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Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches
March 2024
Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Featured Review
AbdullahAlhadhrami
A popular brand that is easy to manage and offers good SLAs
Since I am a certified user, I find the solution to be very smooth. It works very well. The solution offers good training so that users can remain... Read more →
Alejandro Del Rosal
Researched Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches but chose MikroTik Routers and Switches: Affordable, and the quality is high and good networking capabilities
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Pros
"It is easy to use and stable.""Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches are pretty good overall.""it's a stable solution. We have not experienced any bugs or issues. Many data centers and enterprise data centers prefer Cisco to any other product because they are very stable.""The deployment of the solution is quite fast.""Linksys Switches are stable.""I would recommend Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches to other organizations.""It is very stable. Performance is very good.""The most valuable features are virtualization and micro-segmentation."

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"The initial setup is very straightforward. You can typically set them up in about 30 minutes.""It is a stable solution. I have been using the solution for a while, and I don't face any outages or trouble while using the solution.""I have seen a return on investment since we didn't have to pay a licensing fee.""I think they have very strong routers because they have multiple processors. I like its easy configuration with applications. For example, configuration with Linux, Iptables, and routing protocols.""The most valuable feature is controlling the bandwidth.""The setup is easy.""The solution is stable.""Load balancing is one of the valuable features of the solution...In short, MikroTik provides a very user-friendly GUI option."

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Cons
"The problem with installation is not the installation process, but the building. Sometimes our building has a high ceiling, so installation is hard.""Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches’s stability and pricing needs improvement.""If possible, we'd like to see support in our country, but it will be difficult as we are located in Iran.""The simplicity of management could be improved so the object-based switch management is possible.""The product must be made cloud-based.""We encounter a challenge in automating the product to reduce manual work.""Cisco Linksys could be more secure. It could also add a controller to control all the devices, like the access points and so on.""This product does not scale to environments where there is a lot of network traffic."

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"This product could offer better integration with VPNs.""MikroTik Routers and Switches needs to improve stability.""I don't like the product's performance.""The initial setup is a bit complex.""MikroTik Routers and Switches need a firewall policy to secure the network. I also want Mikrotic to add load balancing to the firewall policy, as it's currently hard to do in Mikrotik devices.""The Soft-GRE support needs to be improved.""In the Israeli market, we are in need of Hebrew support.""The user interface allows you to do a lot of things, but it is not user-friendly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's an affordable price for small companies using on-premises networks where cloud services are too expensive for them."
  • "If you look at the product portfolio from Cisco, it's quite expensive."
  • "The price of this solution is high, but it depends on the number of units that you want to order."
  • "I think that pricing should be more competitive. While the Cisco product is good, the pricing is not competitive. People will end up going with other cheaper solutions such as Arista."
  • "Cisco switches are a little expensive when it comes to the price."
  • "The price of Linksys products is pretty reasonable."
  • "The licensing cost is not bad and is actually very competitive within the product category."
  • "Pricing should be more competitive. There are other switches that are cheaper."

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  • "This product is a one-time purchase."
  • "In our last project, we used two hundred units and the price was approximately 500 Shekels ($140 USD)."
  • "There is no licensing fee in addition to the hardware, but we do pay an annual fee for support."
  • "This product is cheaper than competing products by other vendors."
  • "There are not any external or hidden costs."
  • "The price-performance is great."
  • "MikroTik is very cost-effective and quite good for the price. It performs very well. For one of our customers, the existing setup comprises Cisco Catalyst switches, and it is about 10 to 15 years old. We're looking into upgrading in a cost-effective way to get the performance and yet still be at par with the quality and expectations that customers have from Cisco. Price-wise, Cisco is really expensive, and customers are expecting something different than Cisco so that they can save on IT costs. They don't have the same budget that they had before when they installed Cisco products. That's why they're looking for a solution that can provide performance and features without too much money or investment. We're looking at some alternative brands, such as NETGEAR and MikroTik, to support our proposal."
  • "The main reason we use this solution is for the price — it's very cheap."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches?
    Top Answer:The solution is reliable.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Linksys Eth...
    Top Answer:The product is reasonably priced. It is flexible. We can pay for it monthly or annually.
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    What needs improvement with Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches?
    Top Answer:The product must be made cloud-based.
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    How do Cisco Enterprise routers compare with Mikrotik routers and switches?
    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 »
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    Which are better - Ubiquiti UniFi switches or MikroTik routers and switches?
    Top Answer:Ubiquiti Unifi is a great solution. For starters, it is easy to configure and implement, and doesn’t require a learning curve because it is easy to use. It is also simple to reconfigure an AP or… more »
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    What do you like most about MikroTik Routers and Switches?
    Top Answer:We use the product for VPN.
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    Ranking
    9th
    out of 34 in Ethernet Switches
    Views
    4,659
    Comparisons
    4,353
    Reviews
    30
    Average Words per Review
    379
    Rating
    8.4
    6th
    out of 34 in Ethernet Switches
    Views
    12,762
    Comparisons
    8,280
    Reviews
    25
    Average Words per Review
    488
    Rating
    7.9
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Linksys Ethernet Switches
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    Overview
    Linksys Ethernet Switches bring greater reliability and coverage to your home network.

    MikroTik Routers and Switches provide all the features necessary for network administrators to secure and monitor their networks and are suitable for companies of any size. The solution is ideal for creating Wi-Fi hotspots, connecting multiple servers, setting up firewalls and VPNs, and distributing bandwidth. MikroTik's user-friendly dashboard helps you interact easily with your hardware. With MikroTik's user interface, you can obtain real statistics by user or IP address and monitor bandwidth consumption.

    Benefits and Key Features of MikroTik Routers and Switches

    • Affordability: MikroTik routers and switches are very reasonably priced and offer features comparable to those of other higher priced solutions.

    • Highly customizable: Flexible scripting policies and configuration options enable users to enhance the functionality of MikroTik's various products. MikroTik routers also offer hotspot profiles, which allows admins to create different customizable guest user authentication profiles.

    • Consistency: All MikroTik routers have the same operating system and features, making it simple to migrate between different products.

    • Routing protocols: MikroTik provides several dynamic routing protocols that can be deployed to build robust and secure networks.

    • Built-in firewall: MikroTik offers a very powerful firewall implementation with multiple features, including state inspection, layer-7 protocol detection, and peer-to-peer protocols filtering.

    • Stability and robust performance: MikroTik routers and switches are long-lasting, resilient, and perform well.

    Reviews from Real Users

    MikroTik stands out among competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its reasonably priced products and its user-friendly user interface, which makes it easy to work and communicate with its hardware.

    Parameshwar P., a director at Navyug Networks, writes, "I like MikroTik's GUI. It's completely handy and easy to handle because of its GUI. Despite other brands like Cisco urging me to switch, I didn't because they don't have a GUI. This is the most comfortable thing in my project that anyone can use easily. It’s effortless to maintain MikroTik routers because both screens make it very easy in GUI mode. You can easily interact with your hardware.”

    Rodney T., the chief solutions architect at Tech2go Strategic IT Solutions, says, "They are very good at providing the bandwidth for multi-tenants and multi-dwelling units. We're managing Wi-Fi hotspots for hundreds of locations, and the speed and performance are quite there. They also have very cheap 10G products that come with really good and flexible software. They are way cheaper than the top brands, and they're able to deliver the same performance and capabilities."

    A principal consultant at a tech services company notes, "The most valuable aspect of this solution is the combination of value for money. They're extremely cost effective, yet they provide you with an extensive feature set of things you can do across the board. Also, they're pretty reliable, as far as equipment goes."

    Sample Customers
    Linz AG
    ABB, Boingo Wireless, JPL, HP, Allied Telesis, iPass, Mips Technologies, MicroAge, Matsushita, Telia, undp, WFP, NASA
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company18%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company12%
    Retailer10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider24%
    University11%
    Educational Organization11%
    Marketing Services Firm8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Government6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business54%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise32%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise53%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business64%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is ranked 9th in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 61 reviews. Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is rated 8.0, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches writes "An advanced, sophisticated solution that allows for segmentation within networks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Routers and Switches writes "A cost-effective networking solutions with a robust feature set, but its interface may have a steeper learning curve". Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches and Aruba Switches, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Huawei Enterprise Routers and Arista Networks Platform. See our Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.

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