Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) vs Cisco Routers

Likelihood to Recommend

Recommending this device completely depends on the use case. If you are looking for a device that can be easily configured to dump clients on your private network, these are the ones to get. We've sent them home with users, sent them to small offices, or just for a meeting off-site. You can turn almost any internet connection into a home office. It's been very helpful during COVID-19 as we have needed to setup multiple offices outside of our normal area. Setup in the field does not require a technical person, just plugin and you are up and running.

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Manager in Information Technology

Construction Company, 1001-5000 employees

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One major drawback of Cisco Routers is that it is quite expensive. It may not be the perfect budget friendly item for most small companies. However, it is highly accessible and reliable. Security concerns are next to nil so it is something one can rely on, without fearing frauds and security breeches.

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Manager in Marketing

Hospitality Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pros

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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Security. You can run VPN services on these routers along with core function of routing.
Rate limiting for DDOS or traffic on WAN links can help to prioritise the actual user traffic.
Routing. This is main feature of these devices and they do it really well.

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Employee in Information Technology

Computer Networking Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

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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Firmware improvements as the routers (at least the models I used) can sometimes crash while setting up.
In two RV042 that I had to configure and monitor, I had problems where they stopped working properly (crashes, loss of settings, bug). In another model, the VPN did not connect and only after a router restart did it work.
Three WAN options on RV line.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Law Practice Company, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) 9.1

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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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Ricardo Adams

Pre-Sales Engineer

Baraka IT SolutionsInformation Services, 11-50 employees

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Usability

Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) 9.1

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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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Ricardo Adams

Pre-Sales Engineer

Baraka IT SolutionsInformation Services, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) 9.1

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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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Ricardo Adams

Pre-Sales Engineer

Baraka IT SolutionsInformation Services, 11-50 employees

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Implementation Rating

Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 800) 9.1

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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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Baraka IT SolutionsInformation Services, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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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I haven't used other routers in my career. We evaluated Palo Alto but quickly realized we needed to stay with Cisco, as they never gave us a reason to change. Palo Alto also was a much greater financial investment we were not willing to take, along with the learning curve to support their hardware.

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Jacob Klein

Client Executive(CIO)/Executive Director of Information Technology

CareTech SolutionsHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

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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It has helped increase IT productivity by making network management easier
The yearly subscription fee is too expensive and isn't worth it

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Professional in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 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

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Entry-level set up fee?

No