We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of this solution is that it scales well. It supports a lot of servers. We don't have to come up with different designs for anything. That's the best part about it."
"The setup is straightforward. I'd like to see the firmware and code upgradability to be slightly more intuitive."
"It is a scalable, reliable, stable and efficient solution."
"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability and throughput."
"This solution streamlines how we have to configure things because we can do everything from one device, whereas if we had individual devices we would have to go to each one and configure them manually."
"This solution improves network speed and provides high availability for our users."
"The in-service software upgrade (ISSU) feature is quite valuable."
"The most valuable features are the solution is robust, you are able to use it for fabric architecture as well as SPAN on exit with the controller."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see a focus on backplane deployment, so you can stack more."
"The cost of the support can be improved. We had critical operations, and we needed 24/7 support for 365 days, which was quite expensive. We had to go for a very costly support contract, which was really a concern. The availability of spare parts, especially in a remote location such as Egypt, can also be improved."
"Ease-of-use and making things more human-readable is most important."
"They need to offer fibre switches in the 9K series."
"Our only complaint is about the licensing because it can always be a little more cost-effective."
"There is no feature parity between the 9K and the 5K or 7K, which means that it is harder to position the 9K to future proof them."
"The licensing is very complicated. They should work to simplify it."
"If we could get some more automation integrated into it, it would make it easier."
"Instead of competing at the enterprise level with that product, they should probably scale it. With all of the ports, they should develop a good mid-level business to truly scale it and gain adoption before attempting to go after the enterprise."
"Customers do not prefer this to connect to multiple cities."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 101 reviews while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is ranked 12th in LAN Switching. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerSwitch N-Series writes "Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches, whereas Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches and Cisco Catalyst Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. Dell PowerSwitch N-Series report.
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