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iscoelho | 1 month ago

Any ASIC switch released in the last decade from Cisco/Juniper/Arista supports EVPN/VXLAN in hardware. EVPN is built on BGP. This has become the industry standard for new enterprise and cloud deployments.

The lack of support for hardware EVPN is one of the many reasons that Mikrotik is not considered for professional deployments.

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hdgvhicv|1 month ago

Mikrotik is used for professional deployments all over the world. Right tool for the right job.

People who think one size fits all are not professional.

iscoelho|1 month ago

If I can source an enterprise Cisco/Juniper/Arista ASIC switch that is 1) rock-solid 2) full featured 3) cheaper - which I can - there is unfortunately no rationale where Mikrotik would be applicable in any professional project of mine.

With that said, I love Mikrotik for what it is: it is very approachable and it fills a niche. I believe it has added a lot of value to the industry and I'm excited to see their products mature.