I evaluated Cisco, HP, and Dell, renowned companies in the networking industry, but their prominent brand names often result in significantly higher prices. Even though the cost was the main reason to opt for MicroTik, as a technical professional, I prioritize the connection quality and scalability of a product. Even if a product is inexpensive, if it lacks stability, I would never consider it.

I've got quite a lot of experience with firewalls. However, I'm more likely to look at the open-source stuff like pfSense, OPNsense, and MikroTik. That type of stuff. I try and get protection for my clients as cheap as possible, rather than letting them pay R200,000 a year licensing fee they obviously can't afford. That's why I normally just use the MikroTik.

We use a few different solutions. We are installing big networks with Aruba and use Extreme Networks as well. Which solution we ultimately use depends on the project itself.

I was not the person who selected and deployed this solution.

We came across MikroTik and immediately fell in love with it

We're currently looking to replace some aspects of MikroTik with Sophos and will use Sophos next year as the main firewall.