MikroTik Routers and Switches Reviews

I mainly use this solution for hotspot networks but also for lots of other things, for example, to connect more than one type of server, merging more than one connection together, firewall, multiple ID cameras, wireless device to connect different sites, and VPNs.

I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network.

They need to create a license for IBS. I have a lot of clients that have spam on their networks. We need to purchase a firewall inside of this solution in order to make their networks secure from spam and to protect the blocking of wanted public IDs that are put in it. Additionally, there is an antivirus needed.

In the next release, there could be an improved user interface.

I have been using the solution for approximately 10 years.

The solution is stable. However, we do sometimes have some issues but they are normally fixed in an update.

We have approximately 10 people using the solution in my organization.

I have not used the support. I have always found information on the internet to solve my problems.

The installation can take anywhere from one hour to one day depending on the environment and the skillset of the person installing it.

I have done the implementation of the solution. There are times where I need an additional technician to assist me.

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.

I would recommend this solution to others for a hotspot network.

I rate MikroTik Routers and Switches eight out of ten.

We use MikroTik Routers and Switches as a router and firewall. We also use it to manage our Hotspot users. 

The MikroTik Hotspot is great. My company uses the Captive Portal as a staff login to access the internet and the company portal. Via the Hotspot, my company connects to the API.  

The overall performance could be improved. The CPU load is too high. This causes the Internet to lag. 

MikroTik should be open source.

I have been using MikroTik Routers and Switches for roughly four to five years.

The MikroTik operating system is not open source. The API is limited. 

Sometimes we consult with the online community, but it's quite limited in Indonesia — there are not many MikroTik users here. 

The initial setup was complex, but not too difficult in the end.

Compared to Cisco, I don't think MikroTik is very good. MikroTik is good for start-ups and small businesses with small budgets. If you have a big budget, I would recommend using 
UniFi, or Cisco.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give MikroTic a rating of seven.

We are using this solution for multiple things.

It provides a hotspot gateway, triple PoE, login ID, authentication, and login tapes.

We use it to provide a connection for our clients.

This is a good solution.

This solution is good, but my network is growing and it is no longer sufficient for us. We are considering a Hybrid model or we will replace MikroTik with another good OEM, such as Cisco, or Juniper.

There are limitations to how many users you have simultaneously. It's a max of 300 users.

I have been using MikroTik Routers and Switches for three years.

We have not had any issues with stability, but we experience some issues later as the box capacity is limited to 300  users. 

This solution is scalable but it has its limitations. The box has a capacity of 300 using it simultaneously.

If my users keep growing, then we have to replace this solution.

Now currently one of our clients has 200 to 250 users.

Technical support is handled by another team.

The initial setup is straightforward.

Pricing is not an issue.

For a small business, MikroTik is good but if you grow, then MikroTik cannot support it. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

The routing features are the solution's most valuable aspects.

Next year, we are planning to buy a hardware firewall from Sophos. The firewall and the VPN features in MikroTik are a little bit hard to set and are not user-friendly in terms of configuring those features. 

The protection of the web servers, VPN, and spam mail management, will be better in the Sophos model which we want to buy. We'll still use MikroTik for routing between our objects, however, for the main firewall features and VPN features, we want to use something more specific for this job.

There's a new VPN protocol called WireGuard. It's very good to implement MikroTik in the router as firmware. It is more configurable, with WireGuard. It's very practical.

We've been using the solution maybe for five or six years at this point. 

The solution is extremely stable. We don't have issues with crashing. There aren't bugs or glitches. It's good.

The solution is very scalable. If a company needs to expand it, they can do so easily.

Ultimately, the whole company is using it as it s is the main router for distributing internet services.

We don't use technical support. If we need to troubleshoot, we tend to get our answers from the internet. We have access to forums and we have a lot of local technical support and knowledge. It's not official technical support. It's from the providers.

We didn't previously use a different solution. 

The initial setup can be a bit difficult. The configuration can take a lot of time. We only have one person in our company that can do this. It's somewhat impractical. If he's not at work, we can run into issues.

The pricing is very reasonable. It's not too expensive.

We're currently looking to replace some aspects of MikroTik with Sophos and will use Sophos next year as the main firewall.

We're just a customer. We don't have a business relationship with the company.

Originally, we had little MikroTik routers installed at first. Afterward, we bought a cloud core router and we've had that at this point for six or seven years.

We use the solution both at our company and for our clients.

I'd advise new users to take some time and learn about the configurations. They need to be prepared for a bit of a learning curve when it comes to implementation. However, after that, it's not a problem to use it.

Overall, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

The main reason we use this solution is for the price — it's very cheap.

Personally, I know that Fortinet, Cisco, and Palo Alto are great products, but my customers are just interested in the lowest price. I can't change their minds, it's up to them.

I have been using this solution for a few years.

MikroTik Routers and Switches are both scalable and stable.

I haven't had to contact technical support. I enjoy studying configuration on my own.

I hope to stop using this solution and switch over to FortiGate soon.

The initial setup is not hard, but it's not necessarily easy either. Upgrading can be difficult with MikroTik. Sometimes, when I need to reboot or change software, MikroTik crashes. When this happens, I need to physically change the configuration. 

We have our own small team that handled deployment.

I would recommend this solution to others who prefer price.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of five.

We mainly use this solution for switch and routing.

This solution is easy to configure and it's very flexible. 

The batch management could be improved. 

I have been using this solution for approximately three to five years.

This solution is both very stable and scalable; we haven't experienced any issues with bugs. 

We haven't had to contact technical support. We have a team of six engineers that handle all maintenance related issues.  

For switches, we use Cisco. We are familiar with them and so are our clients. They are comfortable with the higher price. 

The complexity of the initial setup depends on the client. The deployment can take a few weeks.

MikroTik Routers and Switches are great. If you are having issues understanding how to properly use them, study materials and video lessons are available for a low-cost.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give MikroTik Routers and Switches a rating of eight. 

The price-performance is great. I am sure there is a better solution out there (maybe Cisco ISR), but it would be more expensive. 

I have worked more with the MikroTik Routers, as opposed to their switching products.

We use this solution to route traffic in our network. For example, if one group is experiencing a slow connection then we can re-route the traffic. This is possible because we have multiple links on our premises.

The most valuable features are the versatility and ease of use.

We make use of a script that will automatically re-route traffic when connections are slow.

The manageability of the web-based UI needs to be improved. I still prefer to use the Winbox application.

It would be great if they included some next-generation features in the future.

I have been using MikroTik Routers and Switches for about three years.

We had some trouble with the latest patch that was released. There were issues with high CPU usage, so we reverted back to the previous version.

This is a scalable solution. We have between 1,000 and 1,500 users.

We do not rely on technical support from the vendor. We do our own research, test situations in our lab, and solve our own problems.

The installation is straightforward.

Our in-house team deployed our routers.

This product is cheaper than competing products by other vendors.

I was not the person who selected and deployed this solution.

We have not had any issues with our MikroTik routers and I would definitely recommend them.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

I primarily use the solution as a firewall, and for routing purposes, and for multi-band load balancing. 

The load balancing is very good.

The solution offers very good multi-routing.

The firewall is very good.

For the interface, I always use Winbox.

The MikroTik weblog, web user log, was supposed to be remotely accessible. However, it was not as good as I had wanted it to be. I found its functionality disappointing. There's no proper interface. They show only IPs but not the DNS address or complete address. It only shows the IP addresses. Also, they only show real-time data and not the history of the user's log address. We would like to see a history on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

The solution needs to improve its security firewalls and mirror that of, for example, Sophos, or FortiGate.

The solution needs to focus on UTM in its devices.

I have about five years of experience working with this solution.

We've found the stability of the solution to be good enough.

The solution is quite easy to scale. We haven't had any problems expanding the solution when we need to.

I've never contacted technical support. If I have issues with the solution, I try to handle it myself. So far, I've never needed anyone else's assistance.

I've previously used FortiGate and Fortinet devices. They have very good security and firewalls.

The initial setup is a little bit complex for beginners. It's difficult to install the router and for initializing from the beginning all of the configurations we need, like setting up the initial firewall rules, for example.

If a user knows all the basic steps, the deployment only takes about ten to 15 minutes.

I handled the implementation myself. I didn't need the assistance of an integrator or reseller.

I'd warn others that a tutorial or a bit of learning is required before beginning. It helps if a user has a bit of understanding about the solution. There's some complexity in the terminologies and surrounding the initial implementation process.

Overall, it's a good product, but it requires a bit of improvement, especially in relation to UTM and security.

I'd rate it eight out of ten.