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We performed a comparison between Cisco Enterprise Routers and Netgate TNSR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution is easily scalable.""Cisco Enterprise Routers is reliable and secure.""It's a sound solution, so it's very easy to solve problems without a support contract, as mainly the problems we have related to the equipment can be solved by doing a Google search.""The operating system is good and well-made.""Cisco support is the most valuable aspect because most technicians in the industry understand how to interface with a Cisco product. When we contact support, we know we'll probably get the answer whether we have to escalate the request to a new engineer or not.""The most valuable feature is the command prompt, which is very user-friendly.""I am satisfied with the tool overall. Although I haven't used all of its features yet, it's been great for providing internet access to both customers, and employees within the company.""The solution provides the best security available and simplifies the process for branches and networking."

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"The solution has good performance.""It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."

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Cons
"I would like to see support for software-defined networking.""Recently, there seems to be a lot of people who are leaning towards Juniper CLI, which is easier to pick up.""The solution could be priced better.""The pricing of the solution needs improvement.""We'd like to see some better UI.""Other products are coming to the market that are not as expensive, Cisco should reduce their price to be more comparable.""If Cisco can give you one license and allow you to use all the features, that would be the best thing. We are using it only as a voice gateway, and there are other options available, but we need to procure licenses to use those options. We can use it as a security device, or we can use it for connecting the LAN side, but for that, we need all those licenses. They can provide one license and allow you to use all the features. This is my recommendation for Cisco.""Cisco Enterprise Routers could improve by making their solution more user-friendly. Currently, users need to have extensive knowledge of networking to use them because there is only a command-line interface for the configuration. They should add a graphical interface to allow junior users guidance and more flexibility when doing the configuration."

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"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is a costly solution."
  • "Our issues are basically currency related. The licensing is in dollars and the dollar is steadily rising. We've had an increase in the licensing fee due to the simple reason that the exchange rate is almost over 40%. That creates a major issue. If the currency devaluation doesn't stabilize, we may have to look at another solution."
  • "Cisco is mid-tier in terms of pricing and quite affordable by most enterprises."
  • "The cost of this solution is a little bit high compared to others."
  • "The price of this solution is high."
  • "The product is very expensive and does not provide the expected performance for the cost."
  • "Cisco routers are very pricey."
  • "The price is reasonable."
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  • "There is not a license required for this solution but the price should be less expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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 very… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is that it makes it possible for users to use encryption and decryption since our company aims to achieve transparency, and without it, the other system on… more »
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.
    Top Answer:The product is very cost-effective and has no requirement for additional licenses. The setup is not easy. Users need more technical expertise to configure it. This is not advisable for non-IT users.
    Top Answer:THe solution is used as a primary gateway with two lease lines of 450 Mbps total. Around 200 users are under it. There is no server or database in the environment. Users use only the internet… more »
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    Also Known As
    TNSR
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    Overview
    The high-performance Cisco Enterprise Routers are the market leader due to their breadth of advanced support for LAN/WAN services, redundancy, reliability, and performance.

    TNSR is an advanced open source-based secure networking software platform with highly-scalable packet processing, manageability, and service expansion capabilities. This video provides a high-level introduction. that address a number of commonly asked new product questions - in just a couple of minutes.

    Sample Customers
    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
    UCLA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, shopify
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider27%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Aerospace/Defense Firm5%
    Retailer5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Educational Organization7%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise51%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise55%
    Buyer's Guide
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    Cisco Enterprise Routers is ranked 2nd in Routers with 101 reviews while Netgate TNSR is ranked 8th in Routers with 2 reviews. Cisco Enterprise Routers is rated 8.6, while Netgate TNSR is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Enterprise Routers writes "Allows us to configure NAS through Cisco activities and to create GRE channels with different sites". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate TNSR writes "Good gateway with helpful traffic shaping and load balancing". Cisco Enterprise Routers is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Juniper MX Series Routers, HPE Enterprise Routers and OneAccess Enterprise Routers, whereas Netgate TNSR is most compared with MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Juniper MX Series Routers.

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