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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs MikroTik Routers and Switches comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Cloud Services Router
Ranking in Routers
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MikroTik Routers and Switches
Ranking in Routers
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
67
Ranking in other categories
Ethernet Switches (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Cisco Cloud Services Router is 3.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MikroTik Routers and Switches is 24.3%, down from 31.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

VENKATESHREDDY - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
AnikIslam - PeerSpot reviewer
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

"The routing service for NPLS called Layer 3-IP is fantastic."
"It allowed us to create a more secure VPN than we would have been able to do without it."
"Overall, it is a solid product and a good router."
"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."
"The bandwidth and throughput are pretty good."
"It provides peace of mind because it is a stable product that you aren't going to lose sleep over at night wondering if it will be running or not."
"The most important feature is that it is designed for mobile vehicle communication in harsh conditions."
"This solution is scalable."
"It's pretty stable."
"The flexible IP firewall and IP network address translation make it very easy to give access to internal services."
"We're very happy with what we are getting out of the solution in general. The features are good. They're comparable to other brands such as Cisco and HP."
"We use the product for VPN."
"We have not had any downtime with it. It has been a solid performer that way."
"The product is very reliable."
"MikroTik offers full enterprise capabilities at a very reasonable price."
"The product is simple to use."
 

Cons

"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."
"Technical support could be better. I am missing a single pane of glass, where I can see all the connections, etc."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router could improve the GUI."
"There should be a system in place to help existing users make an easier transition to the newer interfaces."
"I would like the ability to moderate between devices on-premise to off-premise. This would be a vast improvement."
"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."
"They have an online registration that happens after they pick up block months. If they could decrease to yearly or something, sometimes the device is not cell phone accessible. That becomes an issue or challenge for us. If that can be improved, that would be really great."
"The ease of use within the AWS environment needs to improve. Sometimes, it is very esoteric in how you use it. Therefore, you have to learn to use it, then you are able to."
"I would like to see some content filtering with MikroTik Routers and Switches."
"MikroTik does not have a wireless solution. If they created a high-performance wireless solution we would deploy it in our infrastructure."
"Better security is always better. If they can continue to improve in this area, that would be ideal."
"Sometimes, when I need to reboot or change software, MikroTik crashes."
"The batch management could be improved."
"They should improve technical support and make direct access available to the customers."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches needs to improve stability."
"In the Israeli market, we are in need of Hebrew support."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy; click a button and you have it."
"You do need to pay a licensing fee to use the solution. You can do a yearly or three-year subscription. The product itself is quite expensive. It would be ideal if they offered the product at a cheaper price."
"The licensing model is good with this appliance: Bring Your Own License (BYOL)."
"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy. It was almost a one-click process to purchase CSR."
"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."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router is an expensive product. My company pays for the product yearly, and the price reaches roughly $800,000. Though Cisco Cloud Services Router is expensive and its competitors offer better pricing, when it comes to support, it's unbeatable."
"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."
"Purchasing the product on the AWS Marketplace was very simplistic. Our organization was trying to centralize our billing costs, and simplicity was best."
"There are not any external or hidden costs."
"The tool has a low price."
"When we purchase MikroTik devices, a certain level of the license is included in the price."
"Pricing is not an issue."
"The main reason we use this solution is for the price — it's very cheap."
"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."
"The solution is not expensive."
"The tool's pricing is competitive."
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Top Industries

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15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Hospitality Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

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What do you like most about MikroTik Routers and Switches?
The price is a big factor. They are very affordable, and the quality is high.
 

Also Known As

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

Under Armour, HealthSparq, Adobe
ABB, Boingo Wireless, JPL, HP, Allied Telesis, iPass, Mips Technologies, MicroAge, Matsushita, Telia, undp, WFP, NASA
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