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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs Huawei Enterprise Routers comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

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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
Huawei Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
WAN Edge (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Cisco Cloud Services Router is 4.1%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei Enterprise Routers is 12.2%, down from 16.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Huawei Enterprise Routers12.2%
Cisco Cloud Services Router4.1%
Other83.7%
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.
EP
Network Engineer at Technical University of Crete
Reliable border connectivity with responsive support but there's room for more intuitive documentation
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 downloading firmware. Firmware updates should be more straightforward. More security features would be appreciated, however, they should be easy to understand and implement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 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."
"It handles stress very well. We have not reached a point of needing to worry about its capabilities."
"The routing service for NPLS called Layer 3-IP is fantastic."
"The most valuable feature of the Cisco Cloud Services Router is it can make your migrations smooth. For example, if you want to migrate to the cloud, but you don't want to change the IP. You can extend your VLAN from on-premise to the cloud without having to change the IP."
"This solution is scalable."
"The most important feature is that it is designed for mobile vehicle communication in harsh conditions."
"The most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence assessment models."
"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."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The product’s technical support team is responsive."
"The solution offers good customer support and good performance."
"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."
"It's simple to use and offers good connectivity."
"The most valuable features for us are NAT, ATS, server capabilities, VPN tunneling, and management."
"There is a lot of information available about routers and how to configure Huawei Routers right now."
 

Cons

"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."
"I would like the ability to moderate between devices on-premise to off-premise. This would be a vast improvement."
"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."
"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."
"If you lose connectivity to the cloud, it is difficult to establish connectivity between hub and spoke."
"The configuration is difficult."
"It does the job, but it's not cloud native. It could be even better, like having a single pane of glass and being less expensive."
"The internet service for enterprise bundle should be improved."
"They should include features like IPS for security and response."
"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."
"It would be better if local storage management was more flexible, so that unused data could be easily removed."
"The internet speed reduces throughout the day. The tool is not stable."
"Lacks sufficient market availability."
"The product's pricing could be better."
"The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost needs improvement. It is very expensive through 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."
"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."
"Cost is a big factor. We would like to see the price reduced."
"The licensing model is good with this appliance: Bring Your Own License (BYOL)."
"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy. It was almost a one-click process to purchase CSR."
"The should make the Dynamic Multipoint VPN solution more affordable."
"The price of the solution is fair."
"The product is expensive."
"The product is inexpensive, but there is an extra cost for replacement of the device."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"Huawei offers a cheaper enterprise router solution than Cisco."
"The tool's licensing is yearly."
"There are additional licensing costs. I am aware of additional licenses and which services are added to the router."
"The solution is cheap compared to Cisco."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Educational Organization
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

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 Business13
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

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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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