We performed a comparison between Mellanox 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."The most valuable features of this solution are its functionality."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the powerful hardware and the software is open. They're using Linux operating system. You can do and install many things, and it performs well."
"From what I've been told, a valuable feature of Mellanox switches is they're quite user-friendly."
"It is a very easy-to-use product."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the size, power consumption, and the vast amount of features."
"The product is simple to use."
"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."
"It's pretty stable."
"We have found this solution is quite robust and there are a lot of features in a small device."
"I have seen a return on investment since we didn't have to pay a licensing fee."
"This is a good solution."
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network."
"This equipment is resilient and available at a good price."
"If you compare this solution with Cisco, utilization in Cisco is more popular and it is more friendly."
"The configuration is a bit different from Cisco, and therefore, for me at least, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"The scalability is working fine at the moment, but there's always room for improvement. As of right now, I don't know of any improvements to suggest."
"Mellanox Switches were easier before Nvidia bought Mellanox and then their new version of the operating system changed. They started with Ennui, and now they only use Linux. If they returned to their previous CLI it would be a good option for starters. The new CLI is more difficult to use but more powerful than the older one. It has its advantages."
"Mellanox Switches could improve by adding some features that can make it easier for integrating the switches in some managing and monitoring platforms, such as Elastic or similar software for monitoring data with the data center in a more holistic way."
"It is slow, old and unfriendly."
"The interface for management could be improved."
"This product could offer better integration with VPNs."
"Wireless throughput has not kept up with the competition."
"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."
"There needs to be better support for this solution in India. We have no local support."
"If the client wants bigger capacity, there may be some issues. That is, there may be issues with scalability."
"The solution needs to improve its security firewalls and mirror that of, for example, Sophos, or FortiGate."
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Mellanox Switches is ranked 17th in Ethernet Switches with 5 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 61 reviews. Mellanox Switches is rated 7.6, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Mellanox Switches writes "Powerful hardware, reliable performance, and advantageous open-source OS". 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". Mellanox Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Aruba Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Huawei Enterprise Routers and Aruba Switches. See our Mellanox Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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