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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs Cisco Enterprise Routers comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Cloud Services Router
Ranking in Routers
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cisco Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Cisco Cloud Services Router is 4.8%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Enterprise Routers is 14.7%, down from 19.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Enterprise Routers14.7%
Cisco Cloud Services Router4.8%
Other80.5%
Routers
 

Featured Reviews

VENKATESHREDDY - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate IT Director at Diligent Global
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.
Muhammad IrfanGhauri - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Solutions at Comtech Associate
Enterprise routing has delivered advanced security integration and supported AI data centers
The licensing part of Cisco Enterprise Routers is a bit tricky nowadays. With DNA, they have introduced DNA licensing. If they make it more simplistic with respect to customer understanding, I think it would be a good selling point for them. The licensing model could be a bit too high or a bit too complex. They need to make it simplified. It would be good for their business. With respect to enterprise routing, I would like to see additional features in the future to make it closer to a ten. Previously, Cisco has integrated many technologies into their router and multiple security features. However, since they have created a separate firewall product line, Firepower, I still want them to integrate more security features into their enterprise-grade router as well. Content filtering, application control, and website filtering are features that should be integrated into the router. They have multiple options, so with respect to technology, I am expecting that they integrate security more and Voice over IP features more easily into the router. For the customer, this makes their life easier in the sense that a single box can give them multiple solutions. I think they are already providing 5G interfaces, and there are options available.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The bandwidth and throughput are pretty good."
"It provides us with highly secure, reliable, and easy-to-manage 3G/4G LTE WAN cellular and wireless LAN connectivity for mobile environments."
"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."
"The most important feature is that it is designed for mobile vehicle communication in harsh conditions."
"It allowed us to create a more secure VPN than we would have been able to do without it."
"It connects all the accounts with the weaknesses, and this is what we were looking for, and it also connects with the on-premise side."
"The most valuable features of the Cisco Cloud Services Router are the integration with Amazon and Oracle cloud."
"It offers exactly we need."
"They are great and have helped me to satisfy my customers."
"The performance of the devices is very reliable."
"I think the network backup for this solution is solid, and is worthwhile for any company to consider."
"It's a very helpful machine and has helped me increase my performance in the network."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"It's easy to use, and there is a lot of information available on the internet."
"Overall it is very good and there are not many available in the market."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's overall look and feel is good, making it a user-friendly tool."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is easy for one device but is more complex when numerous devices need to be configured."
"This solution is kind of expensive."
"Technical support could be better. I am missing a single pane of glass, where I can see all the connections, etc."
"I would like the ability to moderate between devices on-premise to off-premise. This would be a vast improvement."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router could improve the GUI."
"Cost is a big factor. We would like to see the price reduced."
"It is too complex. It is not easy to set up, even with the documentation that they provided. It is a little confusing."
"The AWS version seems to be a lot less reliable, and we had a lot of issues with the initial configuration."
"It's not a fair price, it's a bit too high."
"The pricing is a huge issue. I had to convince my company to purchase this solution. It is very expensive, and prohibitive."
"Some of the enterprise routers, like the Cisco 7600 series routers, are costly and only large enterprises can afford them."
"The pricing of the solution needs improvement."
"The pricing could be improved."
"The solution isn't too scalable. It's not modular. You have to size everything correctly."
"As we are expanding, we require more coverage."
"Cost is very expensive, it needs to be reviewed for affordability by SMEs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is too expensive on the AWS Marketplace."
"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."
"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."
"The price is a little high, more than what we wanted to pay. This is one area where we would like to understanding how the price could be brought down a bit more."
"Purchasing the product on the AWS Marketplace was very simplistic. Our organization was trying to centralize our billing costs, and simplicity was best."
"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy. It was almost a one-click process to purchase CSR."
"This solution is kind of expensive."
"If it could be cheaper that would be good, but I would rate it as a four out of five for price, with one being very expensive and five being very affordable."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten and it is yearly."
"This solution is expensive compared to competitors. There are additional costs if you want to have their support."
"It's not a fair price, it's a bit too high."
"It's quite expensive for small businesses."
"The product is very expensive and does not provide the expected performance for the cost."
"There are licensing costs and they are expensive."
"The price is very high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
11%
Performing Arts
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business49
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise45
 

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How do Cisco Enterprise routers compare with Mikrotik routers and switches?
Cisco Enterprise Routers are very stable and easy to use. They offer a very solid performance and are very secure. They also have a very good, long lifespan. We feel the command configuration is ve...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Enterprise Routers?
Regarding the pricing for Cisco Enterprise Routers, I would say it might be a little bit too high because for large companies, it does not matter since they prefer Cisco, but smaller companies ofte...
What needs improvement with Cisco Enterprise Routers?
Utilizing Cisco's integrated security protocols is the area where I wish to get into in the coming days, but currently, I am not working on the security portfolio.
 

Also Known As

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

Under Armour, HealthSparq, Adobe
Aegean Motorway, Boingo, Chartwell School, Children's Hospital of Orange County , Department of Justice, Explorer Pipeline, Linz AG, National Rugby League, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Telecom Italia, Transwestern
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