No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

Huawei Ethernet Switches vs MikroTik Routers and Switches comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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

Huawei Ethernet Switches
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
13th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MikroTik Routers and Switches
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
Routers (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Ethernet Switches category, the mindshare of Huawei Ethernet Switches is 3.1%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MikroTik Routers and Switches is 4.4%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Ethernet Switches Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MikroTik Routers and Switches4.4%
Huawei Ethernet Switches3.1%
Other92.5%
Ethernet Switches
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Kabir Salihu - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Director at NITDA
Cost-effective performance enhanced by security features with easy configurations
I mainly use Huawei Switches and also work with Huawei Wireless. I deal with both Huawei and Cisco Switches, and I find Huawei to be more cost-effective Huawei has helped to save costs and is cost-effective, which also helps save time for the company. The performance of Huawei is good, and it…
AnikIslam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Executive at Lakdhanavi Limited
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 is cheap."
"Scalability is quite good."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The Huawei switches are stable, easy to set up, and cheap."
"Huawei Ethernet Switches also have effective network switching features."
"In terms of the most valuable features, LAN switching is more comfortable and valuable in the network. It is easy to configure and easy to deploy. It is helpful for the installation and it is easy to troubleshoot issues. It's an easy product to understand. It's a good solution."
"The solution is easy to set up."
"Huawei Ethernet switches have a price advantage over other solutions; you can buy about four Huawei switches for the price of one Cisco switch."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is the combination of value for money. They're extremely cost effective, yet they provide you with an extensive feature set of things you can do across the board. Also, they're pretty reliable, as far as equipment goes."
"The price of these products is good, which is one of the things that we like the best."
"I like MikroTik's GUI. It's completely handy and easy to handle because of its GUI. Despite other brands like Cisco urging me to switch, I didn't because they don't have a GUI. This is the most comfortable thing in my project that anyone can use easily. It's effortless to maintain MikroTik routers because both screens make it very easy in GUI mode. You can easily interact with your hardware."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches are very stable; the area that the Wi-Fi inside of it can cover is very large, and the connection inside is stable."
"The price is a big factor. They are very affordable, and the quality is high."
"The product is very reliable."
"There is a familiarity with MikroTik we appreciate, it is reliable, offers good IT Station reports, is stable, scalable, and has a good ratio of pricing to performance, which is why we use the product."
"ROI: Very good."
 

Cons

"Certain regulatory issues in a lot of countries cause limitations ."
"The stability can be improved."
"The company needs to provide more on hand training on the product."
"The licensing cost attached to the solution is atrocious, so from an improvement perspective, it should be made cheaper."
"It wasn't that stable at all. We had lots of issues due to the definitions, or due to the way they set up VLANs or the types of VLANs."
"There could be some improvement in the dashboards and that's something that could be included in the next update."
"If I have one potential issue, it is that the technical support does not understand English so well."
"The documentation needs to be better"
"I would like to see some content filtering with MikroTik Routers and Switches."
"They lack the extended warranty for the equipment."
"I don't like the product's performance."
"The solution is a complicated device."
"The solution should improve the features of Wi-Fi 6 a little bit."
"They can improve the way the user interface is laid out. Their user interface is slightly geeky. There is more than one way to do the same thing in the user interface, and they need to work on that."
"If the client wants bigger capacity, there may be some issues. That is, there may be issues with scalability."
"The stability of their switches is very poor. It doesn't have a good score with Spanning Tree Protocol, and it's very difficult to implement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is competitively priced in its market."
"I would say that the product is cost-effective."
"Huawei provides much better performance for the same price, even when taking into account very aggressive commercial policies."
"From the initial purchase, you will pay for a license and you do not need to pay for a license again. The price depends on the size of the infrastructure."
"A cost-effective product"
"This is an affordable solution."
"We have a one-year license. There are no additional costs besides the licensing fee."
"The pricing is good. Still, I can choose a cheaper solution that offers a good value."
"In our company, we are using MikroTik without a license...However, we are planning to buy their services and subscriptions."
"MikroTik's equipment is very cheap compared to Cisco and Huawei."
"There is no licensing fee in addition to the hardware, but we do pay an annual fee for support."
"When you buy a license, it is for life and you don't need to buy another one every year."
"The price is affordable."
"The tool has a low price."
"This product is cheaper than competing products by other vendors."
"There are not any external or hidden costs."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Ethernet Switches solutions are best for your needs.
908,877 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
19%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Ethernet Switches?
Huawei Ethernet Switches offer very competitive and aggressive product pricing compared to other brands.
What needs improvement with Huawei Ethernet Switches?
Huawei should focus more on security. They need more products on the security side to improve the security portion.
What is your primary use case for Huawei Ethernet Switches?
The primary use case for Huawei Ethernet Switches is for network purposes, including SaaS services.
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...
Which are better - Ubiquiti UniFi switches or MikroTik routers and switches?
Ubiquiti Unifi is a great solution. For starters, it is easy to configure and implement, and doesn’t require a learning curve because it is easy to use. It is also simple to reconfigure an AP or ga...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MikroTik Routers and Switches?
MikroTik Routers and Switches are expensive, but they are the best products in terms of quality. From my knowledge, their quality is also the best.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Newcastle University, Jingyang District of Deyang City in Sichuan Province, Southwest China, Glasgow Rangers Soccer Team, RMIT, Insurance Industry Association of Zhejiang Province, China, APT Satellite Holdings Limited (APT)
ABB, Boingo Wireless, JPL, HP, Allied Telesis, iPass, Mips Technologies, MicroAge, Matsushita, Telia, undp, WFP, NASA
Find out what your peers are saying about Huawei Ethernet Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches and other solutions. Updated: August 2026.
908,877 professionals have used our research since 2012.