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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs Huawei 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
Huawei Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
WAN Edge (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Cisco Cloud Services Router is 4.8%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei Enterprise Routers is 11.7%, down from 16.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Huawei Enterprise Routers11.7%
Cisco Cloud Services Router4.8%
Other83.5%
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.
EP
Network Engineer at Technical University of Crete
Reliable border connectivity with responsive support but there's room for more intuitive documentation
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloading firmware. Firmware updates should be more straightforward. More security features would be appreciated, however, they should be easy to understand and implement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cisco has helped improve my organization in the was that it actually helped us to get the communication between on-prem and cloud to become smoother since we got it."
"It seems pretty stable. We have never had any issues with it."
"The most important feature is that it is designed for mobile vehicle communication in harsh conditions."
"The bandwidth and throughput are pretty good."
"The routing service for NPLS called Layer 3-IP is fantastic."
"When the customer buys Cisco, they receive security and the capabilities to do many thing with networking, like routing and installation of networks."
"The deployment was pretty quick, so the AWS Marketplace options are very helpful."
"As an end user, I would recommend Cisco because it is stable, has good performance, resiliency, high availability, quick setup, a friendly environment, and friendly interfaces that are easy to deploy and manage."
"It's simple to use and offers good connectivity."
"Based on my experience of about four years, I think that Huawei Enterprise Routers are pretty stable."
"The product is very reasonably priced."
"The solution offers good customer support, ease of deployment, and good performance."
"My recommendation is that you use Huawei Routers; they are good, and they don't have any problems."
"The product’s technical support team is responsive."
"The solution provides support for 5G connectivity."
"The most valuable features for us are NAT, ATS, server capabilities, VPN tunneling, and management."
 

Cons

"I would like to see better security, where there are more access controls and data confidentiality."
"The ease of use within the AWS environment needs to improve. Sometimes, it is very esoteric in how you use it."
"A CAPEX/OPEX model, 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."
"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."
"It does the job, but it's not cloud native. It could be even better, like having a single pane of glass and being less expensive."
"It is too complex. It is not easy to set up, even with the documentation that they provided. It is a little confusing."
"There should be a system in place to help existing users make an easier transition to the newer interfaces."
"You can use this router in a scalable solution but it has its limitations."
"In my country we don't have Huawei technology, we only have Huawei routers for ISP. There is no agent for Huawei in Egypt."
"The configuration is complex and should be simplified."
"I have an issue with Huawei; when we can't solve a project problem, support will say, "Oh, this will be from next year, we don't want to create support, for example, Huawei Router.""
"Huawei Enterprise Routers can improve by enhancing their security. The software architecture and the operating system that runs on their router and the security capability are not as strong when compared to Cisco."
"We'd like the product to be more flexible so that we could more easily manipulate some of the features."
"Huawei Enterprise Routers can improve by enhancing their security. The software architecture and the operating system that runs on their router and the security capability are not as strong when compared to Cisco."
"In the enterprise space, Cisco seems to be performing better than Huawei."
"The internet service for enterprise bundle should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost needs improvement. It is very expensive through the AWS Marketplace."
"Cost is a big factor. We would like to see the price reduced."
"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 licensing model is good with this appliance: Bring Your Own License (BYOL)."
"The pricing is good for what it offers."
"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."
"This solution is kind of expensive."
"The product is too expensive on the AWS Marketplace."
"The product is inexpensive, but there is an extra cost for replacement of the device."
"The price is reasonable compared to Cisco's."
"The tool's licensing is yearly."
"The price of the solution is fair."
"Huawei offers a cheaper enterprise router solution than Cisco."
"The product is expensive."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"The solution is cheap compared to Cisco."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
6%
Government
6%
 

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 Business13
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The solution provides support for 5G connectivity.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The product is very cheap and offers a huge discount as they are trying to enter the market. However, you have to pay extra for some services and support.
What needs improvement with Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloadin...
 

Also Known As

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

Under Armour, HealthSparq, Adobe
Bus Online, VisionChina Media Inc. (VisionChina), China Network Television (CNTV), Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, ABC, BovenIJ hospital
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