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Cisco Cloud Services Router vs Cisco Enterprise Routers comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Cloud Services Router
Ranking in Routers
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cisco Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
117
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Cisco Cloud Services Router is 4.6%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Enterprise Routers is 15.8%, down from 18.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Enterprise Routers15.8%
Cisco Cloud Services Router4.6%
Other79.6%
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Featured Reviews

VENKATESHREDDY - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate IT Director at Diligent Global
Manageable, provides excellent support, and easily integrates with other products
One central area for improvement in Cisco is its product line offering. Cisco has ISE and other products, such as DNS Center and other components. Instead of small to medium-sized customers purchasing devices and maintaining the devices, it would be great if customers could have subscriptions. A CAPEX/OPEX model instead of that Cisco code, where the pricing model is subscription-based, would give much better flexibility for the customers. The pricing and model for Cisco Cloud Services Router and other Cisco products could be improved. One good example of what I want to be added to the Cisco Cloud Services Router in its next version is for it to be more of a plug-and-play product. For example, Juniper has developed QR codes, so if you need to plug in a device, you scan from your phone and connect to the internet. That's it. You can provision the device remotely through the cloud orchestrator, so I want to see a similar function or feature in Cisco Cloud Services Router.
Muhammad IrfanGhauri - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Solutions at Comtech Associate
Enterprise routing has delivered advanced security integration and supported AI data centers
The licensing part of Cisco Enterprise Routers is a bit tricky nowadays. With DNA, they have introduced DNA licensing. If they make it more simplistic with respect to customer understanding, I think it would be a good selling point for them. The licensing model could be a bit too high or a bit too complex. They need to make it simplified. It would be good for their business. With respect to enterprise routing, I would like to see additional features in the future to make it closer to a ten. Previously, Cisco has integrated many technologies into their router and multiple security features. However, since they have created a separate firewall product line, Firepower, I still want them to integrate more security features into their enterprise-grade router as well. Content filtering, application control, and website filtering are features that should be integrated into the router. They have multiple options, so with respect to technology, I am expecting that they integrate security more and Voice over IP features more easily into the router. For the customer, this makes their life easier in the sense that a single box can give them multiple solutions. I think they are already providing 5G interfaces, and there are options available.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It offers exactly we need."
"The product is fantastic."
"It provides us with highly secure, reliable, and easy-to-manage 3G/4G LTE WAN cellular and wireless LAN connectivity for mobile environments."
"The routing service for NPLS called Layer 3-IP is fantastic."
"Cisco's technical support is pretty good - they have a professional support center to handle any problems and will send out an expert to help you resolve any issues."
"In summary, this is a good product and I recommend it."
"It connects all the accounts with the weaknesses, and this is what we were looking for, and it also connects with the on-premise side."
"The bandwidth and throughput are pretty good."
"The initial setup is straightforward; it was easy and installed in minutes with a team of 50 admins to help with the deployment."
"The solution has great performance."
"I extensively used site-to-site VPNs, access control, etc., linking remote sites to the central location to create a highly distributed organization."
"I haven't assessed it in that way, they provided us with excellent service. We had very few issues."
"Stability is one of the strongest elements of Cisco Enterprise Routers, they are highly stable."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Enterprise Routers are the routing tables, and backup solutions available for local sites, and you can use it as a router gateway or simple IPS. They have simple firewalls, that we can use rules to filter traffic."
"The solution offers very good networking capabilities, the stability is excellent, the consistency of the configuration has been very good, and the performance of the devices is very reliable."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use, it is easy to configure, and manage."
 

Cons

"Technical support could be better. I am missing a single pane of glass, where I can see all the connections, etc."
"The AWS version seems to be a lot less reliable, and we had a lot of issues with the initial configuration."
"You can use this router in a scalable solution but it has its limitations."
"Cost is a big factor. We would like to see the price reduced."
"There should be a system in place to help existing users make an easier transition to the newer interfaces."
"I would like some deployment examples and guides specific to AWS VPCs and how to separate your subnets. Then, how they tie-in with the Internet gateway and any NAT services that we are running on our VPC. This would be extremely helpful."
"This solution is kind of expensive."
"If you lose connectivity to the cloud, it is difficult to establish connectivity between the hub and spoke."
"In terms of room for improvement, I think that there is a need for additional administration."
"The cost is the biggest drawback of Cisco products. They say you'll never get fired for buying Cisco, but it's going to cost you."
"The scalability of this solution needs to be improved because the amount of data gets larger and larger as does the network."
"They need to improve cost efficiency."
"Tends to have a short life cycle."
"As we are expanding, we require more coverage."
"The only other thing we struggled with from time to time is when we were configuring access points through a controller."
"The installation process should be simplified, since it is quite complex in a new version."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is a little high, more than what we wanted to pay. This is one area where we would like to understanding how the price could be brought down a bit more."
"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy; click a button and you have it."
"This solution is kind of expensive."
"Cisco Cloud Services Router is an expensive product. My company pays for the product yearly, and the price reaches roughly $800,000. Though Cisco Cloud Services Router is expensive and its competitors offer better pricing, when it comes to support, it's unbeatable."
"Purchasing it through the AWS Marketplace was very simple. We went through the AWS Marketplace because it was the easiest way to get the product up and running very quickly."
"The licensing model is good with this appliance: Bring Your Own License (BYOL)."
"Cost is a big factor. We would like to see the price reduced."
"The cost needs improvement. It is very expensive through the AWS Marketplace."
"The price is reasonable."
"Cisco Switches are an expensive product in India. Linksys products are cheaper than Cisco Switches."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten and it is yearly."
"It's quite expensive for small businesses."
"For a boost performance license, the cost is $2,000 to $2,500. There is an additional cost for more scalability."
"The licensing fee is okay and matches industry standards, which is the benchmark."
"Cisco Enterprise Routers are not the cheapest routers on the market, they are expensive."
"The pricing of Cisco routers is reasonable at times. But, here in my country, it is expensive because we get the product from outside our country, which involves a lot of processes...Only owing to the features it provides, it is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
11%
Performing Arts
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business50
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise46
 

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How do Cisco Enterprise routers compare with Mikrotik routers and switches?
Cisco Enterprise Routers are very stable and easy to use. They offer a very solid performance and are very secure. They also have a very good, long lifespan. We feel the command configuration is ve...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Enterprise Routers?
I feel that Cisco Enterprise Routers are a bit expensive compared to some other options, especially when we are deploying them across multiple retail outlets. The hardware cost is just one part of ...
What needs improvement with Cisco Enterprise Routers?
The licensing part of Cisco Enterprise Routers is a bit tricky nowadays. With DNA, they have introduced DNA licensing. If they make it more simplistic with respect to customer understanding, I thin...
 

Also Known As

Cisco CSR, Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000v, Cisco CSR 1000v
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Sample Customers

Under Armour, HealthSparq, Adobe
Aegean Motorway, Boingo, Chartwell School, Children's Hospital of Orange County , Department of Justice, Explorer Pipeline, Linz AG, National Rugby League, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Telecom Italia, Transwestern
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