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Attribute Ratings
- MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
60%
2 Ratings

9.3
MikroTik Routers and Switches
93%
6 Ratings
Usability
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
MikroTik Routers and Switches
90%
1 Rating
Support Rating
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
N/A
0 Ratings

8.5
MikroTik Routers and Switches
85%
3 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
Well suited for10G aggregation at network edge. Small managed networks such as school districts or distributed enterprise campus. Not well suited to RPHY aggregation at network core — queuing in NCS540 results in jitter and poor RPHY performance. Allow port license purchases in smaller units. Better support for SLA performance monitoring capabilities would allow use as a box for 10G aggregation for Carrier Ethernet NNI handoff.
Director of Network Strategy and Engineering
ArvigTelecommunications, 501-1000 employees
MikroTik Routers and Switches
MikroTik is suited for large companies that require advanced distributions in terms of contracted bandwidth, and in the same way, allows a single device to specify filtering and firewall rules without acquiring an additional device. There is a range for small companies which is more economical and less robust, but in case it's not necessary, such a strict control over the data consumption of the company is not a feasible solution.
Especialista de Desarrollo
ARCA International GroupBanking, 201-500 employees
Pros
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
- Switching.
- Routing.
- Access.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Telecommunications Company, 11-50 employeesMikroTik Routers and Switches
- Affordable, it has more features compared to other brand at the same price.
- Widely available, by today it's easy to obtained one, even online retailers sell it.
- Highly customizable, you may write a powerful script to enhance the function.
- Flexible, you can make different configuration approach based on you needs.
Aerospace IT Specialist
CommunicAVIA Pte LtdAirlines/Aviation, 1-10 employees
Cons
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
- MPLS feature set on NCS520
- Full support for RFC2544, Y.1564 across the product line
- Greater clarity of the impact of smaller buffers on NCS540 when compared to other Qumran chipsets — some use cases like RPHY aggregation at network core are not a good fit.
Director of Network Strategy and Engineering
ArvigTelecommunications, 501-1000 employees
MikroTik Routers and Switches
- Some of the wiki articles have not been updated or are not accurate enough. We spent a couple of days trying to find an example of implementing a mobile IPSec client solution. But once this has been implemented, it has been solid (always worked). A bigger community would help, and I am finding it hard to find the time to contribute to these articles.
Infrastructure Engineer
X-Net SolutionsInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—MikroTik Routers and Switches
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
No score
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MikroTik Routers and Switches
MikroTik Routers and Switches 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Almost perfect, despite some issue that need to be addressed by the manufacturer. If this issue has been addressed, a full 10 mark will be given.
Aerospace IT Specialist
CommunicAVIA Pte LtdAirlines/Aviation, 1-10 employees
Support Rating
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
MikroTik Routers and Switches
MikroTik Routers and Switches 8.5
Based on 3 answers
There is no SOC, NOC, where you can contact to try to resolve any difficulties. The problems that these devices have are solved largely through the community, with workaround alternatives, or if the support team responds to a request, the response times are too high for the current needs of technological communications.
Gerente
OvnicomTelecommunications, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
Higher 10G port density on NCS540Availability of 25G/40G/100G provides greater flexibilityGood choice when full line rate is not neededGood choice when full capabilities of ASR9000 are not required
Director of Network Strategy and Engineering
ArvigTelecommunications, 501-1000 employees
MikroTik Routers and Switches
Cisco Routers are one of the best in the market, however they are also very expensive and not suitable for a small deployment or any deployment which requires just a couple of routers. MikroTik on the other hand are less expensive and provides many features that you require for a small scale deployment. they fit in with the budget and do what you need them to.
Network Administrator
Pak Suzuki Motor CompanyAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
- Relatively low cost access layer device.
- Very cost effective means of getting 10G interfaces.
- Some features available on other devices out of the box are more complex or absent on the NCS without licensing or assistance.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Telecommunications Company, 11-50 employeesMikroTik Routers and Switches
- First of all it's cheaper than Cisco routers.
- It has more functionality than Cisco routers that cost 4 times more.
- It has a GUI. But it has CLI too.
Teacher
Zespół Szkół Elektronicznych in BydgoszczPrimary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees