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 most valuable aspect of the solution is the ability to manage the switches and the ability to have a certain level of familiarity with setting up and configuring the switches."
"These switches are both stable and scalable."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are stable."
"The product offers very good customer support. It's likely the best in the industry."
"I have found the solution to have good scalability. Cisco is the pioneers on switching technology, they are very good."
"Cisco is the world leader in these systems. The expertise they have is very good compared to others. We can trust Cisco from a technical perspective."
"Good and stable operational experience with nearly no loss of hardware and very few software bugs."
"Cisco switches are trouble-free. They are reliable, and their performance is excellent."
"They use wireless and wired connections that include all of the features."
"They are very good at providing the bandwidth for multi-tenants and multi-dwelling units. We're managing WiFi hotspots for hundreds of locations, and the speed and performance are quite there. They also have very cheap 10G products that come with really good and flexible software. They are way cheaper than the top brands, and they're able to deliver the same performance and capabilities."
"The flexible IP firewall and IP network address translation make it very easy to give access to internal services."
"The cost and versatility are the solution's most valuable features. You can do anything with them if you know how to. The solution has a whole portfolio of routing features available."
"The pricing is very reasonable. It's not too expensive."
"It's great for small businesses or home offices."
"The radius and wireless features are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"We have found this solution is quite robust and there are a lot of features in a small device."
"Cisco could definitely work on delivering improved pricing to its customers."
"The solution's reliability should be improved."
"The initial setup for on-prem versions is complex and requires a trained, certified engineer."
"Cisco has a licensing procedure that is very complicated and it changes every six months."
"The cost is very prohibitive both for us as well as other organizations. It's very expensive to buy Cisco switches. Among our colleagues, we find that we're not alone in thinking it's too high. Everyone's complaining about this."
"Its management should be improved."
"It would be good for Cisco to provide certification to our engineers for our IT infrastructure. Basically to train and certify our engineers."
"An area for improvement in Cisco Ethernet Switches is its command-line interface. It works differently than expected if you want to do some implementation. However, it works if it's a simple integration."
"I would like to have some additional filtering options added in the future."
"I don't like the product's performance."
"The CPU load is too high. This causes the Internet to lag."
"The product's setup process could be easier."
"MikroTik does not have a wireless solution. If they created a high-performance wireless solution we would deploy it in our infrastructure."
"The solution needs to be more robust. In case of power fluctuations, MikroTik routers are more vulnerable to malfunctioning."
"I would appreciate enhancements to impose more restrictions on VPN connections."
"I would like to have the option of having multiple logins."
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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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