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HPE Enterprise Routers vs MikroTik Cloud Router Switch comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

HPE Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MikroTik Cloud Router Switch
Ranking in Routers
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Ethernet Switches (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of HPE Enterprise Routers is 5.3%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is 7.1%, down from 7.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
MikroTik Cloud Router Switch7.1%
HPE Enterprise Routers5.3%
Other87.6%
Routers
 

Featured Reviews

Chi-Zhang - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and President at Summit GAM
Has excellent scalability and is cost-effective compared to its competitors
The solution is reasonably priced and easy to configure. By collaborating with Aruba, they have integrated more products to streamline the porting process. Our project team comprises two or three network engineers for regular maintenance and troubleshooting. The workload is not heavy. I rate the solution as an eight and recommend it to network engineers and solution providers.
Andriejus Artamonovas - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
Has supported deeper configuration through traffic mirroring and advanced VLAN setup
The main reason why MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is usually chosen is its raw performance to price ratio. In comparison to UniFi switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch can mirror all ports for traffic inspection for further traffic analysis, which UniFi cannot do. VLANs in MikroTik Cloud Router Switch are always useful. The way MikroTik implements VLAN-aware switching at the bridge level is hidden in the configuration. Making CRS work as a simple VLAN-aware switch requires deeper configuration, which is not intuitive. VLANs support individual interfaces not part of the bridge, allowing for double VLANing. You can create a VLAN interface in the interfaces context and also create a bridge interface, add physical ports, create VLANs for that bridge interface, and assign tagged and untagged ports and VLANs. Load balancing is one of the key components. The feature itself is quite efficient and works reliably on MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. The very basic setup is one of my favorites because they have their protocol where I can connect through the MAC address right on Layer 2, and I don't lose connectivity to the switch if I mess up with bridging or IP addressing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"These routers help us to provide high availability to our clusters."
"Extensive support for cellular range for Wi-Fi technologies"
"It makes it easy to update the network technology and manage multiple deals, all without needing technical knowledge."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"It has good scalability."
"HPE routers are easier to manage than any other router I've used."
"It is more durable than other products in the market."
"The router power is the most valuable aspect."
"The technical support for MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is superb."
"The interface management and the user access management is pretty good."
"The traffic monitoring capabilities are excellent."
"The GUI is easy to use."
"The best aspect is that it remains affordable."
"The performance has been good."
"The main reason why MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is usually chosen is its raw performance to price ratio."
 

Cons

"Better management tools are needed."
"I'd like to see more security features, like support for different types of encryptions."
"They should work on lowering their prices in Brazil to stay competitive with rivals and offer customers more affordable options."
"Technical support could be better."
"Compatibility with other platforms could be improved."
"The solution is expensive."
"Its customer service could be better for older equipment models."
"There has to be more development in the OS. It's complex for this switch as compared to others like Cisco. For NetGear and Cisco, it's easy to adapt the VLAN concept but it should be simplified for MikroTik."
"Most of the time, the MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is stable. If I were to rate the stability on a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the best, I would give it a 5."
"The RAM capacity offered by the product needs to be increased, as it is one area where the tool currently has some shortcomings."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"Technical support could be better."
"MikroTik needs to add some features like IPS, mail security, or antivirus, et cetera."
"The bulk efficiencies and the control of traffic could be a bit better."
"Stuff that I'd like to be improved is really just training and documentation because I think the feature set is full. Another improvement I'd suggest is that their new, bigger releases should be a bit more stable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."
"MikroTik is really cheap compared to the competitors."
"I consider it to be a cost-effective solution."
"This product has a one-time cost and there is no licensing fee."
"I believe the price of the tool is high, but it is okay for the services we get from it."
"The price is competitive."
"The licensing for MikroTik is great. It's easy to enter, especially for small businesses. Their model is great."
"They came with the licensing when we purchased them."
"The price of the solution is fair and there is a one-time license purchase only."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
26%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
University
6%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Educational Organization
14%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise2
 

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What do you like most about MikroTik Cloud Router Switch?
The tool has impacted our company's network costs and productivity in a perfect manner and percentage-wise, I can say it is 120 percent.
What needs improvement with MikroTik Cloud Router Switch?
It can be difficult to identify key functions for MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. I experience functionality limitations, particularly when trying to find specific features. It would be beneficial to...
 

Also Known As

HP Enterprise Routers
MikroTik CRS Series
 

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Sample Customers

Transdanubian Regional Waterworks Corporation (DRV)
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