MikroTik Routers and Switches Reviews

We primarily use MikroTik routers and switches for LTE solutions. It's 3G, 4G, and gravitating to 5G solutions and we do a lot of data center type of solutions with the heavy-duty cloud core routers. We also do premises type of solutions with a lot of their switches. 

As far as which version we're using, the products are fairly standardized—what changes is the version of the operating system. We try and use the latest long-term versions of the operating system, but we use a wide variety of their products. 

This solution is deployed on-prem. We use the whole rack of MikroTik switches and routers. 

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. 

As far as improvements, there are basically only two things I would suggest. First, I think they should provide extensive training for the new releases of products, especially in the LTE space. Second, they could spend more time ensuring that their OS releases are more stable, rather than waiting for things to fall apart on the customer's premises before they make the necessary changes.

We've been using MikroTik switches and routers since 2014, so it's going to be the eighth year now. 

I have been using these routers and switches for eight years and they have proved rather stable. 

I think the solutions scale to multiple millions of packets per second products and that they scale right into the data center core. I know that there's still significant apprehension from a lot of large companies concerning their products, but I think that MikroTik has proved to be an extremely good tool for what we are trying to do. 

It runs our infrastructure and we provide services to clients, so we have several hundred nodes out in the field who are managed services providers. There are quite a few people that take advantage of the infrastructure that we provide. 

I haven't actually contacted technical support directly. We have a very knowledgeable partner that provides us Tier 4 consultancy in the UK. We've been working with him for many years, and so that's where we get all our technical support from. 

We gave up on Cisco and Cisco's competitor seven years ago, and we've been using MikroTik ever since. 

The installation process is extremely simple. I did it all by myself, but I'm a telecoms engineer, so I have a skill set in that area. 

We have a small technical team of five engineers. It's not a heavyweight job. 

We implemented this solution through an in-house team. 

There is a lifetime subscription already embedded when you buy the product. 

I rate MikroTik routers and switches a nine out of ten, and I would recommend them to others. 

The routing features are the solution's most valuable aspects.

Next year, we are planning to buy a hardware firewall from Sophos. The firewall and the VPN features in MikroTik are a little bit hard to set and are not user-friendly in terms of configuring those features. 

The protection of the web servers, VPN, and spam mail management, will be better in the Sophos model which we want to buy. We'll still use MikroTik for routing between our objects, however, for the main firewall features and VPN features, we want to use something more specific for this job.

There's a new VPN protocol called WireGuard. It's very good to implement MikroTik in the router as firmware. It is more configurable, with WireGuard. It's very practical.

We've been using the solution maybe for five or six years at this point. 

The solution is extremely stable. We don't have issues with crashing. There aren't bugs or glitches. It's good.

The solution is very scalable. If a company needs to expand it, they can do so easily.

Ultimately, the whole company is using it as it s is the main router for distributing internet services.

We don't use technical support. If we need to troubleshoot, we tend to get our answers from the internet. We have access to forums and we have a lot of local technical support and knowledge. It's not official technical support. It's from the providers.

We didn't previously use a different solution. 

The initial setup can be a bit difficult. The configuration can take a lot of time. We only have one person in our company that can do this. It's somewhat impractical. If he's not at work, we can run into issues.

The pricing is very reasonable. It's not too expensive.

We're currently looking to replace some aspects of MikroTik with Sophos and will use Sophos next year as the main firewall.

We're just a customer. We don't have a business relationship with the company.

Originally, we had little MikroTik routers installed at first. Afterward, we bought a cloud core router and we've had that at this point for six or seven years.

We use the solution both at our company and for our clients.

I'd advise new users to take some time and learn about the configurations. They need to be prepared for a bit of a learning curve when it comes to implementation. However, after that, it's not a problem to use it.

Overall, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

I mainly use this solution for hotspot networks but also for lots of other things, for example, to connect more than one type of server, merging more than one connection together, firewall, multiple ID cameras, wireless device to connect different sites, and VPNs.

I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network.

They need to create a license for IBS. I have a lot of clients that have spam on their networks. We need to purchase a firewall inside of this solution in order to make their networks secure from spam and to protect the blocking of wanted public IDs that are put in it. Additionally, there is an antivirus needed.

In the next release, there could be an improved user interface.

I have been using the solution for approximately 10 years.

The solution is stable. However, we do sometimes have some issues but they are normally fixed in an update.

We have approximately 10 people using the solution in my organization.

I have not used the support. I have always found information on the internet to solve my problems.

The installation can take anywhere from one hour to one day depending on the environment and the skillset of the person installing it.

I have done the implementation of the solution. There are times where I need an additional technician to assist me.

When I compare the price of this solution to competitors it is priced a little high. There is not a license required for this solution.

I would recommend this solution to others for a hotspot network.

I rate MikroTik Routers and Switches eight out of ten.

We use MikroTik Routers and Switches for our CCTV, Voice IP, and .NET in our new stores.

MikroTik does not have a wireless solution. If they created a high-performance wireless solution we would deploy it in our infrastructure.

I have been using MikroTik Routers and Switches for approximately three years.

MikroTik Routers and Switches are stable.

We have not had any problem with the scalability of this solution.

We did not have any issues with the technical support.

The installation of MikroTik Routers and Switches is straightforward. It takes less time than other solutions, such as Cisco.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate MikroTik Routers and Switches an eight out of ten.

We are a solution provider and we focus on integrating and monitoring critical infrastructure. We offer many products to our clients for Wi-Fi, switching, cabling, and monitoring. We also offer sensors and other devices in our portfolio. 

We implement MikroTik Routers and Switches for clients with remote offices.

Our clients in Bolivia have very basic security, so the firewall features provided by our solutions are helpful.

This product is very good in terms of bandwidth administration.

This product could offer better integration with VPNs. We have a SOC for network monitoring and all of our clients are connected to it. Through the SOC, we integrate our clients with our VPN.

The switching capabilities could be improved. These devices have a lot of potential but need to improve first.

We have been working with MikroTik Routers and Switches for approximately three years.

These routers and switches are very stable.

Scalability-wise, these products are good.

We use MikroTik products for small locations. We sometimes only put one or two devices in a location, depending on the industry and the bandwidth requirements.

We have between 60 and 65 devices installed with four clients.

We work with products from several vendors including Check Point, Extreme Networks, and occasionally Cisco.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

We are using this solution for multiple things.

It provides a hotspot gateway, triple PoE, login ID, authentication, and login tapes.

We use it to provide a connection for our clients.

This is a good solution.

This solution is good, but my network is growing and it is no longer sufficient for us. We are considering a Hybrid model or we will replace MikroTik with another good OEM, such as Cisco, or Juniper.

There are limitations to how many users you have simultaneously. It's a max of 300 users.

I have been using MikroTik Routers and Switches for three years.

We have not had any issues with stability, but we experience some issues later as the box capacity is limited to 300  users. 

This solution is scalable but it has its limitations. The box has a capacity of 300 using it simultaneously.

If my users keep growing, then we have to replace this solution.

Now currently one of our clients has 200 to 250 users.

Technical support is handled by another team.

The initial setup is straightforward.

Pricing is not an issue.

For a small business, MikroTik is good but if you grow, then MikroTik cannot support it. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

The two most valuable features to me are the firewall and traffic bonding.

The interface could be more user friendly and more intuitive in terms of what information or features are found where. I also wish there was a dashboard, kind of like landing page with all the basic system analytics.

We've had no issues with deployment.

We've had no issues with stability.

We've had no issues with scalability.

The main reason we use this solution is for the price — it's very cheap.

Personally, I know that Fortinet, Cisco, and Palo Alto are great products, but my customers are just interested in the lowest price. I can't change their minds, it's up to them.

I have been using this solution for a few years.

MikroTik Routers and Switches are both scalable and stable.

I haven't had to contact technical support. I enjoy studying configuration on my own.

I hope to stop using this solution and switch over to FortiGate soon.

The initial setup is not hard, but it's not necessarily easy either. Upgrading can be difficult with MikroTik. Sometimes, when I need to reboot or change software, MikroTik crashes. When this happens, I need to physically change the configuration. 

We have our own small team that handled deployment.

I would recommend this solution to others who prefer price.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of five.