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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
8.0
Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)
80%
3 Ratings
9.1
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
91%
3 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)
The best scenario for us was to use the NCS 5000 for video conferencing. With several remote branches, we required reliable bandwidth for remotely connecting with employees. The NCS 5000 delivered the bandwidth we needed and provided the quality even with some low bandwidth sites.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Banking Company, 201-500 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 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)
- Higher port density allows for both higher bandwidth ports to the customer network as well as sufficient uplink capacity to the core.
- Small rack space, smarter design, smaller footprint allows for more hardware the fit in the same amount of rack space.
- Lower power consumption, less heat output results in savings within the data center environment.

Verified User
Contributor in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ 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 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)
- Bugs
- Transport components stability
- Tac response time in some xases
Technical Operations Engineer I
Cox CommunicationsBroadcast Media, 10,001+ employees
Cisco 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 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
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
—Alternatives Considered
Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)
We did not consider any other alternatives, the NCS 5000 fit the bill for what we were looking for and we pulled the trigger.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Banking Company, 201-500 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 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)
- The lower power consumption helps in reducing costs, improves efficiency
- Better port density leads to less chassis upgrades, less costly upgrades
- Smaller footprint allows for more devices in the future within available colo space

Verified User
Contributor in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ 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