Myneni - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-05-17T14:45:17Z
May 17, 2022

The license of Cisco Enterprise Routers is too expensive compared to other solutions. As we try to increase the bandwidth, it gets even more expensive. There is an annual license needed to use the solution.

AO
Reseller
2022-03-14T12:14:22Z
Mar 14, 2022

Normally, we pay for the licenses upfront. I think it's mostly just a perpetual, once-off license.

SameerBali - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-02-02T15:38:05Z
Feb 2, 2022

We don't need a license if we use IOS for basic, IT-related tasks. However, if we want to use a security feature, advanced IT features, video conferencing, voice conferencing, or UT, we must purchase a license for each of these features. Cisco Enterprise Routers are not the cheapest routers on the market, they are expensive.

KR
Reseller
2021-12-22T21:03:00Z
Dec 22, 2021

Cisco Routers are quite affordable. The price is not the problem. It's the availability and the lifecycle.

AA
Real User
2021-12-13T11:48:00Z
Dec 13, 2021

The routers require a one-time license fee as they are perpetual.

FV
Real User
2021-11-02T06:00:03Z
Nov 2, 2021

I like the price of the solution.

PR
Real User
2021-09-07T12:23:56Z
Sep 7, 2021

We do not have an issue with the price. The license is perpetual and is in-built to the router upon purchase of the device. However, they recently changed the licensing model to one which is subscription-based for periods of three, five or seven years. The licensing fee is okay and matches industry standards, which is the benchmark.

GS
Real User
2021-08-17T17:12:05Z
Aug 17, 2021

This solution is expensive compared to competitors. There are additional costs if you want to have their support.

WW
Real User
2021-08-17T12:41:13Z
Aug 17, 2021

The solution could be cheaper. There is no licensing cost.

SB
Real User
2021-07-31T12:34:34Z
Jul 31, 2021

The prices of Cisco are mostly fair. Cisco is similar to BMW for the networking industry. If you compare it with other vendors, such as Huawei, they cannot match the service. Cisco solution serves as the BMW of the networking industry in the way that the others are trying to live up to those expectations. Cisco is justified in some of the pricing, not all the pricing, if you go to the Cisco website, you can see the detailed documentation. I am currently working with Nokia and it is very difficult to find where the documentation is on the web. They do not even provide the datasheets, and they are only provided them on request for the equipment. How will a person really appreciate a company when it comes to that kind of solution? I can go to the Cisco website and look at the SD-WAN to see the validated designs, all the information, and understand them just by creating myself an account but not with Nokia. I am even trying to figure out what are the protocols that Nokia will use in their SD-WAN solution. It would be much easier to have documentation to compare the advantage and disadvantages. Cisco's openness in their documentation is one of the most appealing strengths of the company, it really gives you an indication of how open they are. The documents detail how much money they spend on it, and how they are helping the industry from an infrastructure perspective. Additionally, Cisco gives you talented individuals. There are people who are self-learners who will go to the website and look at the documentation, learn, and understand the software to find which functionality has a bug. When it comes to a Nokia, they will only help you if you are a managed service with a contract. Otherwise, you cannot even deploy their equipment, this is not a good practice. I justify part of the pricing that Cisco has but not the full model. There is a 25 percent price increase over the Nokia and it is justified for what Cisco delivers to its customers. I am calculating not just the pricing for just the routers, but the overall price, including openness and how much support they can handle. They are excellent. If you run a network without software support from Cisco and call technical support they will help. For example, they will indicate the problem exists because you upgraded the software and if you have a contract, you can automatically download the software to fix the problem. This would not be the case with Nokia, you will need them to be involved, they select the managed services, and that makes it extremely difficult for people to afford. Cisco is way too expensive for small and medium businesses. They must lower their prices in the lower range equipment. They need to make sure that they do not ignore that market segment because they will lose it for good. They will be gone from the Asian market and they will survive with only those companies which are extending their arms into India and South Asia because of the large companies that are there. They will not be able to penetrate the markets in all small and medium businesses and will not thrive.

ER
Real User
2021-06-19T09:17:20Z
Jun 19, 2021

It's not probably the best solution if you have a very limited budget, as it can become very expensive to have robust equipment.

AS
Real User
2021-05-22T10:36:47Z
May 22, 2021

The price of Cisco Enterprise Routers is good for the service that you get.

RG
Real User
2021-04-29T14:33:24Z
Apr 29, 2021

The price is reasonable. We pay for licensing every year.

RA
Real User
2021-02-25T15:13:08Z
Feb 25, 2021

It's expensive and the pricing could be improved. The license is paid yearly.

AS
Real User
2021-02-24T10:07:24Z
Feb 24, 2021

There are licensing costs and they are expensive.

MR
Real User
2021-02-11T12:22:09Z
Feb 11, 2021

It's quite expensive for small businesses.

FH
Reseller
2021-01-24T08:38:46Z
Jan 24, 2021

The price should be reduced.

GA
Real User
2021-01-23T11:57:00Z
Jan 23, 2021

Some companies provide initial licenses very cheaply, as do Cisco, but when you want to renew or expand something, the licensing becomes expensive.

AK
Real User
2021-01-08T14:10:43Z
Jan 8, 2021

I have found the price to be expensive for the solution. Other products are coming to the market that are not as expensive, Cisco should reduce their price to be more comparable.

KS
Consultant
2020-12-16T19:36:24Z
Dec 16, 2020

It's not a fair price, it's a bit too high.

MN
Real User
2020-12-06T06:46:00Z
Dec 6, 2020

Linksys products are cheaper than Cisco Switches. Cisco Switches are an expensive product in India.

Khairul  Bashar - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2020-09-06T08:04:28Z
Sep 6, 2020

Cisco Enterprise Routers are expensive.

AT
MSP
Top 20
2020-09-06T08:04:00Z
Sep 6, 2020

I am happy with the price of Cisco Enterprise Routers, but they could offer more discounts to their customers.

KS
Real User
2020-08-20T07:50:15Z
Aug 20, 2020

The price is reasonable.

it_user1362003 - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
2020-08-19T07:57:28Z
Aug 19, 2020

Cisco routers are very pricey. This is the biggest complaint from customers for which we provide support.

FO
Real User
2020-07-12T11:48:00Z
Jul 12, 2020

The initial costs of using a full Cisco scenario like purchasing gears and licenses may be a little bit high. However, with accurate design and implementation, you should make sure you are good to go for years.

it_user1185396 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2019-10-27T06:19:00Z
Oct 27, 2019

We don't have any licenses at this time. There were some compensating licenses that needed to be renewed every year, but then Cisco ended that practice. It was also sort of the local price break for the solution. Currently, we just pay for the hardware once and extra for the warranty extension. Besides those costs, there were no additional expenses. We did pay additional for a specific module. It was from another company embedded inside the Cisco product and we had to renew every year on that license. But then Cisco stopped promoting the use of that feature. When they did the product performed better because the module was taking up too much of the CPU usage. On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate Cisco Enterprise Routers poorly from the experience that I have had. I would say a three or possibly four. I wish we had gotten the correct information from Cisco when we talked to them back when we were considering the solution. We told them what we wanted them to do and they recommended this solution. I think there may have been a miscalculation of the sizing of the equipment. So, I give it three out of ten because I could do the same or have the same or better result with a different solution that was not as expensive as this equipment. The company and products are good overall, but they still overprice the equipment compared to the competition.

AH
Real User
2019-10-23T05:52:00Z
Oct 23, 2019

There's a yearly licensing agreement. You can add more features at an additional cost if you need to.

PA
Real User
2019-10-22T04:42:00Z
Oct 22, 2019

The price of this solution is high.

RA
Real User
2019-10-21T17:16:00Z
Oct 21, 2019

This solution is expensive.

SM
Real User
Top 20
2019-10-13T05:48:00Z
Oct 13, 2019

Cisco is mid-tier in terms of pricing and quite affordable by most enterprises.

SJ
Consultant
2019-02-11T08:11:00Z
Feb 11, 2019

Our issues are basically currency related. The licensing is in dollars and the dollar is steadily rising. We've had an increase in the licensing fee due to the simple reason that the exchange rate is almost over 40%. That creates a major issue. If the currency devaluation doesn't stabilize, we may have to look at another solution.

CA
Real User
2018-11-26T07:07:00Z
Nov 26, 2018

The pricing is a huge issue. I had to convince my company to purchase this solution. It is very expensive, and prohibitive.

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