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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs Cisco Enterprise Routers comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Cloud Services Router
Ranking in Routers
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cisco Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Cisco Cloud Services Router is 4.1%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Enterprise Routers is 16.1%, down from 22.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cisco Enterprise Routers16.1%
Cisco Cloud Services Router4.1%
Other79.8%
Routers
 

Featured Reviews

VENKATESHREDDY - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate IT Director at Diligent Global
Manageable, provides excellent support, and easily integrates with other products
One central area for improvement in Cisco is its product line offering. Cisco has ISE and other products, such as DNS Center and other components. Instead of small to medium-sized customers purchasing devices and maintaining the devices, it would be great if customers could have subscriptions. A CAPEX/OPEX model instead of that Cisco code, where the pricing model is subscription-based, would give much better flexibility for the customers. The pricing and model for Cisco Cloud Services Router and other Cisco products could be improved. One good example of what I want to be added to the Cisco Cloud Services Router in its next version is for it to be more of a plug-and-play product. For example, Juniper has developed QR codes, so if you need to plug in a device, you scan from your phone and connect to the internet. That's it. You can provision the device remotely through the cloud orchestrator, so I want to see a similar function or feature in Cisco Cloud Services Router.
reviewer2759889 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Technical Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Has supported robust enterprise deployments and management while pricing and market reach for advanced features need attention
I'm not sure what improvements could be made on the configuration scale since I'm not involved in complete configuration. Currently, it works effectively and they are incorporating AI adoption. Commercially and financially, the pricing is too high. Customers feel that Cisco Enterprise Routers will not offer the most competitive prices. If they can work on pricing, it would be easier for customers who are considering local products. In India, the government has implemented the Make in India initiative, and Cisco has established a manufacturing unit there. Regarding security products, they need to improve market reach, marketing, and training. While Cisco Enterprise Routers are user-friendly for network and wireless platforms, security product configuration and integration are considered complex compared to FortiGate, Check Point, Sophos, and Palo Alto. They have introduced solutions such as Cloud Defense Orchestrator and Firewall Manager (FMC), but the reach of Cisco security products in India needs improvement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, it is a solid product and a good router."
"What's best about Cisco Cloud Services Router is the support. It's excellent, and so far, no significant challenges. Another valuable feature of the product is easy integration with other products."
"It integrates well with the other products we're using. We have it with multiple windows like Palo Alto, Arista and it easily integrated with them."
"It seems pretty stable. We have never had any issues with it."
"This solution is scalable."
"The routing service for NPLS called Layer 3-IP is fantastic."
"The most valuable feature is the SNMP traps that I use to monitor the router and the availability of the network."
"The most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence assessment models."
"The most valuable feature is that we can specify the routing policies for our traffic."
"We hardly have issues with Cisco equipment and I believe that reliability is the best part of Cisco."
"The solution is easily scalable."
"Solution is stable."
"The most valuable features are that it is more secure and easy to operate."
"The solution is easy to install."
"The valuable feature is CLI."
"The product can scale."
 

Cons

"It could grow or adapt to changes in the cloud. For example, cloud does not support autoscaling. When people want to grow, they have to do manual activities."
"If you lose connectivity to the cloud, it is difficult to establish connectivity between hub and spoke."
"You can use this router in a scalable solution but it has its limitations."
"I would like some deployment examples and guides specific to AWS VPCs and how to separate your subnets. Then, how they tie-in with the Internet gateway and any NAT services that we are running on our VPC. This would be extremely helpful."
"The initial setup is easy for one device but is more complex when numerous devices need to be configured."
"I would like the ability to moderate between devices on-premise to off-premise. This would be a vast improvement."
"It is too complex. It is not easy to set up, even with the documentation that they provided. It is a little confusing."
"The configuration is difficult."
"The price has room for improvement."
"The cost is prohibitive."
"The solution could be more stable and secure."
"I think that it would be better if they can create menus and instructions in the Ukrainian language."
"I would like to see better reporting and also integration with other products."
"In Bangladesh, we do not have any expert-level support. We are having many issues implementing the DNS system."
"It would be better if Cisco had a User Interface (UI) that we could configure from a web browser. Right now, we only have a Graphical User Interface (GUI). I would like to see a new UI with a dashboard for configuration in the next release."
"Due to the sanctions on our country, we can't get outside help directly from Cisco. We need to handle the implementation ourselves."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We never buy the product on the AWS Marketplace. We only download it. We always use BYOL. We never buy the license in the AWS Marketplace, because it's very expensive."
"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy; click a button and you have it."
"Purchasing it through the AWS Marketplace was very simple. We went through the AWS Marketplace because it was the easiest way to get the product up and running very quickly."
"We would prefer to go through the vendor instead of AWS, as we have a relationship with the vendor and can get discounts directly from them. Going through the vendor, it is much cheaper for us. Though, we would still keep it hosted on AWS."
"The licensing model is good with this appliance: Bring Your Own License (BYOL)."
"The price is a little high, more than what we wanted to pay. This is one area where we would like to understanding how the price could be brought down a bit more."
"The cost needs improvement. It is very expensive through the AWS Marketplace."
"The product is too expensive on the AWS Marketplace."
"I rate the product's price a six or seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is very cheap."
"The price is reasonable."
"The solution is costly for small businesses."
"The price is reasonable."
"The licensing fee is okay and matches industry standards, which is the benchmark."
"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"It's not a fair price, it's a bit too high."
"The price should be reduced."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Performing Arts
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business46
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise43
 

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How do Cisco Enterprise routers compare with Mikrotik routers and switches?
Cisco Enterprise Routers are very stable and easy to use. They offer a very solid performance and are very secure. They also have a very good, long lifespan. We feel the command configuration is ve...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Enterprise Routers?
It is expensive, but I am not the person purchasing the products; I just handle the configuration.
What needs improvement with Cisco Enterprise Routers?
The software cannot be updated usually. The price is very high here in Egypt. Cisco devices are the most expensive. The AI technology must be included in the future to make it even better. They nee...
 

Also Known As

Cisco CSR, Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000v, Cisco CSR 1000v
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Sample Customers

Under Armour, HealthSparq, Adobe
Aegean Motorway, Boingo, Chartwell School, Children's Hospital of Orange County , Department of Justice, Explorer Pipeline, Linz AG, National Rugby League, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Telecom Italia, Transwestern
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