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Cisco Routers Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 9.1 out of 10
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9.1 out of 10
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TrustRadius Insights for Cisco Routers are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Routing Capabilities: Users have praised the routers for their maturity in handling routing protocols like BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF, as well as providing efficient SD-WAN capabilities. They find these features crucial for managing complex network setups and ensuring seamless data transmission across various networks.

Security Features: Reviewers appreciate the robust security features of the routers, including IPSEC capability, VPN options for secure remote connectivity, CUBE integration for enhanced call control, and DIA functionality that ensures reliable internet access. These elements collectively contribute to a secure networking environment vital for protecting sensitive data and maintaining privacy.

Reliability and Longevity: Customers value the exceptional reliability and longevity offered by the routers. Even non-industrial models are commended for their high environmental thresholds, making them suitable for diverse operating conditions. The durability of Cisco 4341 and 2951 routers specifically stands out among users who rely on these devices for long-term network stability and performance assurance.

Reviews

58 Reviews

Robust Resilient and Rich in Features

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using it to create high bandwidth and feature rich network. It offers a variety of core and service features. It uses a custom silicon which is optimized for those features and while still delivering the lightning fast throughput.

Pros

  • They are updated with the latest networking tools
  • They have the most optimized forwarding
  • They have a secure control-plane and management-plane

Cons

  • The CLI could definitely use an uplift, everyone is comfortable with the separation of IOS-XE and IOS-XR. A next gen OS should have a CLI and output better suited to the name. Still carrying the legacy CLI from IOS, not good. At least the outputs should be better organized in a table or another format, easy to eyes.
  • There should be an easy way to capture traffic sample on any of the port, core or access, based on various levels of filter. Basically, a small and limited feature NAM (Network Analyzer Module) equivalent feature built into the RP/LC.
  • Similarly, there should be a limited, traffic generator built into the hardware to simulate application traffic transiting the node for troubleshooting and debuuging

Likelihood to Recommend

The ASR9k is one of the most robust hardware in the market.

VU
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Cisco Routers
15 years of experience

Cisco Routers from my point of view

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Across the whole organization, Cisco Routers are used as core central PE routers within a MPLS-SR backbone.

Pros

  • High-bandwidth interfaces
  • Mpls capability
  • Multicast

Cons

  • Reload timers
  • Cost of optics
  • Hw-module commands requires reloads

Likelihood to Recommend

If asked about Cisco Routers, I think I am likely to recommend Cisco Routers to a colleague for Service providers, services with needs of high reliability

VU
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Cisco Routers
6 years of experience

Very good but not perfect

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco ASR 9000 Are used mainly for IPMPLS core (PE Function) deployment at our utilities and service providers costumers. . Mainly packet switching and MPLS function. Perfect performance so far, despite being in the market for a long time, it is a trustfully platform.

Pros

  • Stable
  • Mature
  • Low failure rate

Cons

  • Keep up with service provider demands on Cisco 8000

Likelihood to Recommend

We have been working with Cisco Routers for more than 20 years, and they have been perfect platforms. However, new NCS platform is difficult to place at our utilities customer, because they don't have legacy interfaces anymore and most models are not IEC61850 compliant. Plus, Cisco has too many different management platforms.

VU
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Reseller
Cisco Routers
8 years of experience

Cisco Routers in action

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

ISP IGWs and MPLS routers

Pros

  • capacity and thoughput
  • interfaces density
  • lots of features support
  • long life span

Cons

  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Routers with integration with 3rd party nms (network management system) tools

Likelihood to Recommend

If asked about Cisco Routers, I think I would recommend Cisco Routers to a colleague because, in my experience, Cisco Routers are great capable routers with great support

AA
Adnan Alkhatib
Manager, IP networks and cybersecurity in Engineering at Zain Bahrain (201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Cisco Routers
19 years of experience

Cisco Routers - Cisco NCS540 product family

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We're using CS540s Cisco Routers as Cell Site Gateway Routers.

Pros

  • IOS XR is really good
  • MPLS L3 VPNs
  • Sync

Cons

  • Software bugs
  • Reporting bugs in software releases

Likelihood to Recommend

The NCS540 platform is a very good option. We have only have had issues with software bugs.

VU
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Cisco Routers
15 years of experience

ncs

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, These Cisco Routers are used as Internet Peering routers for CDN (content delivery network) and Private Peering

Pros

  • Fast packet switching
  • High bandwidth

Cons

  • SMU deployment in service
  • Bugs

Likelihood to Recommend

If asked, I think I am likely to recommend Cisco Routers to a colleague because, in my experience, Cisco Routers are well suited for Peering and High bandwidth

VU
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Cisco Routers
7 years of experience

Cisco Routers for ISP

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Whole organization, service both fixed and mobile customers for the service provider network.

Pros

  • Routing
  • Syntax
  • Power consumption

Cons

  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Routers with Software version stability
  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Routers with Hardware bugs
  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Routers with Testing

Likelihood to Recommend

Large ISP

VU
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Cisco Routers
13 years of experience

Cisco Routers in my opinion

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Routers are used in the whole company for mobile Telephones. Also we use the n+1 for reduncy.

Pros

  • The have a big distance until the signal gets cut of

Cons

  • A lot of Cisco Routers do have to be replaced in the Sumer because of the heat.

Likelihood to Recommend

Theyre great for offices, for wider spaces they can get a bit pricey

VU
Verified User
Employee (10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Cisco Routers
1 year of experience

Cisco Routers review

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

the Cisco Routers are being used for Internet connectivity for the whole organization.

Pros

  • stable
  • community support
  • performance

Cons

  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Routers with integration with other Cisco platforms

Likelihood to Recommend

If asked, I think I am likely to recommend Cisco Routers to a colleague because, in my experience, Cisco Routers are great for Internet connectivty

VU
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology (51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Cisco Routers
3 years of experience

Cisco Routers

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have at our organisation at almost every location a Cisco router. They help with splitting up vlans so we can use the same VLAN at every location so we create a standard. we also use them to facilitate a connection to our HQ and we provide by some locations local internet breakout

Pros

  • Routing
  • Access control list

Cons

  • More disk space on flash so updates will go easyer

Likelihood to Recommend

Provide the option to facilitate internet and redundant links between sites and internet

MG
Mark Groote
NOC at VDL Nederland (10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Cisco Routers
1 year of experience