Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000) vs Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)

Likelihood to Recommend

The best scenarios for the Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000) is for outdoor exposures with little supporting infrastructure. I also recommend multiple fiber or copper connections since the network may have issues in the environment.

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Director in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 501-1000 employees

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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.

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Ryan Lee

Enterprise Infrastructure Supervisor

KLJCivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Pros

Rugged construction
No special heating or cooling requirements
Part of the Cisco ecosystem so no special maintenance

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Insurance Company, 501-1000 employees

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Extends our network to a private cloud
Gives us more security
Provides more efficient connectivity

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Jon Hersh

Owner

Homewatch CareGiversHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Harder to find and acquire than other routers

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 501-1000 employees

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Would be nice if the license expiration simply limited throughput rather than removing features.
Better compatibility with VMWare player would be nice. Specifically, making sure you open the serial console almost immediately after turning on the VM.

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Professional in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 2000) 7.3

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Have not had to use support yet but would follow our current Cisco process.

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No score

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Alternatives Considered

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.

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 501-1000 employees

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They are great! Even with the price point it is totally worth it.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Professional Training & Coaching Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

Easy to show ROI based on the value of the solar array.

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Insurance Company, 501-1000 employees

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We were able to quickly and efficiently setup connections to Azure.
We outsource our network team so having a single platform makes our support costs less.
We had no need to redesign our existing on-prem network to allow mesh connection to Azure.

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Ryan Lee

Enterprise Infrastructure Supervisor

KLJCivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

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

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No