We performed a comparison between Broadcom StrataConnect and Cisco Ethernet Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."They have some of the fastest speeds available."
"Cisco is the world leader in these systems. The expertise they have is very good compared to others. We can trust Cisco from a technical perspective."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the performance of the product."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches have good performance."
"I know this solution for many years. I know the GUI and commands, and they are useful for me. I have all the functions that I want."
"The initial setup was for Cisco Ethernet Switches was straightforward."
"The layer-2 switching is very fast."
"DNA Center is very interesting in automating the setup and monitoring as with each occurrence it gets easier to troubleshoot and provides an impression about what could be the problem."
"These switches help to build the best network, the way we want it."
"Broadcom's biggest issue is that they don't like to share information."
"I haven't heard from my engineers that they said it's excellent."
"There could be an improvement in the licensing by reducing the price of the different types, such as essential, advantage, and premium."
"Because of the cyber attacks, they should focus more on VoIP."
"We've had hardware problems like SSDs, ports, networking, things like that."
"There's are other products that are better for network programmability. Cisco isn't as programmable as some preferred vendors. For example, on iOS 6 products, you have to commit the change directly on the running configuration. If you have a generic product you can do this, so it can improve in programmability."
"The solution should offer a method for user-based load balancing."
"The technical support could improve, they are about average quality."
"Very highly priced in comparison to other similar products."
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Broadcom StrataConnect is ranked 28th in Ethernet Switches while Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews. Broadcom StrataConnect is rated 9.0, while Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Broadcom StrataConnect writes "Scales well, reliable, and has good support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Ethernet Switches writes "It's a solidly stable product from a leader in the field". Broadcom StrataConnect is most compared with , whereas Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches.
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