Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) vs Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 9 out of 10

Based on 21 reviews and ratings

Score 7.1 out of 10

Based on 18 reviews and ratings

Pros

Quality of Service for managing Data priority
Mean Time between Failures - We have found Cisco hardware is reliable
Fast network performance and availability

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Director of IT

Preis PLCLaw Practice, 51-200 employees

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Great price in comparison to its higher end siblings
Not a ton of setup pains for initial config
Cisco backed devices that are well made and fairly easy to operate

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Manager in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Possibly higher port count on built in switch.
External WiFi antenna connection to allow bigger WiFi coverage.
More robust wall mount setup using screw slots, currently only 2.

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IT Infrastructure Planner/Architect

FortisBC Energy Inc.Utilities, 1001-5000 employees

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Being one of the most versatile routing/switching platforms available, it fulfills most functions one would need in a compact appliance.
I have not experienced lack of functionality in any areas we use the appliance for.
One small feature I would like to have is 19" rack mount.

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Employee in Information Technology

Utilities Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) 9.1

Based on 2 answers

They have proven themselves to be flexible, reliable and are a leader and standard in the industry.

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Director - Network Services

Build-A-Bear WorkshopRetail, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Cisco has provided a real diverse router in a small package that meets the needs of our current environment. I highly recommend this product and should feel the to consider this type of solution, you would have made the right decision

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Pre-Sales Engineer

Baraka IT SolutionsInformation Services, 11-50 employees

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Usability

Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) 8.2

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I would rate these routers useability as 9/10 - I've designed and deployed Cisco solutions for the last 20 or so years, so, therefore, know what I am buying and try to get an understanding of the capabilities before deploying. The Cisco 1000 series Integrated Service Router is a rock-solid investment with great throughput "out of the box".

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Senior Network Consultant

Sure / Sure InternationalTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) 9.1

Based on 1 answer

This router is easy to use and manage. It provides the features, most important the security our organization requires to function properly. There is also cohesion between the HQ router we are currently using.

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Pre-Sales Engineer

Baraka IT SolutionsInformation Services, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) 8.8

Based on 6 answers

With any Cisco product, you are very well supported by the Technical Assistance Centre (TAC). This is one of the major plus points when selecting Cisco networking products - working in IT for the last 20years you soon appreciate that it is impossible to know everything and that there are people within Cisco you can lean-on when you need assistance.

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Senior Network Consultant

Sure / Sure InternationalTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) 9.1

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I think Cisco is a good product that offers a huge list of options where you can get support from. I find that forums, blogs and communities really assist wit resolving any issues that you might come across.

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Pre-Sales Engineer

Baraka IT SolutionsInformation Services, 11-50 employees

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Implementation Rating

Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Train and practice!

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Network Engineer

JacobsGovernment Relations, 10,001+ employees

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Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Implementation of this router is relatively easy. What i can say is plan your implementation and consider the the environment you are going to use it for.

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Pre-Sales Engineer

Baraka IT SolutionsInformation Services, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We are a mainly CISCO shop, so Junipers are out for the most part. We chose the ASR1001-x as it was an upgrade from the ASR1004 we were using previously. We required the ability to process a lot of traffic using 1G and 10G interfaces, with scalability and security features that match.

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Verified User

Analyst in Other

Government Administration Company, 10,001+ employees

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We built a total Cisco environment based on Cisco-only network equipment. We started with UCS for Compute and network, and are now switching to HyperFlex. This is all connected to Nexus switches and some Catalyst switches for OOBM. This is also all connected to the internet by an HA cluster of Cisco ASAs.On remote sites, we are using Cisco ASAs with Catalyst switches with 1800 APs with Mobility Express. In some specific cases we missed routing equipment or routing functions not available on Cisco ASAs, so we selected and are using Cisco Routers.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Outsourcing/Offshoring Company, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Once they are installed they just work. Even when a device enters EOL/EOS they keep chugging along.
Good lifetime - they don't retire models so often that you can't keep up.
Good extended support, this allows us to keep them in place as long as possible (or practical) and increases our ROI.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employees

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The long-term stability is great, we have very few problems, resulting in low maintenance costs.
Configuration for almost all routers in the basics is the same, so there's a very short learning curve per model.
Running some models of Router for more than 10 years of stability, so the ROI with the devices is greater than expected on starting.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Outsourcing/Offshoring Company, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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