Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms vs. Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms are singular devices providing enterprise, public sector, and service providers high-performance routing, security and network services. Catalyst offer ultra-fast encryption performance, greater tunneling capabilities, along with the latest in firmware defenses and public key infrastructure (PKI) management for secure connectivity to the cloud. Catalyst 8000 offer these capabilities in a modest form factor, able to be connected for secure direct internet access (DIA)…N/A
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V) offers routing, security, and network management as cloud services with multitenancy. The series is infrastructure agnostic and programmable across the LAN, WAN, and in the cloud.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Score 9.1 out of 10
Cisco Routers
Cisco Routers
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Score 9.0 out of 10
Cisco Routers
Cisco Routers
Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge PlatformsCisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(23 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.7
(2 ratings)
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Usability
8.2
(1 ratings)
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Support Rating
7.7
(2 ratings)
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Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge PlatformsCisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
With the flexibility of sizing options, the Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms has worked to deliver solutions for our various needs. Smaller systems offer strong connectivity for office developments. Mid-range options have served our larger campuses well. Our data center deployments of the larger systems have provided up to 100G connectivity and advanced routing solutions. The Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms continues to meet our needs and exceed our expectations.
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Cisco
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.
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Pros
Cisco
  • More resources for tunneling
  • Ability to use sdwan softwre
  • More memory for tcam tables
  • Ability to utilize T1 lines for PRI
  • Ability to act as a SBC for VoIP communication
  • Rfid usage
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Cisco
  • 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.
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Cons
Cisco
  • Adding more NIM slots on motherboard
  • Adding PVDM slot for use cases where the router is used only for trans coding
  • Adding more granular tiers for DNA licensing. For example it is a big gap between 2000Mbps (400 Mbps agg) and 1Gbps (2 Gbps Agg)
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Cisco
  • More integration with the switching
  • A dynamic approach for software updates
  • More automation features and APIs
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
Because I have had no issues with this product line and have grown go really trust in it. One of the besr thing is that this has had less vulnerabilities that the past cisco router that I have dealt with. In my line of work needing to upgrade code is always something that needs to be done after hours and most likely on weekends.
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Cisco
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Usability
Cisco
it`s very easy to use it
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Cisco
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Support Rating
Cisco
I have always had great response time and have never been let down by cisco support. I have had issues where the person who was assisting me was not able to provide a resolution but by utilizing his team members they where able to come together to provide a answer and resplve the situation.
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Cisco
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Implementation Rating
Cisco
the licensing is messy
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Cisco
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
Compared to the Cisco 2000 Series Connected GRID Routers, CGR2010, the Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is more powerful in processing, and it has the capability to do the segment routing. It is easier to install physically and occupies less space in the rack, consumes less power, and saves more for the company.
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Cisco
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
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Improving the performance and the availability, it has increased the SLA we can ensure to the customers and so the sales has increased
  • The initial expense is really high so the breakeven point is not so near
  • The opex for licensing is high too
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Cisco
  • As this is available on AWS workplace, it's easy to configure and implement
  • Absolute worth for money, easy ROI
  • With the Cisco global support model, this becomes very easy to configure and troubleshoot and becomes part of my overall asset list
  • License management could be simplified and made more cost-effective
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