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ELit3

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What would be a good MIKROTIK router for 1G/10G network pipe? Usually I use cisco but they seem to be a bit overprice with licenses so I've been looking into mikrotik but ever router I look at seems to have the same specs. What would be a good option from a growth standpoint 1G on 10G pipe.
 

T_Minus

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Everyplace I seem to read there's an issue, complaint or something with MIKROTIK being used as routers but for switching, especially small business or home / home lab they seem great for that it seems. I have a 1xSFP+ (10G) and I think 8x SFP (1G) Mikrotik I got for some thin clients but ended up not buying them so I've never tested it myself.

What about pfsense for routing needs?
 

ELit3

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Everyplace I seem to read there's an issue, complaint or something with MIKROTIK being used as routers but for switching, especially small business or home / home lab they seem great for that it seems. I have a 1xSFP+ (10G) and I think 8x SFP (1G) Mikrotik I got for some thin clients but ended up not buying them so I've never tested it myself.

What about pfsense for routing needs?
I'm not even sure what pfsense is, I'm just looking for a good 1G/10G non expensive router to setup a few vlans I'm not looking to spend over $500 on a router and someone referred me to MIKROTIK but its always good to get a second opinion if you know of any good router no specific brand just reliable and runs without me having to replace it every year.