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MikroTik Routers and Switches vs Netgate TNSR comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

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 (8th)
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 17.2%, down 24.6% compared to last year.
Netgate TNSR, on the other hand, focuses on Virtual Routers, holds 17.5% mindshare, down 18.0% since last year.
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MikroTik Routers and Switches17.2%
Cisco Enterprise Routers15.1%
Juniper MX Series Routers11.4%
Other56.300000000000004%
Routers
Virtual Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Netgate TNSR17.5%
VyOS Universal Router21.7%
6WIND Virtual Service Router (VSR)18.1%
Other42.699999999999996%
Virtual Routers
 

Featured Reviews

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…
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

"The stability of the solution is excellent."
"The solution offers very good multi-routing."
"They have really good customer service and technical support."
"It is quite stable, it's reliable and its performance is good, with no bugs or glitches."
"MikroTik routers are very user-friendly and easy to manage"
"My advice is that this is a small package with huge features and you should try it on your own."
"The stability of the solution is great."
"I like the routing features."
"The solution has good performance."
"It is surprisingly high performance for very little total cost of ownership."
 

Cons

"The interface for management could be improved."
"Troubleshooting can be complex."
"I would like to see some content filtering with MikroTik Routers and Switches."
"The manageability of the web-based UI needs to be improved."
"It would be very good if these products are accessible via different kinds of shells and GUI. It will make these solutions very usable."
"I would like to have some additional filtering options added in the future."
"They lack the extended warranty for the equipment. They only provide a warranty for one year as compared to the other vendors who offer a warranty for three years, five years, and lifetime, etc."
"This solution is good, but my network is growing and it is no longer sufficient for us."
"The scalability could improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is not expensive."
"MikroTik Routers and Switches' pricing is reasonable."
"This product is a one-time purchase."
"The tool offers a one-time buying option."
"There is a lifetime subscription already embedded when you buy the product."
"It's definitely worth the investment."
"The price-performance is great."
"In our last project, we used two hundred units and the price was approximately 500 Shekels ($140 USD)."
"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
19%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
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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