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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- Cisco SD-WAN is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
90%
60 Ratings
9.7
Cisco SD-WAN
97%
42 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
88%
3 Ratings
Cisco SD-WAN
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
8.2
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
82%
4 Ratings
9.1
Cisco SD-WAN
91%
1 Rating
Support Rating
8.8
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
88%
24 Ratings
7.3
Cisco SD-WAN
73%
36 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.3
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
83%
4 Ratings
Cisco SD-WAN
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
With many WAN connections, Cisco ISR 4000 Series is a good fit for large businesses. It can be used to automatically switch between different internet connections. It's capable of managing everything from computation services to virtual private networks (VPNs). The Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Routers are very capable. Its ability to establish site-to-site VPNs has also been beneficial to us. This router line is something I definitely recommend.
IT Specialist
Lamda I-TECHInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees
Cisco SD-WAN
Cisco SD-WAN is well designed for organizations that want to have full control or make their cloud and digital transformation easily. [Cisco] SD-WAN gives adaptability to use various transport links like 4G, 5G, or internet dedicated line, and WAN links can be used effectively. The troubleshooting is very fast and efficient and saves us lots of time, energy, and costs.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employeesPros
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
- 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.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Retail Company, 10,001+ employeesCisco SD-WAN
- Cisco SD-WAN provides ultra-modern analytics, monitoring, and automation for any associate networking.
- Cisco SD-WAN helps our organization fulfill optimal speeds and the best staging speed boost-up.
- One of the major reasons to buy this application is that it empowers major augmentation in cybersecurity while also reducing overhead costs and simplifying operations, etc.
- SD-WAN provides elucidation to our organization that cuts out high-priced routing and drags back on hardware costs while contributing to our business the elasticity to access multi-cloud services.
Sr. Software Data Associate | Pharmabridge
Softronic Systems (Pvt) LimitedComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Cons
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
- Super expensive to purchase and maintain licensing for
- Even with a big player like Cisco you get bugs in the software but hey, at least they're quick to fix them
- Sometimes you do feel like guinea pigs testing out beta software

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco SD-WAN
- The minimum subscription time is three years, which makes the initial investment of the projects more expensive.
- The types of subscriptions that determine the accumulated bandwidth of the transport links generate a limitation to the additional solution that the hardware supports.
- Access to the Vmanage administration console must be from a previously established IP address, which removes flexibility of access to the cloud.
Ingeniero de preventa
BVS Technology SolutionsTelecommunications, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco SD-WAN
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) 8.8
Based on 3 answers
We renew Cisco end of life devices with current models.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Facilities Services Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco SD-WAN
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
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.
Network Team Lead
GB AutoAutomotive, 5001-10,000 employees
Cisco SD-WAN
Cisco SD-WAN 9.1
Based on 1 answer
It is the best solution on the market.
managing director latam
expereoTelecommunications, 201-500 employees
Support Rating
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) 8.8
Based on 24 answers
There is always room for improvement with support, but Cisco support has been good to me over the years. Being able to call or submit online TAC cases makes it so I can get my issues or questions answered faster. They have even added the TAC bot for TAC cases to get to support even faster!
Network Administrator
Wyoming Machinery CompanyConstruction, 501-1000 employees
Cisco SD-WAN
Cisco SD-WAN 7.3
Based on 36 answers
Al ser soluciones integradas del portafolio de soluciones de Cisco, el soporte es transversal a cada uno de los componentes implementados, teniendo el cliente la capacidad de resolver sus inconvenientes bajo una misma infraestructura que está totalmente homologada, satisfacciendo de esta manera, las necesidades del cliente asi como permitiendo, que este se concentre en su negocio. Since the Cisco SD-WAN tools are a part of Cisco’s broader portfolio of solutions, support cross-cuts to each of our deployed components, with our company as the customer having the ability to solve our problems through the same, approved infrastructure. Their support team easily satisfies the customer’s needs so that they continue to focus on business functions.
Gerente
OvnicomTelecommunications, 51-200 employees
Implementation Rating
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) 8.3
Based on 4 answers
Learn and experement first then roll out
Sr Network Engineer
AbbViePharmaceuticals, 10,001+ employees
Cisco SD-WAN
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
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.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesCisco SD-WAN
Cisco SD-WAN is the simplest to implement with graphical user interface full configuration. There [are] also many automated parts of [the] configuration, like tunnels configurations and routes propagation. Cisco also brings its SD-WAN solution as a complementary solution to users already using Cisco equipment like Meraki and Firepower firewalls. This could be an advantage also.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Computer Networking Company, 1001-5000 employeesReturn on Investment
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
- We have had several times where we purchased assets and needed to add a remote site quickly for new staff to work. This is very quick to spin up and provides agility to business demands
- Allows for agility to failover network access when primary Internet services fail. We have near 100% uptime due to the ISR configuration we use. Even in the most remote locations.
- Since we adopted Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) as our de facto WAN hardware, we have cookie-cuttered our WAN infrastructure, which makes it easy to manage, upgrade, and alter with minimal impact to users and IT.
Senior Network Administrator
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.Oil & Energy, 201-500 employees
Cisco SD-WAN
- Managing to use business applications efficiently causes us to get more value from our cloud subscriptions
- Able to use streaming services improved employees' morale and increased their performance
- Able to combine multiple connections, helped reduce costs, and prevented us from investing in only the most expensive WAN supplier
- Instead of relying on one supplier when one connection was down, we managed to carry on with another broadband solution
IT Administrator
Avesoro HoldingsMining & Metals, 501-1000 employees