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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs Huawei Enterprise Routers 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
Huawei Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
WAN Edge (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Cisco Cloud Services Router is 3.2%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei Enterprise Routers is 15.9%, up from 13.5% 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.
Udochi Ododo - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to configure and troubleshoot, but they need more visibility in the licensing model
Huawei needs to be a bit more open with their licensing model. What I find is that when you buy equipment, you expect that you have a particular feature. By the time you want to use that feature, you realize that you need to acquire a license for it. That is the one thing that I think they need to improve on. Essentially, they need to open their licensing model such that when a customer buys a device, they have a full view of all of the available licenses for it. It's not at the time of use that the customer will now be informed that they need to purchase an additional license.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of the Cisco Cloud Services Router are the integration with Amazon and Oracle cloud."
"The most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence assessment models."
"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."
"It connects all the accounts with the weaknesses, and this is what we were looking for. Also, it connects with the on-premise side."
"The most valuable feature is the SNMP traps that I use to monitor the router and the availability of the network."
"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 bandwidth and throughput are pretty good."
"It handles stress very well. We have not reached a point of needing to worry about its capabilities."
"The solution provides support for 5G connectivity."
"The routers have mainstream features that fulfill our needs."
"When we started, the connection was amazing for the 100G between the switches and the co-switch. What the students typically use for school is a maximum is 40 so they now have faster technology."
"This product uses a non-proprietary command line, which makes it compatible across many different systems."
"The most valuable feature of Huawei Enterprise Routers is if have two networks at different geographical locations with a great deal of distance they work together as if they are on the same cloud network."
"We use the solution for point-to-point connectivity, aggregation, and radio connectivity on mTLS."
"It's simple to use and offers good connectivity."
"The most valuable features for us are NAT, ATS, server capabilities, VPN tunneling, and management."
 

Cons

"If you lose connectivity to the cloud, it is difficult to establish connectivity between hub and spoke."
"Technical support could be better. I am missing a single pane of glass, where I can see all the connections, etc."
"The configuration is difficult."
"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."
"A CAPEX/OPEX model, 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."
"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."
"The initial setup is easy for one device but is more complex when numerous devices need to be configured."
"There should be a system in place to help existing users make an easier transition to the newer interfaces."
"If Huawei can use its own OEM processor, it could be a good step up for future use in the network devices."
"We'd like the product to be more flexible so that we could more easily manipulate some of the features."
"The only problem I see is configuration loss."
"The internet speed reduces throughout the day. The tool is not stable."
"It would be better if local storage management was more flexible, so that unused data could be easily removed."
"In my country we don't have Huawei technology, we only have Huawei routers for ISP. There is no agent for Huawei in Egypt."
"We have found we have to restart the routers or reconfigured them a lot of the time, this issue should improve. The quality of the hardware needs to be more durable."
"Lacks sufficient market availability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is too expensive on the AWS Marketplace."
"We would prefer to go through the vendor instead of AWS, as we have a relationship with the vendor and can get discounts directly from them. Going through the vendor, it is much cheaper for us. Though, we would still keep it hosted on AWS."
"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy. It was almost a one-click process to purchase CSR."
"Purchasing the product on the AWS Marketplace was very simplistic. Our organization was trying to centralize our billing costs, and simplicity was best."
"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."
"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."
"This solution is kind of expensive."
"The pricing is fine, though it might have been cheaper going through a partner or doing a direct buy."
"Huawei Enterprise Routers’s cost is average. I rate its pricing a five out of ten."
"The price of the solution is fair."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"The price is reasonable compared to Cisco's."
"The product is expensive."
"The product is inexpensive, but there is an extra cost for replacement of the device."
"Huawei offers a cheaper enterprise router solution than Cisco."
"The solution is cheap compared to Cisco."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
 

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What do you like most about Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The solution provides support for 5G connectivity.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The product is very cheap and offers a huge discount as they are trying to enter the market. However, you have to pay extra for some services and support.
What needs improvement with Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloadin...
 

Also Known As

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

Under Armour, HealthSparq, Adobe
Bus Online, VisionChina Media Inc. (VisionChina), China Network Television (CNTV), Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, ABC, BovenIJ hospital
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