Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) vs Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 9 out of 10

Based on 103 reviews and ratings

Score 7.1 out of 10

Based on 18 reviews and ratings

Pros

Easy to use, simple to operate, highly predictable. IOS/IOS-XE is well known and there is a virtually limitless pool of engineers who know this platform and if not having direct experience, can apply knowledge from other IOS/IOS-XE with very little adjustment.
Extremely flexible due to wide variety of interfaces. NIM and SM-X provide a great deal options: TDM, E&M, FXO, FXS, switches and servers are all options.
Robust IP feature set: Routing protocols, NBAR, Netflow, QoS, DMVPN. This large IP feature set gives us the ISR makes it a highly re-usable router, capable in many different use cases.

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Employee in Information Technology

Retail Company, 10,001+ 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

The UCS-E blades that you can insert into the routers only get refreshed every 4-5 years. So the cpu/memory/HDD options are limited and quite dated
Some LTE connectivity options for some countries are lacking or LTE NIM cards for some countries are not supported
Does not support dual power supply options for maintaining uptime from power events

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Senior Network Administrator

Birchcliff Energy Ltd.Oil & Energy, 201-500 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 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) 8.8

Based on 3 answers

We renew Cisco end of life devices with current models.

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Manager in Information Technology

Facilities Services Company, 501-1000 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 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) 8.2

Based on 4 answers

Very easy to use, and very effective on our environment. Scalable, stable, and can support all routing protocols needed in most manufacturing environments. The security license is very effective.

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Network Team Lead

GB AutoAutomotive, 5001-10,000 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 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) 8.6

Based on 15 answers

As always the support from Cisco through the TAC has been great for this product. Of course, there are always some bugs to be expected, but to be honest, I think this platform is actually fairly stable and it builds on the IOS software that has been around for many years.

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Bart Verbaandert

Technology Manager Global Connectivity Platforms

J&JHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 10,001+ employees

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Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) 9.1

Based on 1 answer

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 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) 8.3

Based on 2 answers

Learn and experement first then roll out

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Sr Network Engineer

AbbViePharmaceuticals, 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 did not compare the Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers to other competitors as we used Cisco for a long period of time already. We selected this product as we used a lot of CISCO products in the past and with good support. Other products don't have the protocols that CISCO products have.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 11-50 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

deployment in different branches were quick and easy to be done
Same config push on all routers helped to get the setup done in few hours.
expansion is very easy with NIM available for different purpose whether it be WAN port or PRI or FXS port.
Cube license helps to increase the SIP channel as and when required as no hardware change is required which is very helpful.

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Engineer in Sales

Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 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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Entry-level set up fee?

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Entry-level set up fee?

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