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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V) is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000)
81%
2 Ratings
9.1
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
91%
3 Ratings
Support Rating
7.3
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000)
73%
2 Ratings
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000)
These may not be the fastest or latest [technology] when it comes to routers, but for their class, they are great. If you were you put a similarly priced router out in the places these things can run it would be dead within a year. Also, you don't need to have an elaborate networking closet to get these into. They work well in small, hot, or potentially dusty places with ease.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
If you just need to do simple communication to Azure such as smb and rdp sessions then the Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series is overkill. If you need to setup multiple mesh vpn connections to existing ISRs and have complicated routing with multiple protocols then Cisco Cloud Services Router makes that setup much easier and less work to maintain and troubleshoot.
Enterprise Infrastructure Supervisor
KLJCivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees
Pros
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000)
- Rugged construction
- No special heating or cooling requirements
- Part of the Cisco ecosystem, so no special maintenance

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
- Easy and available to download with a CCO account.
- Full-featured router platform.
- Can run as many instances as you have memory to handle.
- No issues so far running in VMWare player 14.0.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesCons
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000)
- Cisco has some troubles with licensing hardware still unless you're on smart licensing
- Price with Cisco equipment is usually high
- Bugs found in the interface

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
- More integration with the switching
- A dynamic approach for software updates
- More automation features and APIs

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Support Rating
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000)
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000) 7.3
Based on 2 answers
Have not had to use support yet but would follow our current Cisco process.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000)
We didn't look outside of the Cisco branded routers since we wanted to manage it as part of the enterprise and not have a "one-off" router.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
Neither product supported all the protocols we needed to allow all of our locations to route. It does add some complications to the gateway and vnet setup though. Once we retired our ISRs we were able to go to Meraki vMX and the auto-vpn setup works rather well and is much simpler than IOS configs
Enterprise Infrastructure Supervisor
KLJCivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000)
- Saved money on replacing standard routers that die in those environments
- Saved time with the easy linking and connection options
- Given us peace of mind that the device will continue to run without intervention

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
- I don't need to use outdated hardware for testing.
- Don't need a dedicated power feed to spin up a usably-sized network.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees