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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs HPE Enterprise Routers comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

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
HPE Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
7
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 HPE Enterprise Routers is 5.1%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Cloud Services Router4.8%
HPE Enterprise Routers5.1%
Other90.1%
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.
Chi-Zhang - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and President at Summit GAM
Has excellent scalability and is cost-effective compared to its competitors
The solution is reasonably priced and easy to configure. By collaborating with Aruba, they have integrated more products to streamline the porting process. Our project team comprises two or three network engineers for regular maintenance and troubleshooting. The workload is not heavy. I rate the solution as an eight and recommend it to network engineers and solution providers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cisco's technical support is pretty good - they have a professional support center to handle any problems and will send out an expert to help you resolve any issues."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router is a stable solution and we have not had any issues."
"It handles stress very well. We have not reached a point of needing to worry about its capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the SNMP traps that I use to monitor the router and the availability of the network."
"This solution is scalable."
"It allowed us to create a more secure VPN than we would have been able to do without it."
"It seems pretty stable. We have never had any issues with it."
"The most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence assessment models."
"It makes it easy to update the network technology and manage multiple deals, all without needing technical knowledge."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"HPE routers are easier to manage than any other router I've used."
"The deployment is easy, the web-based management is great, its ISR is good, we found the product to be stable, it has good scalability, and its pricing is fair."
"Quality-wise, this product is somewhere between Huawei and Cisco."
"It has good scalability."
"The most valuable feature would be the support for cellular range for Wi-Fi technologies, there is extensive support available."
"These routers help us to provide high availability to our clusters."
 

Cons

"Technical support could be better. I am missing a single pane of glass, where I can see all the connections, etc."
"It is too complex. It is not easy to set up, even with the documentation that they provided. It is a little confusing."
"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."
"There should be a system in place to help existing users make an easier transition to the newer interfaces."
"The ease of use within the AWS environment needs to improve. Sometimes, it is very esoteric in how you use it. Therefore, you have to learn to use it, then you are able to."
"It could grow or adapt to changes in the cloud. For example, cloud does not support autoscaling. When people want to grow, they have to do manual activities."
"The AWS version seems to be a lot less reliable, and we had a lot of issues with the initial configuration."
"You can use this router in a scalable solution but it has its limitations."
"The solution is expensive."
"I'd like to see more security features, like support for different types of encryptions."
"Better management tools are needed."
"They should work on lowering their prices in Brazil to stay competitive with rivals and offer customers more affordable options."
"Compatibility with other platforms could be improved."
"The price is expensive and could be made more competitive."
"Its customer service could be better for older equipment models."
"Technical support could be better. The response could be better and faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost needs improvement. It is very expensive through the AWS Marketplace."
"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."
"The pricing is good for what it offers."
"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 product is too expensive on the AWS Marketplace."
"Purchasing the product on the AWS Marketplace was very simplistic. Our organization was trying to centralize our billing costs, and simplicity was best."
"The pricing is fine, though it might have been cheaper going through a partner or doing a direct buy."
"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy; click a button and you have it."
"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
11%
Performing Arts
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
University
7%
 

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 Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
 

Also Known As

Cisco CSR, Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000v, Cisco CSR 1000v
HP Enterprise Routers
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Under Armour, HealthSparq, Adobe
Transdanubian Regional Waterworks Corporation (DRV)
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