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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs MikroTik Routers and Switches comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Cloud Services Router
Ranking in Routers
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MikroTik Routers and Switches
Ranking in Routers
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
67
Ranking in other categories
Ethernet Switches (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Cisco Cloud Services Router is 3.4%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MikroTik Routers and Switches is 24.7%, down from 31.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

VENKATESHREDDY - PeerSpot reviewer
Manageable, provides excellent support, and easily integrates with other products
One central area for improvement in Cisco is its product line offering. Cisco has ISE and other products, such as DNS Center and other components. Instead of small to medium-sized customers purchasing devices and maintaining the devices, it would be great if customers could have subscriptions. A CAPEX/OPEX model instead of that Cisco code, where the pricing model is subscription-based, would give much better flexibility for the customers. The pricing and model for Cisco Cloud Services Router and other Cisco products could be improved. One good example of what I want to be added to the Cisco Cloud Services Router in its next version is for it to be more of a plug-and-play product. For example, Juniper has developed QR codes, so if you need to plug in a device, you scan from your phone and connect to the internet. That's it. You can provision the device remotely through the cloud orchestrator, so I want to see a similar function or feature in Cisco Cloud Services Router.
AnikIslam - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effective protocol support and a straightforward setup with room for login enhancements
In the network operations center, I manage our client's bandwidth. We connect with our clients through BGP and OSPF based on client demands. We also manage routing protocols, policies, internal firewalls, and other details like QE bandwidth, client manage bandwidth management, PoE, PPPoE, and DNS…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It provides peace of mind because it is a stable product that you aren't going to lose sleep over at night wondering if it will be running or not."
"The most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence assessment models."
"It seems pretty stable. We have never had any issues with it."
"The bandwidth and throughput are pretty good."
"It connects all the accounts with the weaknesses, and this is what we were looking for. Also, it connects with the on-premise side."
"What's best about Cisco Cloud Services Router is the support. It's excellent, and so far, no significant challenges. Another valuable feature of the product is easy integration with other products."
"This solution is scalable."
"It is definitely scalable. It can handle a lot more traffic and group work compared to any other products that I've evaluated. It could easily scale a lot more than what I'm doing right now."
"MikroTik offers full enterprise capabilities at a very reasonable price."
"It's great for small businesses or home offices."
"We make use of a script that will automatically re-route traffic when connections are slow."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is controlling the bandwidth."
"It's very user-friendly."
"The flexible IP firewall and IP network address translation make it very easy to give access to internal services."
"I think the tool's most valuable is its firewall. Cisco assisted them in developing it, making it easy to use. They expose a lot of background features, so you can go deep into integration, similar to Cisco switches. You can choose to use the command line interface or user interface."
 

Cons

"Technical support could be better. I am missing a single pane of glass, where I can see all the connections, etc."
"They have an online registration that happens after they pick up block months. If they could decrease to yearly or something, sometimes the device is not cell phone accessible. That becomes an issue or challenge for us. If that can be improved, that would be really great."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router could improve by having more features. It is lacking features, such as virtualization and containerization. Additionally, there should be increased security and connectivity between routers."
"If you lose connectivity to the cloud, it is difficult to establish connectivity between hub and spoke."
"The configuration is difficult."
"It is too complex. It is not easy to set up, even with the documentation that they provided. It is a little confusing."
"The initial setup is easy for one device but is more complex when numerous devices need to be configured."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router could improve the GUI."
"The solution's website isn't that good. When I go to it, I can't find what I'm looking for. However, if I go to a third party's website, I can easily find the information."
"I don't like the product's performance."
"The batch management could be improved."
"The login process needs improvement."
"Sometimes, when I need to reboot or change software, MikroTik crashes."
"They can improve the way the user interface is laid out. Their user interface is slightly geeky. There is more than one way to do the same thing in the user interface, and they need to work on that."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult. The configuration can take a lot of time."
"A central management platform would be great."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is good for what it offers."
"The should make the Dynamic Multipoint VPN solution more affordable."
"This solution is kind of expensive."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router is an expensive product. My company pays for the product yearly, and the price reaches roughly $800,000. Though Cisco Cloud Services Router is expensive and its competitors offer better pricing, when it comes to support, it's unbeatable."
"The licensing model is good with this appliance: Bring Your Own License (BYOL)."
"We never buy the product on the AWS Marketplace. We only download it. We always use BYOL. We never buy the license in the AWS Marketplace, because it's very expensive."
"You do need to pay a licensing fee to use the solution. You can do a yearly or three-year subscription. The product itself is quite expensive. It would be ideal if they offered the product at a cheaper price."
"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy; click a button and you have it."
"Pricing is not an issue."
"In our company, we are using MikroTik without a license...However, we are planning to buy their services and subscriptions."
"It's reasonably priced. It's not the most cheap solution, but also, it's not the most expensive one."
"Here in Bangladesh, MikroTik Routers and Switches cost 90,000 Taka, or converting that figure to dollars is $1,000."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches' pricing is reasonable."
"There are not any external or hidden costs."
"When you buy a license, it is for life and you don't need to buy another one every year."
"The product is cheap compared to Cisco."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Hospitality Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
 

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The price is a big factor. They are very affordable, and the quality is high.
 

Also Known As

Cisco CSR, Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000v, Cisco CSR 1000v
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Sample Customers

Under Armour, HealthSparq, Adobe
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