We performed a comparison between MikroTik Routers and Switches and NETGEAR 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."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 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 like the routing features."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"We have not had any downtime with it. It has been a solid performer that way."
"The product is very reliable."
"We have use cases like providing power over ethernet, as an access controller for Wi-Fi, and normal networking."
"The most valuable feature is controlling the bandwidth."
"Valuable features include network monitoring and ease of programming for VLANs, etc. I especially like NETGEAR because it's easy to teach system administrators how to use them, how to look at them, how to make changes to them without having the complexity of CLIs, but still having a CLI should we need it."
"For what I used this switch for, it did well."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The remote management tools are fantastic. The combination of the webpage as well as the app makes life so much easier. I don't need to go and visit sites to do upgrades or any sorts of changes. The firmware can all be deployed remotely. I can see the traffic on each of the switch ports remotely as well, so I can see if we've got problems, down to an individual port. It's very granular."
"The company provides a lifetime warranty."
"Comes preconfigured and designed specifically for AV."
"The tool is stable."
"NETGEAR Switches has valuable cybersecurity features."
"The interface for management could be improved."
"I would like to see some content filtering with MikroTik Routers and Switches."
"The solution needs to offer better documentation."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"The solution needs to be more robust. In case of power fluctuations, MikroTik routers are more vulnerable to malfunctioning."
"It could be more scalable. Product awareness could also be better. There's a lack of awareness when it comes to MikroTik. People only know about Cisco and others, and they won't rely on MikroTik. This is primarily because of hardware limitations. While this product is good economically, it's unsuitable for high-end projects. In the next release, I want this product to be more compatible."
"The batch management could be improved."
"There are limitations to how many users you have simultaneously."
"The IGMP specifics of the web management console could use a bit of clarification."
"The tool's price could be better."
"Centralized monitoring is there, but competitors like Cisco Prime are at a higher level of centralized monitoring."
"Being able to pass AVB traffic over these switches, that would be a huge add. There are not many switches out that support that. The GS728TP NETGEAR switches used to or still do support AVB, but it would be ideal if the 4300 Series could support it as well."
"The security features must be improved."
"I would like an email notification in case of errors or failures. If it was possible for the switch to email out an error log or notification note, especially in cases where we have the switches offsite (on the other side of town), then if something was to go wrong, it would be great to know about it before our client goes to use it for a big event, and it doesn't work. While I know that it does do SNMP, which is sort of standard, in the AV world, that is not always an option for us. We are usually running our own little network box and don't always have access to an SNMP server. We may just have simple Internet access or something similar."
"The ‘how-to’ guides could do with some improvements. We got in trouble following the stacking and Dante set-up guides. If these would have been accurate, we would not have lost three days."
"The solution needs centralized management and centralized configuration."
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MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 61 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 50 reviews. MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Huawei Enterprise Routers and Cisco Ethernet Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Aruba Switches. See our MikroTik Routers and Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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