We performed a comparison between Cisco Cloud Services Router and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Routers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"It connects all the accounts with the weaknesses, and this is what we were looking for. Also, it connects with the on-premise side."
"The routing service for NPLS called Layer 3-IP is fantastic."
"It allowed us to create a more secure VPN than we would have been able to do without it."
"It handles stress very well. We have not reached a point of needing to worry about its capabilities."
"Overall, it is a solid product and a good router."
"The bandwidth and throughput are pretty good."
"The most valuable feature is the SNMP traps that I use to monitor the router and the availability of the network."
"This solution is scalable."
"The stability is good."
"They use wireless and wired connections that include all of the features."
"The best part about MikroTik Routers is the price."
"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."
"The features of the equipment fit all the needs of the customers."
"MikroTik offers full enterprise capabilities at a very reasonable price."
"These routers and switches are very stable."
"We've enjoyed the fact that it has very good performance."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"It could grow or adapt to changes in the cloud. For example, cloud does not support autoscaling. When people want to grow, they have to do manual activities."
"There should be a system in place to help existing users make an easier transition to the newer interfaces."
"You can use this router in a scalable solution but it has its limitations."
"It does the job, but it's not cloud native. It could be even better, like having a single pane of glass and being less expensive."
"The configuration is difficult."
"I would like some deployment examples and guides specific to AWS VPCs and how to separate your subnets. Then, how they tie-in with the Internet gateway and any NAT services that we are running on our VPC. This would be extremely helpful."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router could improve by having more features. It is lacking features, such as virtualization and containerization. Additionally, there should be increased security and connectivity between routers."
"It is too complex. It is not easy to set up, even with the documentation that they provided. It is a little confusing."
"They need to create a license for IBS. I have a lot of clients that have spam on their networks."
"A central management platform would be great."
"They should improve technical support and make direct access available to the customers."
"This product could offer better integration with VPNs."
"The solution is a complicated device."
"The user interface is not very good."
"The solution should improve the features of Wi-Fi 6 a little bit."
"It would be nice if the interface was easier to use."
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Cisco Cloud Services Router is ranked 8th in Routers with 17 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 1st in Routers with 62 reviews. Cisco Cloud Services Router is rated 8.0, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Cloud Services Router writes "Useful for smooth migrations, high availability, and simple deployment". 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 Cloud Services Router is most compared with MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, HPE Enterprise Routers and Huawei Enterprise Routers, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Cisco Cloud Services Router vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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