We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches 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."It enables fast data transfer rates, while offering stable and consistent network performance."
"Cisco Switches are more stable in terms of hardware and firmware, rather than Juniper Switches."
"Customer support answers on time and resolve any issues I have."
"We find the product very easy to use."
"A very expandable solution."
"The solution is extremely flexible."
"VLAN gives us segregation."
"The most valuable features are performance, speed, and durability."
"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"When users put Cisco Catalyst Switches in the same environment or infrastructure where other devices or products exist, like HPE, Aruba, and Ubiquiti, it doesn't work properly."
"Cisco applies restrictions in relation to renewals on a yearly basis. Many other brands don't have restrictions. If Cisco lifted them, they wouldn't lose so many clients to competitors."
"The addition of more security and privilege levels to Cisco Catalyst Switches is required as it is one of the areas with certain shortcomings."
"The price could be improved."
"One feature that I would like to add is for the following: At times, when I add an access-list for a hostname, it doesn't actually add the hostname, it adds the IP address. So in the back-end, if my server changes the IP address I have to go in manually and change the IP address. If the capability was there in Cisco to add a hostname instead of the IP address that would be really good."
"Its price can be improved. It is currently expensive."
"The prices are high. It's more expensive than other similar options."
"In the future, I would like to see better security for this product."
"Customers do not prefer this to connect to multiple cities."
"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."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is ranked 12th in LAN Switching. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is rated 6.6. 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 Dell PowerSwitch N-Series writes "Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and Juniper QFX Series Switches, whereas Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches and Cisco Nexus. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. Dell PowerSwitch N-Series report.
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