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MikroTik Routers and Switches vs Netgate TNSR comparison

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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

MikroTik Routers and Switches
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
Routers (2nd), Ethernet Switches (11th)
Netgate TNSR
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Routers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Networking solutions, they serve different purposes. MikroTik Routers and Switches is designed for Routers and holds a mindshare of 18.4%, down 22.7% compared to last year.
Netgate TNSR, on the other hand, focuses on Virtual Routers, holds 16.1% mindshare, down 17.4% since last year.
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MikroTik Routers and Switches18.4%
Cisco Enterprise Routers16.7%
Juniper MX Series Routers9.9%
Other55.00000000000001%
Routers
Virtual Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Netgate TNSR16.1%
VyOS Universal Router18.6%
6WIND Virtual Service Router (VSR)15.3%
Other50.0%
Virtual Routers
 

Featured Reviews

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
Community Director at PeerSpot
Routers and switches enhance network security and adaptability
We use MikroTik Routers and Switches for IT business, software development, networking, and tower infrastructure, although some areas are still in progress MikroTik Routers and Switches are some of the best routers around, security-wise, followed by Cisco. They are very accommodating with their…
JL
Principal Network Engineer at HarborPoint Networks
Achieves exceptional performance and programmability with minimal hardware requirements
Netgate TNSR is a fully-featured router that handles all the technologies that we use. It has a very familiar and intuitive command-line interface. Additionally, it includes an API, which makes it easier to use in a programmatic fashion. It has been a very cost-effective alternative to larger router vendors, and we tend to get better performance out of it for the hardware that we use, achieving over four hundred gigs of throughput with very minimal hardware. Throughput is key to us.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has a lot of features. I haven't explored them all yet."
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network."
"We have use cases like providing power over ethernet, as an access controller for Wi-Fi, and normal networking."
"The most valuable feature is its bandwidth management ability."
"ROI: Very good."
"They have really good customer service and technical support."
"They are stable."
"We use MikroTik Routers for laboratory and integral solution purposes and different kinds of load balancing and network switching."
"It is surprisingly high performance for very little total cost of ownership."
"The solution has good performance."
 

Cons

"The solution does suffer from freezing and corruption issues."
"I would like to have some additional filtering options added in the future."
"The updates as well as the patches could be improved. I believe it would be beneficial to automate the process of router patching to avoid the need for manual checks. With automated patching, as long as the router is connected to the internet, it can automatically perform necessary updates. Failing to patch the router can leave me vulnerable to potential security threats."
"I would appreciate enhancements to impose more restrictions on VPN connections."
"Sometimes, software issues, some stability problems on different versions."
"A central management platform would be great."
"The manageability of the web-based UI needs to be improved."
"Technical support is not very good, as it is usually done through third-parties."
"The scalability could improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"MikroTik Routers and Switches' pricing is reasonable."
"The tool is cheap."
"The pricing of the solution is significantly lower than other solutions. There are no additional costs involved."
"Here in Bangladesh, MikroTik Routers and Switches cost 90,000 Taka, or converting that figure to dollars is $1,000."
"A license is not required."
"It's reasonably priced. It's not the most cheap solution, but also, it's not the most expensive one."
"There is a lifetime subscription already embedded when you buy the product."
"They are very cheap and not at all expensive."
"There is not a license required for this solution but the price should be less expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
18%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise9
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Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Netgate TNSR?
On the market TNSR is the lowest cost, but don't let that throw you off. It is the best cooked product in its space. You do have to maintain your yearly licenses though, so it's a good idea to add ...
What is your primary use case for Netgate TNSR?
We use Netgate TNSR as core routers and edge routers for peering. We have multiple edge routers, and we set up peering with our service providers and other peers on those edge routers. We also have...
What advice do you have for others considering Netgate TNSR?
I would absolutely recommend Netgate TNSR. It is surprisingly high performance for very little total cost of ownership. I would rate Netgate at least a nine because their product is made very well,...
 

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Sample Customers

ABB, Boingo Wireless, JPL, HP, Allied Telesis, iPass, Mips Technologies, MicroAge, Matsushita, Telia, undp, WFP, NASA
US Army, TrustCo Bank, Arkansas State University
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