We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform 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."Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"The solution is very stable."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The solution has good load latency. They're the market leader in this aspect right now."
"It is very stable. It has good hardware and very stable code. It provides good value for its price. They are a very lean type of organization, so they are very responsive, and they're able to focus more on their platform versus having multiple products out there."
"The best part is the single operating system that they have. Regardless of your model, it's the same operating system functioning across the board, which means you don't have to worry about backward compatibilities between your older switches and the new ones that you deploy."
"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"One of the primary advantages is its competitive pricing in the market."
"We have not had any downtime with it. It has been a solid performer that way."
"It has a lot of features. I haven't explored them all yet."
"We make use of a script that will automatically re-route traffic when connections are slow."
"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."
"MikroTik routers are very user-friendly and easy to manage"
"I think they have very strong routers because they have multiple processors. I like its easy configuration with applications. For example, configuration with Linux, Iptables, and routing protocols."
"I have seen a return on investment since we didn't have to pay a licensing fee."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions."
"They should have a more stable code."
"An area for improvement in Arista Networks Platform is its integration, e.g. it needs to have more integration with its new products. Incorporating more security and cloud is also another area for improvement in the platform."
"The community is good but is not good enough. It still needs to grow more."
"Its price can be better."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"I would like to see some content filtering with MikroTik Routers and Switches."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"A central management platform would be great."
"I would like to have the option of having multiple logins."
"I would appreciate enhancements to impose more restrictions on VPN connections."
"In the Israeli market, we are in need of Hebrew support."
"If the reporting functionality of the solution is considered, I think it is not good."
"The product needs to include more power."
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Arista Networks Platform is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". 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". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and VMware NSX, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Aruba Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch and Cisco Cloud Services Router. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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