We performed a comparison between Brocade 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."The reliability of Brocade is the most valuable feature. The solution has been up and running for over ten years without any fail, fixes required, or breakdowns. It is a very strong piece of equipment."
"I have not had any issues with our Brocade switches."
"The switches last for a very long time."
"There's a zone for each server and services in the storage."
"The initial setup was really straightforward and easy."
"It has good integration with HPE Primera. They have smart zoning in which the administration is very easy. You don't have to do anything. Zoning and other things are done automatically if you just enable the smart zoning. That's one very good thing in HP."
"The technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature of Brocade Ethernet Switches is the good range of access it provides."
"The GUI is easy to use."
"The performance has been good."
"The beauty of MikroTik is that you have flexibility with the routing parts."
"The initial setup is easy."
"There are a lot of features to control permitting or stopping packets in the network."
"It is user-friendly, reliable, and cheap."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The most valuable feature is that it has better throughput than its competitors."
"No graphical interface."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches need a better interface and centralized management."
"The solution could be more secure."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches could improve by having better compatibility with web management of older versions."
"There are some performance issues."
"These switches are no longer supported."
"It should be simpler. There are still some things that can be simpler in the Brocade switches."
"Antispam and antivirus features should be included in the future."
"The port isolation and VLAN need to be improved."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"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."
"It happens that you may find your network is down, if you reboot the switch, they come up. However, sometimes, they reset themselves. That's a big issue."
"Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco."
"The initial setup is complex."
Brocade Ethernet Switches is ranked 19th in Ethernet Switches with 10 reviews while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 17 reviews. Brocade Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Brocade Ethernet Switches writes "This solution has been up and running for over ten years without any fail". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Cloud Router Switch writes "Easy to set up, user-friendly, and reliable". Brocade Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Mellanox Switches and Arista Networks Platform, whereas MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Netgate TNSR, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Cisco Enterprise Routers and Meraki MS Switches. See our Brocade Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch report.
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