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MikroTik Cloud Router Switch vs. Tufin Orchestration Suite

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MikroTik CRS Series

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMikroTik offers a series of Cloud Router Switches (or their CRS series), their flagship products.N/A

    Tufin Orchestration Suite

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AIsraeli company Tufin offers a firewall security management offering via the Tufin Orchestration Suite, including SecureApp for managing network connectivity, SecureChange network change automation, and SecureTrack multi-vendor and next-generation firewall management.N/A
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    MikroTik CRS SeriesTufin Orchestration Suite
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    Pricing Offerings
    MikroTik CRS SeriesTufin Orchestration Suite
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    MikroTik CRS SeriesTufin Orchestration Suite
    Firewall Security Management
    Comparison of Firewall Security Management features of MikroTik Cloud Router Switch and Tufin Orchestration Suite
    Feature
    MikroTik Cloud Router Switch
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    Ratings
    Tufin Orchestration Suite
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Policy planning and rule management00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Automated Policy Orchestration00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Device Discovery00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
    Policy Compliance Auditing00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Attack Path Simulation Testing00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Scans00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Firewall Rule Cleanup00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MikroTik CRS SeriesTufin Orchestration Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    MikroTik CRS SeriesTufin Orchestration Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MikroTik
    MikroTik Cloud Router Switch work very well as layer2/3 switches in enterprise environments, aggregation or distribution layers. Example: in our case (ISP) we use CRS326 and CRS317 at multi-dwelling units to finish the customer lines, manage vlans of service and apply basic qos. They offer a good variety of ports 1/10G, which is perfect for connecting other ISPs or connecting corporate end users. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch would work fine in low-traffic Routing and Switching, you could configure L3 Hardware offloading and serve some significant traffic, but you may missing some features like, mangle, nat, firewall or other things that may be solved with other device in an upper layer of infrastructure. Based on our experience MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is not good for high performance traffic, they are not optimized for heavy L3 routing task. Example: if you use a CRS as core or router in a small DC or IX the result is traduced on high cpu usage and load performance. If you are looking for special works, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch in this aspect is out.
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    Tufin
    Well suited scenarios - 1) Firewall Policy / Ruleset management 2) Where all the products are from Tufin like TOS ST, SC, SecureApp etc 3) Where customer focuses on ruleset compliance - USP violations, and other features Less suited - 1) Agnostic/distributed environment - Tough with integrate with 3rd party like CyberArk 2) FW recertification processes / exception process when complex process is included
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    Pros
    MikroTik
    • L3 Hardware Offloading
    • Vlan segmentation
    • Traffic troughput
    • Port density
    • Cost effective
    • Port Isolation
    • Trunk, access and hybrid configurations
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    Tufin
    • Firewall management
    • Compliance reports
    • Unused rules and optimization
    • Policy Automation
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    Cons
    MikroTik
    • L3 features like firewall IPsec NAT
    • LACP with more than 4 interfaces
    • Centralized Management platflorm
    • Limited Hardware offloading insight
    • Outdated web interface
    • CLI usability
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    Tufin
    • Palo Alto Networks Integration
    • Better/more user friendly api for integration with ticketing systems
    • Web UI structure is not user-friendly
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    Usability
    MikroTik
    Powerful features at a low price: MikroTik Cloud Router Switch provides a good variety of features that are not present on more expensive brands. Flexible deployment options: SwOS for simple switching use cases and RouterOS for more advanced configurations. Winbox is a fast and responsive tool for configuring, maintain and monitoring the traffic or other variable. Why it doesn't score higher, we think that the learning curve for new users could be hard. Sometimes the logic configuration can be unintuitive example: bridge filtering, vlan interfaces. Inconsistent UX Across RouterOS versions, some features may change without clear documentation causing confusion missconfig or incompatibility between versions. Documentation and support are poor, official documentation is fragmented and depht in some cases, the active community should be your best friend.
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    Tufin
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    Alternatives Considered
    MikroTik
    We chose MikroTik Cloud Router Switch because it met our technical requirements without significantly affecting our budget. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch offers a performance reliable and scalable for access and aggregation roles and is easy to integrate with our existing infrastructure (Mikrotik CCR). While it doesn't offer enterprise-class UX, or automation frameworks out the box, its disruptive focus, control and granular configuration convert it in an attractive option for ISP operations.
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    Tufin
    1) Fairly okay overall but definitely needs improvement overall Vs the other products available in the market like Palo Alto XSOAR 2) Cost wise okay at the beginning but when client demands add-ons/ more features/customization tailored to their needs, Tufin Orchestration Suite recommends RFE / custom costs/development costs 3) USP feature is cool to use overall Vs FireMon 4) Tufin ProServ needs to buckle-up/Support compared to other competitors in the market
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    Return on Investment
    MikroTik
    • Significant Cost Savings
    • Rapid deployment and flexibility
    • Bottlenecks in wrong scenario of use
    • Manual configuration overhead
    • Perception and vendor approval barriers
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    Tufin
    • I think if you correctly configure your SIEM, you don't need Tufin. You can correlate a lot of things for firewalls.
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