There are different series for the routers and different licenses for each series. It depends on which series you're going to choose and which router model you're going to choose in that series. There is a base license, throughput license, and boost performance license.

For a boost performance license, the cost is $2,000 to $2,500.

There is an additional cost for more scalability.

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.

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.

Cisco is more expensive than other architecture solutions. They have different licensing and subscriptions.

The pricing of Cisco routers is reasonable at times. But, here in my country, it is expensive because we get the product from outside our country, which involves a lot of processes. But, outside my country also, I don't think it is reasonable. Only owing to the features it provides, it is reasonable.

I don't know the amount paid by the ones who purchased the solution a few years ago, but I know that they bought the license.

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

The pricing depends on what Cisco is offering and what is available. Unfortunately, right now, the availability of devices is low right now. It can make it get more expensive. 

The licensing cost is quite reasonable.

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. 

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

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.

I rate the product's price a six or seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is very cheap. Apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution, a user has to pay towards the product's RMA and support costs.

The solution is expensive.

Cisco's prices could be cheaper.

I rate the pricing a seven out of ten.

The price is reasonable.

We pay for licensing every year.

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.

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

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. 

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

There is a router-only, perpetual license available for this product, but additional features will mean additional charges.

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.

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

Licensing costs are expensive for us. 

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

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

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.

I like the price of the solution. 

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

The pricing is pretty high. I'd rate it six out of ten as it can be very expensive for some appliances compared to the competition. 

The pricing is too expensive. The company needs to pay for the licensing annually. 

The price is reasonable.

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.

I believe licensing fees are paid once per year.

It's expensive and the pricing could be improved.

The license is paid yearly.

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

There are licensing costs and they are expensive.

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

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

The price is very high. 

The license is annual.

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

If Cisco Enterprise Routers could be less expensive it would be better. In Turkey, clients prefer cheap solutions, but working solutions.

There is a license needed to enable some features. If you want support from Cisco then you need to purchase it. However, it includes operating system upgrades.

It is quite costly. Its price should be reduced.

Cisco Enterprise Routers are expensive.

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

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

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. 

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

Linksys products are cheaper than Cisco Switches.

Cisco Switches are an expensive product in India.

We are on a three-year license and since we use the solution in an educational institute it is priced reasonably.

Cisco policy is to limit the features and performance through their license.

The price of this solution is high.

It is can be very expensive and licensing complex.

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

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.

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

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

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

There is a license required for the use of this solution.

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

The solution could be cheaper. 

There is no licensing cost. 

It's worth the price you pay.

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.

This solution is expensive.

It's quite expensive for small businesses.

The price should be reduced.

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