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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs MikroTik Routers and Switches 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
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MikroTik Routers and Switches
Ranking in Routers
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
67
Ranking in other categories
Ethernet Switches (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Cisco Cloud Services Router is 3.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MikroTik Routers and Switches is 24.3%, down from 31.1% 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.
AnikIslam - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effective protocol support and a straightforward setup with room for login enhancements
In the network operations center, I manage our client's bandwidth. We connect with our clients through BGP and OSPF based on client demands. We also manage routing protocols, policies, internal firewalls, and other details like QE bandwidth, client manage bandwidth management, PoE, PPPoE, and DNS…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It seems pretty stable. We have never had any issues with it."
"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 most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence assessment models."
"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."
"This solution is scalable."
"Overall, it is a solid product and a good router."
"It allowed us to create a more secure VPN than we would have been able to do without it."
"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."
"The cost and versatility are the solution's most valuable features. You can do anything with them if you know how to. The solution has a whole portfolio of routing features available."
"This is a good solution."
"MikroTik routers are very user-friendly and easy to manage"
"MikroTik Routers and Switches are stable"
"It's very user-friendly."
"The radius and wireless features are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"Load balancing is one of the valuable features of the solution...In short, MikroTik provides a very user-friendly GUI option."
"The most valuable feature is controlling the bandwidth."
 

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."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router could improve the GUI."
"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."
"The configuration is difficult."
"Technical support could be better. I am missing a single pane of glass, where I can see all the connections, etc."
"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."
"I would like some deployment examples and guides specific to AWS VPCs and how to separate your subnets. Then, how they tie-in with the Internet gateway and any NAT services that we are running on our VPC. This would be extremely helpful."
"I would like the ability to moderate between devices on-premise to off-premise. This would be a vast improvement."
"The solution is a complicated device."
"The batch management could be improved."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"As far as improvements, there are basically only two things I would suggest. First, I think they should provide extensive training for the new releases of products, especially in the LTE space. Second, they could spend more time ensuring that their OS releases are more stable, rather than waiting for things to fall apart on the customer's premises before they make the necessary changes."
"In the Israeli market, we are in need of Hebrew support."
"The solution needs to improve its security firewalls and mirror that of, for example, Sophos, or FortiGate."
"The solution needs to offer better documentation."
"The product needs to include more power."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy. It was almost a one-click process to purchase CSR."
"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."
"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."
"The product is too expensive on the AWS Marketplace."
"The should make the Dynamic Multipoint VPN solution more affordable."
"Purchasing it through the AWS Marketplace was very simple. We went through the AWS Marketplace because it was the easiest way to get the product up and running very quickly."
"Purchasing the product on the AWS Marketplace was very simplistic. Our organization was trying to centralize our billing costs, and simplicity was best."
"Here in Bangladesh, MikroTik Routers and Switches cost 90,000 Taka, or converting that figure to dollars is $1,000."
"They are very cheap and not at all expensive."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches' pricing is reasonable."
"In our company, we are using MikroTik without a license...However, we are planning to buy their services and subscriptions."
"No fees are required for licensing."
"When I compare the price of this solution to competitors it is priced a little high. There is not a license required for this solution."
"The product is cheap compared to Cisco."
"It's reasonably priced. It's not the most cheap solution, but also, it's not the most expensive one."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Hospitality Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

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What do you like most about MikroTik Routers and Switches?
The price is a big factor. They are very affordable, and the quality is high.
 

Also Known As

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

Under Armour, HealthSparq, Adobe
ABB, Boingo Wireless, JPL, HP, Allied Telesis, iPass, Mips Technologies, MicroAge, Matsushita, Telia, undp, WFP, NASA
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