We performed a comparison between Cisco Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco Ethernet Switches have good performance."
"The most valuable features are network monitoring and management."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Ethernet Switches for our network are speed, latency, and reliability."
"For me, the initial setup was easy and straightforward, but for some of our customers who are not as familiar with networking, it can be complicated."
"One main feature of this solution is the POE switches."
"The solution is highly reliable."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches is stable and robust."
"I'm satisfied with Cisco switches. It's stable and beautiful."
"We have not had any downtime with it. It has been a solid performer that way."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is the combination of value for money. They're extremely cost effective, yet they provide you with an extensive feature set of things you can do across the board. Also, they're pretty reliable, as far as equipment goes."
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network."
"The most valuable feature is its bandwidth management ability."
"The flexible IP firewall and IP network address translation make it very easy to give access to internal services."
"This solution is easy to configure and it's very flexible."
"We've enjoyed the fact that it has very good performance."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"Location of customers to connect clients to the servers and transport the data and VoIP in parallel with QoS and NBAR with 802.1X."
"They can make the licensing model a little easier."
"This may be something that they are already working on, but it would be an improvement if they could add a layer of security to layer two and layer three to protect the server and to protect the data."
"I don't like that you have to have a license of 10 years to use the switch. I don't understand that policy."
"I don't like the fact that the product is very expensive."
"The enterprise-level switches should have a simpler deployment. They should make it possible for lower-skilled workers to be able to deploy the product."
"The typical areas of concern for Cisco Ethernet Switches are not technical but cost including support costs. I’ve never liked the fact that end users cannot download security patches without a support contract. I’ve had trouble getting approval to renew Cisco support contracts due to the cost."
"I think the price should be cheaper to be able to afford more."
"The solution does suffer from freezing and corruption issues."
"f they can improve the OpenVPN, to make that a bit more straightforward, that would be ideal."
"It could be more scalable. Product awareness could also be better. There's a lack of awareness when it comes to MikroTik. People only know about Cisco and others, and they won't rely on MikroTik. This is primarily because of hardware limitations. While this product is good economically, it's unsuitable for high-end projects. In the next release, I want this product to be more compatible."
"Troubleshooting can be complex."
"They lack the extended warranty for the equipment. They only provide a warranty for one year as compared to the other vendors who offer a warranty for three years, five years, and lifetime, etc."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches needs to improve stability."
"As far as improvements, there are basically only two things I would suggest. First, I think they should provide extensive training for the new releases of products, especially in the LTE space. Second, they could spend more time ensuring that their OS releases are more stable, rather than waiting for things to fall apart on the customer's premises before they make the necessary changes."
"It would be nice if the interface was easier to use."
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Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Ethernet Switches writes "It's a solidly stable product from a leader in the field". 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 Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and D-Link Ethernet Switches. See our Cisco Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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