We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco FabricPath 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 solution is good for computation and backup."
"The product is reliable."
"The availability of resources for learning about the product and doing evaluation of any issues is excellent."
"The hardware and the security are the product's valuable features"
"Cisco Catalyst Switches are highly reliable and stable."
"The solution has high performance and we do not have to troubleshoot the network."
"The technical support is at an expert level."
"The solution is easy to implement and quick to deploy."
"Cisco FabricPath is highly beneficial for network performance and relatively easy to implement. It also offers straightforward monitoring capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the central management where the customer can receive all the alerts."
"The most valuable features are the lead time and the high quality of the product."
"The technical assistance is good."
"It's a reliable product and you know that it will work in the enterprise environment."
"Additional bandwidth is available when needed."
"The fact that the solution is on the cloud is its most valuable aspect. If you are on the cloud, you can manage your network from anywhere, any place. It's very good."
"We have found the solution to be stable."
"The solution offers a bit of complexity and you need a specialized workforce."
"For the time being, Cisco Catalyst Switches are working well, but they are not PoE switches, which is why we would consider replacing them."
"Its price can be improved. Some devices can be very expensive."
"We would like the solution to be more stable."
"The addition of more security and privilege levels to Cisco Catalyst Switches is required as it is one of the areas with certain shortcomings."
"Currently, Catalyst is completely proprietary with Cisco. They should have programmability options, through open-source controllers."
"The biggest issue we are having is with bugs and memory loss, which occurs when developing the IOS."
"In the future, I would like to see better security for this product."
"The cloud version of Cisco Fabric Path could be improved."
"The solution is costly."
"The solution should offer better reporting."
"Improvements could be made on specific technical issues such as implementation."
"I would like one management console to control the network."
"The product lacks AI...The initial setup of Cisco FabricPath was a bit complex."
"The initial setup is a little complex."
"While Cisco products are excellent, the problem is the cost. Cisco products are product, Cisco products are very expensive. I rate Cisco FabricPath three out of 10 for affordability."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while Cisco FabricPath is ranked 8th in LAN Switching with 23 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Cisco FabricPath is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco FabricPath writes "Makes multi-layer networking easy and increases network efficiency". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and ExtremeSwitching, whereas Cisco FabricPath is most compared with Juniper QFabric and Cisco Nexus. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. Cisco FabricPath report.
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