We performed a comparison between Cisco Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch 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."I like that it's easy to use."
"The initial setup is really easy."
"We have found it to be scalable. We have approximately three million subscribers."
"It's for industry products, so it's easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is that we create a network as a villain."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"We don't need any support from Cisco since there are a lot of materials and training about Cisco available online. I feel Cisco's support is good."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches is a very stable product."
"It is user-friendly, reliable, and cheap."
"The wiki page that describes the scripting and other features is very good."
"I like that it's quite flexible and addresses different issues. It's quite easy to use, and the pricing is great. We find them to be very capable switches."
"The beauty of MikroTik is that you have flexibility with the routing parts."
"The most valuable feature is that it has better throughput than its competitors."
"It's a well-rounded solution for routing."
"The interface management and the user access management is pretty good."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"Very highly priced in comparison to other similar products."
"The solution needs to work on lowering the amount of bugs. We find them quite regularly."
"I would like to see this solution automatically store multiple versions of the configuration file."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"Cisco switches are good as they are, but it would be a major feature if they have built-in routers. Some of the Microchip switches have routers built in the same device. They have a router switch. For some of the sites, we deploy such switches because the client does not want a separate router and a separate switch. So, we go for a router switch with maybe 24 ports. Some of them are fiber, and some of them are ethernet. It would be a major improvement to what Cisco is already doing. Behind the scenes, a lot of scripting and stuff like this is happening. A lot of workload can be lifted if Cisco had a good GUI. If you look at Microchip switches, they have a good GUI in addition to the CLI."
"Pricing could be lower."
"I don't like that you have to have a license of 10 years to use the switch. I don't understand that policy."
"It would be good for Cisco to provide certification to our engineers for our IT infrastructure. Basically to train and certify our engineers."
"Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco."
"The packet filtering, user log data, and user access log could all be improved."
"The solution does not yet offer a SaaS version."
"MikroTik needs to add some features like IPS, mail security, or antivirus, et cetera."
"If MikroTik had a marketing team and support team in India then it would be much easier for us to get the product, as well as support."
"The user interface could improve and they should allow a license for IBS."
"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."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is ranked 15th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews. Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is rated 8.0. 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 Cloud Router Switch writes "Easy to set up, user-friendly, and reliable". Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches, whereas MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Netgate TNSR, Huawei Enterprise Routers and Arista Networks Platform. See our Cisco Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch report.
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