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Huawei Enterprise Routers vs MikroTik Cloud Router Switch comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Huawei Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
WAN Edge (15th)
MikroTik Cloud Router Switch
Ranking in Routers
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Ethernet Switches (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Huawei Enterprise Routers is 8.8%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is 8.0%, up from 7.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MikroTik Cloud Router Switch8.0%
Huawei Enterprise Routers8.8%
Other83.2%
Routers
 

Q&A Highlights

RL
Pre Sales Engineer at PITS
Aug 20, 2023
 

Featured Reviews

EP
Network Engineer at Technical University of Crete
Reliable border connectivity with responsive support but there's room for more intuitive documentation
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloading firmware. Firmware updates should be more straightforward. More security features would be appreciated, however, they should be easy to understand and implement.
Andriejus Artamonovas - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
Has supported deeper configuration through traffic mirroring and advanced VLAN setup
The main reason why MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is usually chosen is its raw performance to price ratio. In comparison to UniFi switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch can mirror all ports for traffic inspection for further traffic analysis, which UniFi cannot do. VLANs in MikroTik Cloud Router Switch are always useful. The way MikroTik implements VLAN-aware switching at the bridge level is hidden in the configuration. Making CRS work as a simple VLAN-aware switch requires deeper configuration, which is not intuitive. VLANs support individual interfaces not part of the bridge, allowing for double VLANing. You can create a VLAN interface in the interfaces context and also create a bridge interface, add physical ports, create VLANs for that bridge interface, and assign tagged and untagged ports and VLANs. Load balancing is one of the key components. The feature itself is quite efficient and works reliably on MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. The very basic setup is one of my favorites because they have their protocol where I can connect through the MAC address right on Layer 2, and I don't lose connectivity to the switch if I mess up with bridging or IP addressing.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution offers good customer support, ease of deployment, and good performance."
"The product is good, easy to manage , and works fine."
"The solution provides support for 5G connectivity."
"I am going to continue using the solution in the future, it has been working good for me."
"When we started, the connection was amazing for the 100G between the switches and the co-switch. What the students typically use for school is a maximum is 40 so they now have faster technology."
"The product is very reasonably priced."
"The scalability is good."
"Overall we have found the solution to be satisfactory."
"The best aspect is that it remains affordable."
"They are very well suited for small and medium businesses, and here in Tanzania, in some cases, even some large enterprises are using MikroTik due to the fact that they provide many features at zero cost."
"The performance has been good."
"The interface management and the user access management is pretty good."
"The most valuable feature is that it has better throughput than its competitors."
"The simplicity of how one can set it up is the most valuable aspect."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Regarding security and visibility in monitoring, it is very good, the GUI is very intuitive, and it has many more features than those from major vendors."
 

Cons

"The internet service for enterprise bundle should be improved."
"The only problem I see is configuration loss."
"They should include features like IPS for security and response."
"The stability ended up not being what we hoped, therefore, we reverted back to Cisco routers, which are much more stable."
"We'd like the product to be more flexible so that we could more easily manipulate some of the features."
"Huawei Enterprise Routers can improve by enhancing their security. The software architecture and the operating system that runs on their router and the security capability are not as strong when compared to Cisco."
"There is no licence for this solution, but the solution could be cheaper."
"In my country we don't have Huawei technology, we only have Huawei routers for ISP. There is no agent for Huawei in Egypt."
"Technical support is not very good. It isn't comprehensive."
"Antispam and antivirus features should be included in the future."
"There has to be more development in the OS. It's complex for this switch as compared to others like Cisco. For NetGear and Cisco, it's easy to adapt the VLAN concept but it should be simplified for MikroTik."
"While some customers use MikroTik Cloud Router Switch as a firewall, it's not at an industry-level, though the basic features are adequate for many users who prefer it over purchasing other reputed firewall solutions."
"Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco."
"It can be difficult to identify key functions for MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. I experience functionality limitations, particularly when trying to find specific features."
"This product is not recommended for enterprise-level projects."
"The port isolation and VLAN need to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is no licence for this solution, but the solution could be cheaper."
"The tool's licensing is yearly."
"There are additional licensing costs. I am aware of additional licenses and which services are added to the router."
"Huawei offers a cheaper enterprise router solution than Cisco."
"The price of the solution is fair."
"The solution is cheap compared to Cisco."
"Huawei Enterprise Routers’s cost is average. I rate its pricing a five out of ten."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"They came with the licensing when we purchased them."
"I believe the price of the tool is high, but it is okay for the services we get from it."
"The licensing for MikroTik is great. It's easy to enter, especially for small businesses. Their model is great."
"The price of the solution is fair and there is a one-time license purchase only."
"MikroTik is really cheap compared to the competitors."
"This product has a one-time cost and there is no licensing fee."
"I consider it to be a cost-effective solution."
"The price is competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Educational Organization
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The product is very cheap and offers a huge discount as they are trying to enter the market. However, you have to pay extra for some services and support.
What needs improvement with Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloadin...
What is your primary use case for Huawei Enterprise Routers?
Huawei Enterprise Routers are used as our main border routers to connect us to our ISP.
What needs improvement with MikroTik Cloud Router Switch?
It can be difficult to identify key functions for MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. I experience functionality limitations, particularly when trying to find specific features. It would be beneficial to...
What is your primary use case for MikroTik Cloud Router Switch?
I mostly work with network equipment now, focusing mainly on routers. I work with FortiGates and MikroTik routers. When referring to FortiGate routers, I mean the firewalls, but not the enterprise-...
 

Also Known As

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MikroTik CRS Series
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Bus Online, VisionChina Media Inc. (VisionChina), China Network Television (CNTV), Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, ABC, BovenIJ hospital
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