We performed a comparison between Cisco Ethernet Switches 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."The solution's valuable features are the speed of network transfer, it can transfer four to six gigabits per second."
"For me, the initial setup was easy and straightforward, but for some of our customers who are not as familiar with networking, it can be complicated."
"Remote access is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Ethernet Switches for our network are speed, latency, and reliability."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches is a very stable product."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches is stable and robust."
"DNA Center is very interesting in automating the setup and monitoring as with each occurrence it gets easier to troubleshoot and provides an impression about what could be the problem."
"The tool is stable."
"The product is very reliable."
"I like the routing features."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches are good and easy to use."
"We've enjoyed the fact that it has very good performance."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the price because it's highly cost-effective concerning the functionalities provided within the box. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is straightforward. I would recommend the solution because it provides value for money."
"Load balancing is one of the valuable features of the solution...In short, MikroTik provides a very user-friendly GUI option."
"The price is a big factor. They are very affordable, and the quality is high."
"The platform's management features need improvement."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"Location of customers to connect clients to the servers and transport the data and VoIP in parallel with QoS and NBAR with 802.1X."
"In terms of what could be improved, there is the bulk issue that is sometimes experienced with Cisco products we've used."
"Its management should be improved."
"The technical support could improve, they are about average quality."
"One area for improvement could be integrating a single dashboard for both wired and wireless networks."
"It could be cheaper, especially the DNA license. One DNA license is around $3,000 for a three-year contract."
"Wireless throughput has not kept up with the competition."
"The Soft-GRE support needs to be improved."
"I don't like the product's performance."
"The solution needs to improve its security firewalls and mirror that of, for example, Sophos, or FortiGate."
"There needs to be better support for this solution in India. We have no local support."
"The biggest thing that needs improvement is the support."
"The product's setup process could be easier."
"It would be nice if the interface was easier to use."
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Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. 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 Routers and Switches writes "A cost-effective networking solutions with a robust feature set, but its interface may have a steeper learning curve". Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and D-Link Ethernet Switches. See our Cisco Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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