MikroTik Cloud Router Switch Reviews

We are a reseller and this is one of the products that we implement for our customers. It is a GUI-based router used as part of a corporate-level network infrastructure.

This product is easy to configure.

The GUI is easy to use.

When an update is released it is easy to download and install.

If MikroTik had a marketing team and support team in India then it would be much easier for us to get the product, as well as support.

I have been using this product for the last five years.

This is a stable product and we plan to continue selling it in the future.

We use this product in small or medium-scale corporations. We have companies with up to 10,000 users.

In India, there is no distributor for MikroTik so there is no direct technical support. However, we don't need support because it is easy to use.

The initial setup is very straightforward. It takes perhaps ten minutes to deploy.

We did the implementation ourselves.

This product has a one-time cost and there is no licensing fee. This is unlike Cisco.

The MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is good but as a brand name, Cisco is always number one. This is why we use Cisco, rather than MikroTik, for banking applications. On the other hand, I would rate MikroTik a five-star rating for configuration, whereas I would rate Cisco with one star.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We are a solution provider and this is one of the products that we implement for our clients.

The most valuable feature is the mangle.

The firewall is very good. There are a lot of features to control permitting or stopping packets in the network.

Support for intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) is needed.

Antispam and antivirus features should be included in the future.

I have been working with this product for about 10 years.

This is a stable solution.

This product is not recommended for enterprise-level projects. We have approximately 50 users in our company who use it.

The technical support is okay.

I have also worked with similar solutions from Cisco, Fortinet, and Juniper.

The price is very good. 

I think that Mikrotik is the best solution for SOHO and small businesses because the price is very good and it includes a lot of features. For larger companies, I would recommend a different product, perhaps by Cisco.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We use this product as part of our network solution, but we also have customers in Cameroon that we have implemented it for. We design their systems at a low cost, implement them, and then provide training.

The most valuable feature is the flexibility within the advanced configuration.

IDS and IPS are very good.

The wiki page that describes the scripting and other features is very good. It is quite impressive for new users who want to learn about MikroTik.

Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco. For example, what works between MikroTik and Cisco does not work as well between MikroTik and Fortinet. I have seen some bugs.

The certification process should be improved.

Have localized or regional pricing would be an improvement.

I would like to see GPS tools embedded into the devices.

I have been working with this product for seven years.

This is a stable product.

I do not generally contact technical support. I have had to do some reading on issues that I was having, and I have always been able to find a solution. I have never had the kind of problem that necessitated calling support.

I have worked with solutions from Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet. The type of project dictates which product works best in the environment.

I find the initial setup to be easy. It may be more complex for people just getting started within MikroTik, although it should be straightforward even for junior engineers.

MikroTik is really cheap compared to the competitors. They are the cheapest ones in Cameroon except for Ubiquiti at the router level.

This solution has improved a great deal over time and in many domains. They have hired experts from around the world, from vendors such as Cisco, to help improve the product. Some examples are scripting has improved, along with advanced routing techniques, and wireless device support. However, the biggest improvements are in cloud routers.

Normally, every two months at the maximum, new updates and firmware is released for the devices. It is really amazing. It is like the developers do not sleep at all. I am consistently impressed with how their technology is advancing.

Overall, this is a product that works well.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

We bought it for our office to distribute internet. I am also a service provider. 

The most valuable feature is that it has better throughput than its competitors. I also like the "routerless" feature. 

There has to be more development in the OS. It's complex for this switch as compared to others like Cisco. For NetGear and Cisco, it's easy to adapt the VLAN concept but it should be simplified for MikroTik.

I would like to see more integration abilities with NetGear.

I have been using this solution for more than five years. 

It is stable. 

I haven't contacted technical support. 

It was complex to set up. The concept is simple but it was complex to set up.

I have a technical background so I was able to do the implementation. It took a few days to get done.  

I would recommend this solution. I would rate it an eight out of ten. 

Familiar RouterOS support, port isolation, flexible VLAN handling (tagging, untagging, rewriting, etc.).

Port isolation is great for shared networks where you want to keep it safe by not lettings people fake DHCP server.

Proper LACP support, more software support for hardware capabilities, true wirespeed Layer 3 routing.

2 years.

Doing this the old RouterOS way is straightforward, but it is not wirespeed then! So you need to learn some things in order to get the benefits, but it is worth it.

No.

Missing 9k jumbo frames and 10GigE support on CRS125. This is present on CRS2xx series, but CPU is faster on CRS125.

Mikrotik RB250 and RB260 switches - only 5 ports and interfaces is usable, but it is not RouterOS!

Initial setup was easy, but it did not reveal all the good things it can offer.

By myself.

SMC switches.

MIkrotik CRS switches are basically metro switches so overkill for the less complex installations.