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Broadcom StrataConnect vs MikroTik Routers and Switches comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom StrataConnect
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
33rd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MikroTik Routers and Switches
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
Routers (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Ethernet Switches category, the mindshare of Broadcom StrataConnect is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MikroTik Routers and Switches is 4.3%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Ethernet Switches Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MikroTik Routers and Switches4.3%
Broadcom StrataConnect0.7%
Other95.0%
Ethernet Switches
 

Featured Reviews

WILLIAM SANITATE - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Of Engineering at O & S Services LLC
Scales well, reliable, and has good support
I was their technical support for a year. The support is pretty good. Locally, it is available in the United States. They provide technical support to distributors such as Appnet and Arrow first. It's the first line of defense. Then you progress to a higher level of support. They have people, such as experts, all over the country who interface and provide fairly quick solutions, as well as hardware and software reviews. They can also return to the original developers in Taiwan. Broadcom is a Taiwan-based company. They can return to those guys. There are some guys in Israel that they collaborate with. It's pretty good in terms of support but it all comes down to money or the size of the opportunity. They will bend over backward to provide tons of direct support if the opportunity is large enough. If it's a small opportunity, you are not as fortunate.
AnikIslam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Executive at Lakdhanavi Limited
Cost-effective protocol support and a straightforward setup with room for login enhancements
In the network operations center, I manage our client's bandwidth. We connect with our clients through BGP and OSPF based on client demands. We also manage routing protocols, policies, internal firewalls, and other details like QE bandwidth, client manage bandwidth management, PoE, PPPoE, and DNS…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"While Cisco is most likely the leader, Broadcom is probably number two, both in terms of interoperability and speed."
"They have some of the fastest speeds available."
"The initial setup is very straightforward. You can typically set them up in about 30 minutes."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches are good and easy to use."
"The installation of MikroTik Routers and Switches is straightforward; it takes less time than other solutions, such as Cisco."
"The price of these products is good, which is one of the things that we like the best."
"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."
"The two most valuable features to me are the firewall and traffic bonding."
"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 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."
 

Cons

"Broadcom's biggest issue is that they don't like to share information. They are only interested in providing the bare minimum of documentation."
"The user interface allows you to do a lot of things, but it is not user-friendly."
"I would appreciate enhancements to impose more restrictions on VPN connections."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches need a firewall policy to secure the network. I also want Mikrotic to add load balancing to the firewall policy, as it's currently hard to do in Mikrotik devices."
"I would like to have the option of having multiple logins."
"There are limitations to how many users you have simultaneously."
"They should improve technical support and make direct access available to the customers."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"It would be better for me if I could establish filter rules within MikroTik. Also, there is no automatic backup option in the MikroTik setup, so adding it would be beneficial."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's approximately $1,000,000.00 if you want to get a license for the software."
"The pricing is very reasonable and is one of the main selling points for MikroTik devices."
"The tool is cheap."
"Pricing is not an issue."
"When I compare the price of this solution to competitors it is priced a little high. There is not a license required for this solution."
"MikroTik has very aggressive and competitive pricing."
"No fees are required for licensing."
"They are very cheap and not at all expensive."
"In our last project, we used two hundred units and the price was approximately 500 Shekels ($140 USD)."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
18%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise9
 

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MikroTik Routers and Switches are expensive, but they are the best products in terms of quality. From my knowledge, their quality is also the best.
 

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