We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center 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."Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center's scalability is good."
"The initial setup was simple."
"The product is stable."
"A valuable feature of FortiGate is its management integrity."
"All the features are necessary, like tracking evidence and IPS. However, I appreciate the ability to connect the logs and the dashboard functionality."
"The interface is very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"I have found the solution to be scalable."
"The price is a big factor. They are very affordable, and the quality is high."
"The solution offers very good multi-routing."
"This solution is easy to configure and it's very flexible."
"The most valuable feature is controlling the bandwidth."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches are good and easy to use."
"MikroTik offers full enterprise capabilities at a very reasonable price."
"We have use cases like providing power over ethernet, as an access controller for Wi-Fi, and normal networking."
"It's very user-friendly."
"The product must improve the latency in the management center."
"Does not have as many features as other solutions, such as segmentation and analytics engines."
"Routing is an area in Fortinet FortiSwitch with certain shortcomings where improvements are needed."
"We need to understand a bit more about certifications and knowledge for understanding capabilities. The solution should make that more clear to its users."
"There could be more porting software options for easy deployment in the product."
"They could improve availability and security by detecting and preventing switch attacks."
"Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve."
"The FortiSwitch product was initially quite complex."
"Better security is always better. If they can continue to improve in this area, that would be ideal."
"The user interface is not very good."
"A central management platform would be great."
"The solution needs to improve its security firewalls and mirror that of, for example, Sophos, or FortiGate."
"The updates as well as the patches could be improved. I believe it would be beneficial to automate the process of router patching to avoid the need for manual checks. With automated patching, as long as the router is connected to the internet, it can automatically perform necessary updates. Failing to patch the router can leave me vulnerable to potential security threats."
"The batch management could be improved."
"If the reporting functionality of the solution is considered, I think it is not good."
"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."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 17th in Ethernet Switches with 19 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes " Handles network connectivity between data centers and supports internet applications". 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". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and Huawei Enterprise Routers. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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