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What is MikroTik Routers and Switches?
Latvian company MikroTik offers routers and switches.
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great features at low cost
Rating: 9 out of 10
November 5, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
our company is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the country and we have a good number of remote sites which connect via internet links to our head office. we hav...
Professional - Information Technology
Network Administrator
Pak Suzuki Motor Company
2 years of experience
Our Experience with MikroTik RouterOS
Rating: 10 out of 10
November 9, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Initally, we used it as experimental solution during R&D process. It turned out that the R&D was a big success, and we implemented it widely to our clients as part of ...
C-Level Executive - Corporate
Aerospace IT Specialist
CommunicAVIA Pte Ltd
10 years of experience
MikroTik Routers and Switches--dare to explore!
Rating: 8 out of 10
March 4, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
For more than four years, we have been using MikroTik Routers and Switches in our core, specifically the Mikrotik CCR-1036 and CCR-1072. What we like is the ease of use, as we...
Manager - Information Technology
Gerente
Ovnicom
4 years of experience
MikroTik is my first option
Rating: 10 out of 10
February 23, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
As a Managed Service Provider, Mikrotik is our first choice when we need to build a new network, upgrade existing networks, or replace faulty routers and switches. Since using...
Engineer - Information Technology
Infrastructure Engineer
X-Net Solutions
2 years of experience
An elegant solution for the administration of business networks
Rating: 9 out of 10
August 2, 2018
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We arrived at MikroTik by means of an analyst hired in the company who, faced with the problem of networks that we presented, offered us the solution of the MikroTik router bo...
Analyst - Information Technology
Especialista de Desarrollo
ARCA International Group
1 year of experience
Mikrotik - is it worth the price?
Rating: 10 out of 10
July 13, 2017
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We currently use 24 routers from Mikrotik, typically for education. Routers are used only by my department. They are used for enhanced education in teleinformatica. Users/stud...
Employee - Other
Teacher
Zespół Szkół Elektronicznych in Bydgoszcz
2 years of experience
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MikroTik router boards have gained recognition for their ability to solve network problems, making them a recommended choice for businesses. Initially implemented in the systems department, the product has successfully expanded its reach throughout the entire company, effectively addressing all network requirements. What started as an experimental solution during the R&D process has evolved into a fully cloud-managed suite with added enhancements and functions not available natively on MikroTik RouterOS.
The affordability, power, and ease of deployment make MikroTik routers a desirable option for various users, including both production and back-end systems. While it may pose a challenge for beginner engineers, it has proven to be a reliable choice for one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the country. These companies utilize MikroTik routers to connect remote sites via internet links to the head office, achieving auto failover between multiple links by deploying MikroTik routers as gateways running BGP with the ISP.
For over four years, MikroTik CCR-1036 and CCR-1072 routers and switches have played crucial roles in providing ease of use and efficient data processing at the core of numerous organizations. Additionally, RB devices have been successfully deployed as Client CPE, delivering excellent results. However, challenges do exist in terms of lacking a direct support channel and incompatibility issues during update processes.
MikroTik has positioned itself as the preferred choice for building new networks, upgrading existing ones, and replacing faulty routers and switches for Managed Service Providers. With seamless infrastructure operation and capabilities such as bandwidth monitoring and traffic shaping, MikroTik routers offer valuable support to diverse industries, such as education. In the education sector, these routers are widely used to teach various network configuration functions like DHCP, MPLS, OSPF, RIP, VLAN, VPN, IP addressing, and WLAN. Furthermore, MikroTik routers are highly useful for teaching routing protocols, making them an indispensable tool for enhanced education in teleinformatica.
Bandwidth distribution prioritization: Some users have praised the product for allowing them to establish a distribution of bandwidth by areas, prioritizing access for departments that need it the most. This feature has efficiently covered the needs of many companies.
Real-time bandwidth statistics: Many users appreciate the product's ability to provide real-time statistics on bandwidth consumption, allowing them to track usage by user, IP, network fragment, department, and unit. This valuable feature helps in monitoring and optimizing network performance.
Cost-effective solution with additional features: Several reviewers have mentioned that adding different DSL connections to increase bandwidth is seen as a cost-effective solution offered by the product. They also note that compared to other brands at a similar price point, this product offers more features which make it an attractive option.
Unintuitive Configuration: Some users have found the configuration of the operating system routerOS to be unintuitive and requiring advanced knowledge in computer science and free operating systems for maintenance. They have expressed frustration with the complexity of the setup process and the difficulty in navigating through the system's settings.
Expensive Load Balancing: Several users have mentioned that load balancing requires multiple MikroTik devices, making the implementation more expensive. This additional cost can be a barrier for small businesses or individuals looking to implement load balancing on their network.
High Cost of Macro Business Solutions: Users have expressed concerns about the high cost of devices for macro business solutions, requiring a significant initial investment in hardware. The expense involved in setting up these solutions may deter some businesses from adopting them, especially smaller organizations with limited budgets.
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great features at low cost
Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
November 05, 2021
UA
Network Administrator
Pak Suzuki Motor Company (Automotive, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
2
years
of experience
Pros and Cons
cost effective
user friendly GUI
built in firewall
routing protocols
NAT
Gigabit ethernet
SFP support
Our Experience with MikroTik RouterOS
Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 09, 2020
AA
Aerospace IT Specialist
CommunicAVIA Pte Ltd (Airlines/Aviation, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
10
years
of experience
Pros and Cons
Affordable, it has more features compared to other brand at the same price.
Widely available, by today it's easy to obtained one, even online retailers sell it.
Highly customizable, you may write a powerful script to enhance the function.
Flexible, you can make different configuration approach based on you needs.
MikroTik Routers and Switches--dare to explore!
Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 04, 2020
TM
Gerente
Ovnicom (Telecommunications, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
4
years
of experience
Pros and Cons
Dual Stack IPv4 - IPv6
Easy management
Multiple secure connection options
MikroTik is my first option
Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
February 23, 2019
AT
Infrastructure Engineer
X-Net Solutions (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
2
years
of experience
Pros and Cons
When you are creating a firewall filter rule on a router, the amount of options you have is incredible. For example, most other firewalls or routers will not give you the option to select a connection state, a packet size, specify the packet content etc.
You can use the routers in transparent mode, when your router is placed in front of a customer firewall or customer router, allowing only the allocated public IP address to communicate with the Internet and allowing you to allocate a certain bandwidth or speed.
The lowest end model routers have the same operating system, features as the more expensive ones making simple for us to test configuration on cheap equipment before commit to buy the more expensive one. The licensing model is very simple as well and easy to understand.
The cheapest routers also come with one SFP port, which is great as it is allowing us to connect fiber straight into it. No extra PoE injectors and converter are needed, reducing the number of points of failure.
An elegant solution for the administration of business networks
Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
August 02, 2018
CA
Especialista de Desarrollo
ARCA International Group (Banking, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
1
year
of experience
Pros and Cons
It allowed to establish a distribution by areas of the bandwidth allowing to prioritize the access to it to the departments that most needed it
It allows to obtain real statistics by user, IP, fragment of network, department and unit of the consumption of bandwidth of the company.
Different DSL connections were added to obtain a larger bandwidth and thus be able to efficiently cover the needs of the company.
Mikrotik - is it worth the price?
Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
July 13, 2017
MC
Teacher
Zespół Szkół Elektronicznych in Bydgoszcz (Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
2
years
of experience
Pros and Cons
Routing protocols.
Configuring it is simple and intuitive.
IP addressing, and VLAN creation.
Multi protocol usage.
Mikrotik routers are full of protocols that can be enabled and configured in a quick and simple way.
WLAN and hotspot configuration is simple.