We performed a comparison between Cisco Enterprise Routers and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch 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."
"We have found the technology to be excellent. It provides a lot of services."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is performance."
"The solution is flexible."
"The quality is good. Cisco Enterprise Routers are stable and more reliable."
"It's easy to use, and there is a lot of information available on the internet."
"I haven't assessed it in that way, they provided us with excellent service. We had very few issues."
"The documentation is very good."
"The product can help teach valuable life lessons about what not to do when building a network."
"The most valuable feature is that it has better throughput than its competitors."
"The interface management and the user access management is pretty good."
"There are a lot of features to control permitting or stopping packets in the network."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Some of the most valuable features are the simplicity, cost, usability, and power. As a package, it's extremely effective."
"This solution is very similar to the on-premises version making it easy to use for those who know the architect."
"The GUI is easy to use."
"The performance has been good."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"When we buy new hardware, since we are in Latin America, we have a very long wait in terms of getting the devices."
"If I only have one LAN port in which I want to connect more than one device, I have to buy an add-on card so that I can have two LAN ports. The smaller devices and low-end routers have about four LAN ports. This solution is a high-end device but has only one. It would be preferable if they offered more LAN ports."
"Cisco routers are an expensive product."
"Compared to equipment by other vendors, such as Check Point, the physical size of the units is bigger."
"The UI could be more user-friendly."
"Cisco Enterprise Router's price could improve, they are expensive."
"They take too much time to reboot or restart. Whenever we hard reset them, they take time. Cisco should resolve this issue."
"The only other thing we struggled with from time to time is when we were configuring access points through a controller."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It would be even better with a centralized management platform."
"The bulk efficiencies and the control of traffic could be a bit better."
"Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco."
"The user interface could improve and they should allow a license for IBS."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"Antispam and antivirus features should be included in the future."
"MikroTik needs to add some features like IPS, mail security, or antivirus, et cetera."
Cisco Enterprise Routers is ranked 2nd in Routers with 101 reviews while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is ranked 5th in Routers with 18 reviews. Cisco Enterprise Routers is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Enterprise Routers writes "Allows us to configure NAS through Cisco activities and to create GRE channels with different sites". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Cloud Router Switch writes "Easy to set up, user-friendly, and reliable". Cisco Enterprise Routers is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Juniper MX Series Routers and HPE Enterprise Routers, whereas MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Arista Networks Platform, Meraki MS Switches and Cisco Cloud Services Router. See our Cisco Enterprise Routers vs. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch report.
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