We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and NETGEAR Switches 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."Catalyst switches are easy to use and simple to work with."
"The platform significantly improved our organization by addressing latency issues in our network."
"The scalability is excellent."
"Easy to manage, with a long lifespan."
"The product is also flexible."
"I highly appreciate the durability and the availability"
"The solution is robust in terms of the equipment provided."
"They have a robust monitoring system."
"The most valuable feature to me is the modular side of things, being able to replace a module and a transceiver at our beck and call. If something goes down, or a piece of equipment is broken, I don't have to replace the whole switch. I can just replace the part that's broken or the part that is no longer working. I can get them back up and working within a matter of minutes, versus having to replace everything and reprogram everything. It's a huge time-saver."
"The solution is simple to use. I am also impressed with the tool's GUI and CLI."
"The solution is stable."
"The remote management tools are fantastic. The combination of the webpage as well as the app makes life so much easier. I don't need to go and visit sites to do upgrades or any sorts of changes. The firmware can all be deployed remotely. I can see the traffic on each of the switch ports remotely as well, so I can see if we've got problems, down to an individual port. It's very granular."
"The ability to mix and match is invaluable. So, we didn't have to run massive super extensive switches in the data closets where it wasn't necessary. Being able to manage it all from one place, as all your network configuration settings went live across your entire building from one management console was really handy."
"The solution is very powerful and versatile."
"Comes preconfigured and designed specifically for AV."
"The tool is very easy to deploy as it is a very basic switch."
"Cisco should work to lower its costs. It's quite expensive right now."
"Its price should be improved. It is very pricey."
"The support team’s response and resolution time must be faster."
"My company would prefer that the price was more cost-effective."
"The GUI should be addressed."
"The price could be better. For Cisco, there is no need for improvement except for the price. It's expensive."
"In terms of what could be improved, more integration is the main thing they should be focused on."
"Cisco should provide customers with a more advantageous licensing model included with the purchase of the equipment."
"The solution needs centralized management and centralized configuration."
"The technical support could be more helpful."
"One area that has room for improvement, and I know NETGEAR is working on it, is adding more features to the products lines in terms of what we can manage through the Insight portal... not all Layer 2 or Layer 3 settings are there yet."
"It's worked for the most part, but we've had to power cycle a few devices. We've had to ask customers to manually power cycle them with the power cord, after some of the firmware updates. Their updating needs a little improvement."
"There's a lack of chips and, consequently, a lack of deliveries. They're out of stock at their European warehouse."
"My one issue with it is that not all the features of the switch can currently be managed via the portal. For some of the more advanced features, you still have to configure the switch."
"Though the tool's useability is good, it has certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"This product lacks a CLI interface."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 5th in LAN Switching with 51 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4. 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 NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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