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Cisco Enterprise Routers pros and cons

Vendor: Cisco
4.3 out of 5
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PROS

Cisco Enterprise Routers are stable and reliable, providing high performance and availability.
The routers offer robust security features, including effective firewalls and VPN capabilities.
They are versatile, supporting various advanced protocols like BGP, MPLS, and VRF, enhancing routing capabilities.
Cisco Enterprise Routers are easy to configure and manage, enhancing user experience.
They come with excellent support and documentation, offering valuable assistance and information.

CONS

Cisco Enterprise Routers have a high cost, which often makes them less competitive compared to alternative products.
There are significant issues with licensing costs and the complexity of the licensing structure for Cisco Enterprise Routers.
Initial setup and configuration of Cisco Enterprise Routers can be complex, requiring extensive networking expertise.
Cisco Enterprise Routers need improvements in security features to prevent unauthorized access and manipulation.
The delivery time for Cisco Enterprise Routers, especially in certain regions, can be excessively long, affecting timely implementation.
 

Cisco Enterprise Routers Pros review quotes

reviewer941463 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Oct 9, 2018
I extensively used site-to-site VPNs, access control, etc., linking remote sites to the central location to create a highly distributed organization.
CA
System Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Nov 26, 2018
This solution helps us with our inter-network constitution, and that works for us.
SJ
Senior Consultant at Circles Consulting
Feb 11, 2019
It has provided us a more secure environment, especially the firewall. We've had multiple attempts of network intrusion which have been defeated due to the firewall rules in place.
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it_user1010853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Terrific Tech
Oct 13, 2019
Cisco has one of the best products in terms of routing because of the protocols in which they provide.
GF
Security Engineer at SOCITECH S.A.
Oct 15, 2019
Most of the hardware is very stable.
reviewer842748 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 21, 2019
The most valuable feature is that we can specify the routing policies for our traffic.
reviewer1050828 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Network Architect at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 22, 2019
The most valuable features of this solution are MPLS, BGP, and VRF.
JC
Specialkonsulent at a government with 201-500 employees
Oct 23, 2019
We achieve good performance in our data center.
reviewer1083318 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Infrastructure Program Manager at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 23, 2019
The routing feature is the solution's most valuable aspect.
RT
CEO at Reynolds Global Solutions
Oct 23, 2019
The VPN is the most valuable feature of this solution. The basic clients who don't use the VPN use it mostly for connectivity.
 

Cisco Enterprise Routers Cons review quotes

reviewer941463 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Oct 9, 2018
Recently, there seems to be a lot of people who are leaning towards Juniper CLI, which is easier to pick up.
CA
System Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Nov 26, 2018
The cost is prohibitive.
SJ
Senior Consultant at Circles Consulting
Feb 11, 2019
Their support has room for improvement. The regional agents are not that great.
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it_user1010853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Terrific Tech
Oct 13, 2019
In terms of room for improvement, I think that there is a need for additional administration.
GF
Security Engineer at SOCITECH S.A.
Oct 15, 2019
If they can negate or reduce the modem delay, that would be great.
reviewer842748 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 21, 2019
Some of our customers have asked that this solution have a 10G connection.
reviewer1050828 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Network Architect at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 22, 2019
I would like to see the setup time reduced.
JC
Specialkonsulent at a government with 201-500 employees
Oct 23, 2019
We would like to see the security improved.
reviewer1083318 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Infrastructure Program Manager at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 23, 2019
The solution needs to offer some security features in a future release.
RT
CEO at Reynolds Global Solutions
Oct 23, 2019
The pricing could be improved.