MikroTik Routers and Switches Reviews

We're currently using MikroTik Routers and Switches for around six gigabytes, and we're upgrading to about 13 or 14 gigs. It's unable to handle that much upload, and that's why we're upgrading it.

I like MikroTik's GUI. It's completely handy and easy to handle because of its GUI. Despite other brands like Cisco urging me to switch, I didn't because they don't have a GUI. This is the most comfortable thing in my project that anyone can use easily.

It's effortless to maintain MikroTik routers because both screens make it very easy in GUI mode. You can easily interact with your hardware.

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.

I have been using MikroTik Routers and Switches for the last eight or nine years.

It's a completely reliable solution.

MikroTik Routers and Switches aren't scalable. We have reached the scalability limit with MikroTik. Because MikroTik didn't design 40 gigs or 100 gig routers, it's not scalable. The last MikroTik model is only a ten-gig router. We have 32 or 33 MikroTik routers at the moment.

MikroTik support is reliable, and I think that there is no issue with them. Their support is good. Time is a little, but they provide for their customers.

The initial setup was straightforward. The installation was very easy because you are remote, and a beginner can also set it up easily.

I implemented this solution by myself with the help of my team.

In terms of the economic side, we're completely satisfied. The price is affordable for both SMEs and enterprises.

I would recommend this solution to new users if they deal with two or three gigs of traffic. Beyond that, it can't handle the load.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give MikroTik Routers and Switches an eight.

I've mostly been using the solution for mostly routing and user management.

It has rapidly improved the network capabilities of the company since all features are readily available with no pay walls. It up to your imagination and skill to deploy the said features. You also have the option to test out any of the modules you see fit for your organization.

We like that the solution is full-featured. I have access to all the functions that I need for routing without the cost involved of having those - compared to a Cisco device or other devices like HP. With those, you need to license some of the features just to access them. MikroTik has access to all the features of routing so you can customize or be flexible in your deployment.

The solution is stable and the performance is good. 

It has a lot of features. I haven't explored them all yet.

There are some bugs in the newer modules. For example, when it comes to Routing, which is already a very old module, it is very stable. However, Hotspot is a fairly new module. They still need to work on things regarding that module. It's not as reliable. 

The interface for management could be improved. 

I've been using the solution for about ten years. 

We're very satisfied with the performance. It is stable. I could say if you are using only mostly the core functionality of the device that was built in it - primarily routing, firewall, and then the basic ones, it's very stable. However, for the newer modules, they still have some bugs to fix.

We have 200 or more users on the product currently. They are in administrative and operations positions in all areas of the office.

The solution is very scalable. I would rate it a ten out of ten for scalability. 

While technical support is available, I haven't tried it since the core functions are very stable. I haven't seen any major problems where I would need to call tech support.

I've also used Ubiquiti.

We did try TP-Link and Cisco previously. Those were the two types of routers that were in the office in production. The main reason we switched was due to the price, cost, and feature availability of the other options.

This product comes in at a very low price compared to buying a Cisco router. I also had a bad experience with Cisco routers.

The initial setup is more complex than Ubiquiti since it's more full-featured. It's up to you how you want to do things. You have to face a slight learning curve. You have to have a background in networking or routing.

Currently, if I have to do a deployment for a simple office, it would be less than a day to have everything up and running.

For our organization, when I started using it, it took maybe a month or two to get used to the features before I migrated fully to the device.

I'm the one who is responsible for the network and therefore I handle any maintenance as well. 

I set it up myself. I didn't have any help from third-party consultants or integrators. 

We have seen an ROI from MikroTik in that, for 12 years their equipment has been very robust. Even older versions I can still use now without any problems or stability issues.

You just pay for licensing and you don't have to worry about add-ons or anything else. You don't pay yearly, you simply pay for the equipment. 

I'm a customer and an end-user.

I've mostly upgraded the product to the latest version. I have a few more left that are still on the older version.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

MikroTik is very good, however, you need to know the fundamentals to use it. You have to have a solid foundation on the capabilities or concepts used in MikroTik for it to become very effective for your organization.

We have a website with online shopping, and the MikroTik products are part of our network infrastructure. We also resell these products, and our customers buy them for both wired routing and wireless access points.

This equipment is resilient and available at a good price.

The operating system on the router, RouterOS, is open-source.

The Soft-GRE support needs to be improved.

To use this product, people must have some network knowledge and a little bit of training on the MikroTik devices.

The payment conditions from the manufacture need to be improved. Nobody wants to pay immediately, especially for large companies like ISPs and big corporations.

I have been working with MikroTik Routers and Switches for 12 years.

In the past, we had heard complaints about stability. At this time, they are very stable.

As we are a master distributor, we have direct access to the MikroTik support team.

The technical support team is good, and we haven't had any issues with them.

This is not an easy product to install. You must have a little bit of training. For example, the IT people need to have a technician course.

Our in-house team is responsible for deployment and maintenance. We have approximately 35 people on our team.

The price of these products is good, which is one of the things that we like the best. When you buy a license, it is for life and you don't need to buy another one every year.

Overall, this is a good product but everything can improve a little bit. The product is not perfect.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We use the product as a cybersecurity device. We use MikroTik Routers and Switches for a large client to provide them with services such as traffic shaping, firewalling, and categorization of internet access. This enables us to implement measures like blocking unwanted access

The tool's most valuable features are flexibility and configuration. It can be used in large setups. 

The solution is a complicated device. 

I have been using the product for 15 years. 

I rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten. 

MikroTik Routers and Switches is flexible and works well for small networks with a few users or large-scale setups with up to half a million users. Its adaptability allows it to handle different complexities in network configurations. I rate its scalability an eight out of ten. 

The tool's technical support is limited, requiring users to handle most issues themselves. It comes with a learning curve for the technical team.

Neutral

I rate the product's deployment a three out of ten. It can be completed in five minutes. I have a range of setups, from relatively small to enterprise-level ones. 

The product is cheap compared to Cisco. 

The solution is relatively cheap and scales well. However, products like ours come in to assist in expanding the capabilities, such as reporting and cybersecurity features like traffic shaping. These additional functionalities don't come naturally with the basic setup. The tool's logical management can be problematic, especially for enterprise networks, and that's where add-on products become necessary. I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten. 

We use the solution as a main router for the company. MikroTik is very cheap in our country compared to other products.

The product is simple to use. We chose the solution due to its price.

The initial setup could be easier. It would be great if the tool would be open source.

I have been using the solution for four years.

The tool is stable.

The tool is scalable. Around 300 people are using the solution in our company.

The initial setup was moderately difficult. The deployment doesn’t take long for most devices. Sometimes, there’s a random error or an unpredicted problem that takes two to three hours to resolve.

The tool has a low price.

I would recommend Cisco to people living in the USA and UK. It's more dependable and trustworthy. I would enjoy using MikroTik if it is an open-source product. Overall, I rate the product a six or a seven out of ten.

The solution is primarily for routing and switching.

They work nice, and they're easy to set up, and everything.

The routing is nice and straightforward. I run all the MikroTiks and we connect to our office. Therefore, the routing is so easy and the firewall's easy to set up. The queues obviously throttle certain users if they're abusing it. 

Everything just works easy and fine. To block websites is easy. It just works fine for me.

The stability is great.

The product makes scaling very simple.

In terms of the initial setup, it's very straightforward. 

If they can improve the OpenVPN, to make that a bit more straightforward, that would be ideal. Obviously, it's got a built-in OpenVPN server that you can do. I've played around with it a bit, however, normally, if people want OpenVPN, they just use a virtual machine with Ubuntu, as it's just easier to set up. 

When you block a website, so what I normally have to do is create a script with the domain name in it. And then it auto-updates the IP list. If they can maybe implement something where you can block websites using this domain name rather than the IP address, that'll be great. You can also obviously block it via the certificate, however, the problem is, a lot of the websites use a generic certificate from, Certbot or something like that. And then you block that, and it blocks a whole other list of websites. If they can do something like that, it will be great as well. I know it's not so easy as everything's encrypted, however, that'll be a great thing to improve.

If they can implement something for the hotspot, where you can actually filter out, that would be ideal. With the hotspot, you've got your counters. If they can implement something that if you use local data, it doesn't go towards your hotspot. I've got a client and they've set up the hotspot. They use it so they don't use the internet. If they copy something from the server, it goes towards their quota. Now, if you copy a big file from the server, and it uses your quota, then you have to obviously first call them and say, "Listen here, I've copied this thing. Please increase my quota, or reset it," or whatever. That's the only struggle that I found. Other than that, I can't really think of anything else.

I've been using the solution for the last three years.

It's super stable. I've never had any issues. There were obviously a couple of years back, maybe a year or two back, where there was a vulnerability version 6.3 or 5.8 or something, where the people were able to just run a script, and then it would give them the MikroTik username and password. They could obviously just log in and deploy whatever viruses or grab whatever they needed. That's long since fixed. Other than that, I've never had any issues.

The solution is super-easy to scale. 

I've never had to deal with technical support.

If I do need information or whatever, I'm on the Reddit forums everywhere. The community is super helpful. For that reason, I've never had to contact support.

I've got a client that had a Palo Alto, however, the licensing fees were too expensive for them. Eventually, we just got them over on a MikroTik. 

Before I started using MikroTik, I was using open source firewalls such as pfSense and OPNsense, which also obviously worked 100%. The problem is it works out to be expensive due to the fact that if you're running that, you basically have to buy a whole computer. Whereas with the MikroTik, you buy the router and you've got everything, and that's it. I've never really looked at anything else other than that. For example, RB2011, you buy it for R3,000 or R4,000, and that's it. There are no licensing fees, there's nothing. That's what I like. I don't like products where there's obviously recurring cost. Obviously there are required antiviruses and stuff like that. However, that's not that expensive. The bigger firewalls, however, such as Palo Alto or FortiGate have all these licensing fees. The services are very nice, however, for my clients, it's not needed.

The initial setup is easy. That said, for our junior techs, it's not that easy. I normally have to come in, do the firewall, stuff like that. For me, as a seasoned tech, it's pretty straightforward. 

I've got quite a lot of experience with firewalls. However, I'm more likely to look at the open-source stuff like pfSense, OPNsense, and MikroTik. That type of stuff. I try and get protection for my clients as cheap as possible, rather than letting them pay R200,000 a year licensing fee they obviously can't afford. That's why I normally just use the MikroTik.

We normally just buy the solution from the vendors, and then obviously we're just a reseller of IT companies.

I only use the routers. I've never used the switches or the APs. Usually, the switches we use, they're Ubiquiti. Same for the APs. And then obviously for the firewall, router, we use the MikroTik.

With most of my clients, including home users and companies, everything MikroTik. Obviously, the home users will use the RG750. For businesses, they'll use 2011, the bigger switches that have a bit more beef.

In terms of which version we're using, they auto-update. We're always on the latest stable version.

I'd rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We use the tool for internal Wi-Fi and to manage our Internet connection from the provider.

The tool is simple and reliable. The most valuable function for us is filtering. We can manage which connections users can and cannot make. This is important as our office has about 2,200 employees using the Internet. It provides benefits because it's available and simple. Our IT staff is familiar with it, making it easy to operate and manage.

The tool needs to add more tutorials and documentation for new functions. 

I have been using the product for 16 years. 

I rate MikroTik Routers and Switches' stability as nine out of ten. 

We support ourselves through YouTube. 

MikroTik Routers and Switches' have simple deployment. 

We did the deployment ourselves. 

MikroTik Routers and Switches' pricing is reasonable. 

I rate MikroTik Routers and Switches a nine out of ten. 

We have use cases like providing power over ethernet, as an access controller for Wi-Fi, and normal networking. 

The tool is very stable and not expensive. Moreover, it is easy to use, especially with Windows applications.

 You can find many Youtube videos that can help with the configuration. The tool's VLAN setup, firewall, and the rules are simple. The hotspot feature is good as well. 

The product needs to include more power. 

I have been working with the solution for ten years. 

The tool is stable since it does not crash. 

The product is scalable and my company has 50 users for it. 

The product's setup is straightforward. You have to setup the network diagrams first, then define the links, VLAN, and the ports where VLAN is setup. The final stage is deployment. Deployment does not take more than 15 minutes. However, there will be deployment issues if you don't use firewalls or define an interface. You just need an engineer to do the deployment. 

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. The product is robust and cheap compared to Cisco.