We performed a comparison between Netgear Switches and Ubiquiti Unifi Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Netgear Switches received better ratings from users. With an easy deployment, a great collection of features, an affordable price point, and excellent technical support, it is clear why users prefer Netgear over Ubiquiti switches.
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. I have not faced any issues with the product whatsoever."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Its setup, usage, and access are most valuable. It is a very easy switch to set up."
"As far as remoting into it goes, it is very efficient because I can do it from anywhere, through the remote software. I can get right into it, I can change settings really quickly, if a customer needs to add another device into it or if I need to make changes on the VLANs that we created."
"The tool is very easy to deploy as it is a very basic switch."
"This is a cost-effective solution."
"We have one client that has three Insight switches and when we make a change to their network... we can make the configuration change and push it down to all three switches at once. We don't have to individually log on to each switch to make the change."
"The big winner for NETGEAR is their modular switch: the 96X version. That is something that you don't see in the market anywhere else, except for Cisco who has it at a high level for a high expense. The ability to customize your own switch with their modules is a big plus for what we do in the market right now. Instead of having to piece together standardized switches, trying to make something work, or fitting the design into the mold, the modular switches are aware that you can make a mark in the industry because you purchased one switch and design with different modules added and removed later on for functionality."
"It's been working fine, it's been stable, and there are no interruptions."
"The product’s most valuable features are stability and scalability."
"I would gladly recommend Ubiquiti UniFi Switches."
"The most valuable feature of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is the graphic user interface for monitoring, where you can see the status of the device in real-time. I use those features across the campus. I use the APs as my beacons to tell me whether the area of the school of the network is down or not. Those will be the first to alert me that there is a problem with the network or a device. They provide me with more than only monitoring themselves, I use them in order to monitor all the devices."
"The ability to manage firmware revisions."
"Ubiquiti is one step above the consumer level. They cost a little bit more, but they just seem to be drop-dead reliable, and they're keeping up with the latest standards."
"The integration with the controller is one of the most valuable features of these switches. They are also very stable. For example, we have some equipment that we haven't touched for four years that is still reliable."
"The performance is good. They also have good prices."
"If they could come up with ways to look at metrics on it while the video is capping through the system, that would be nice. There could be some interesting uses for that, but it's a long way off."
"The product's stability has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"The scalability and warranty should also be improved."
"What I'd like to see is more compatibility with virtual stacking, so that 4300-series switches and 3300-series switches will actually stack together and that virtual switch stacks, themselves, are not limited to just six devices, so that they can create larger loops with more bandwidth and more redundancy."
"Support needs to be improved."
"Netgear switches could be cheaper."
"I'd like to see a little bit of slowdown on the firmware updates. They've been doing a lot of them. I don't know if that's just because it's such a new product line, but the firmware updates have been a little annoying because they've been coming once a week. For a switch, that's a little extreme."
"There is a lack of documentation, and the documentation I have is unclear, so I have to rely on Google for information."
"Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is not a cheap solution."
"Ubiquiti UniFi Switches need to add DNS lookup features."
"The solution needs to improve its documentation because it is quite poor."
"I had some initial problems with the configuration that necessitated contacting technical support."
"Some of the features needed to set up the solution are too complex. There's a lot of technical information that is required."
"The support is pretty much email-based and that's horrible for an enterprise product. I can't call anybody right away."
"I would like to see the pricing improved."
"Functionalities can change quite quickly without notice."
NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 51 reviews while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is ranked 3rd in Ethernet Switches with 44 reviews. NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4, while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches writes "Offers a good controller, seamless design and easy to deploy ". NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Aruba Switches, whereas Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, Meraki MS Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our NETGEAR Switches vs. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches report.
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