We performed a comparison between Cisco Enterprise Routers and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below
Comparison Results: MikroTik Routers and Switches comes out on top in this comparison. It is robust and easy to use. In addition, MikroTik Routers and Switches are considered significantly less expensive compared to Cisco Enterprise Routers. One area where Cisco Enterprise Routers did come out on top was in the Support category.
"They are the best in failover switches. Their product line is excellent."
"I am pleased with the technical support."
"I recommend Cisco Routers because of its stability, support, and availability. Cisco gives premium support, and they offer a solid product."
"This product is easy to use."
"Its performance and stability are most valuable. We are using it for the last five years, and it is constantly up. It didn't create any problems for us."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use, it is easy to configure, and manage."
"It's easy to use, and there is a lot of information available on the internet."
"They are the most stable, have the highest availability, and are the most reliable on the market."
"The solution is stable."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches are stable"
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network."
"It's very user-friendly."
"I like the routing features."
"This is a good solution."
"This equipment is resilient and available at a good price."
"The pricing is very reasonable. It's not too expensive."
"Cisco has a lot of problems with the graphical interfaces used for management."
"The installation can be difficult, Cisco equipment is professional-grade and it requires someone with the skills and knowledge to do it."
"The overall price of Cisco Enterprise Routers should be reduced, it is expensive."
"The automation capabilities need improvement."
"The price could be lowered."
"Cisco routers are an expensive product."
"I would like it if Cisco Routers had a longer lifecycle. That's what we need. We don't want to renew or implement a new model. One model should be available for at least five years. This seems impossible nowadays."
"The security could improve for Cisco Enterprise Routers. I understand there's a security appliance that is separate, but in terms of the router, there can be improvements made to prevent unwanted users from accessing the router or trying to manipulate the traffic that is passing through it."
"They lack the extended warranty for the equipment. They only provide a warranty for one year as compared to the other vendors who offer a warranty for three years, five years, and lifetime, etc."
"Troubleshooting can be complex."
"I would like to have the option of having multiple logins."
"It is slow, old and unfriendly."
"As far as improvements, there are basically only two things I would suggest. First, I think they should provide extensive training for the new releases of products, especially in the LTE space. Second, they could spend more time ensuring that their OS releases are more stable, rather than waiting for things to fall apart on the customer's premises before they make the necessary changes."
"Better security is always better. If they can continue to improve in this area, that would be ideal."
"Technical support could be better. They don't have good support like Cisco. It can also be more stable and scalable."
"They should improve technical support and make direct access available to the customers."
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Cisco Enterprise Routers is ranked 2nd in Routers with 48 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 1st in Routers with 25 reviews. Cisco Enterprise Routers is rated 8.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Enterprise Routers writes "Simple command line interface, intuitive design, but orchestration could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Routers and Switches writes "Works well, is easy to set up, and has a great user community". Cisco Enterprise Routers is most compared with Huawei Enterprise Routers, Juniper Enterprise Routers, HPE Enterprise Routers, Netgate TNSR and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and Juniper Enterprise Routers. See our Cisco Enterprise Routers vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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Mikrotik, as Cisco is not for everyone ... While this popular OS-based router, is simple, it is not for all applications.
When one wants complex results, MK is useful. it is an assistant to ADMs who do not have much knowledge.
But not everything is simple or can be solved with a single team. The particularity of its Agile and intuitive interface makes MK lose in the middle to high segment.
Cisco has years of experience, one may or may not agree with its pricing and especially licensing policy, but its products are made to last, its IOS, is powerful in many areas.
One turns on a Cisco and if the initial configuration is optimal, it does not turn off that router anymore.
MK is a team that must be seen, controlling and above all optimizing. The reasons for choosing one and the other are simple, money, knowledge and, above all, projection.
Cisco can be planned and completed, but it is not for everyone. MK plans to buy and update the HW sooner or later. His continuous releases are tedious but necessary. Cisco in the Enterprise range is clearly superior, as is Juniper or Huawei.