We performed a comparison between Broadcom StrataDNX and Cisco Ethernet Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Easy to integrate with any of the other hardware platforms."
"The good thing about the StrataDNX is that the Broadcom family is very interchangeable, so they work well with different optical transceivers."
"Cisco as a whole is flexible."
"You get good support for Cisco Ethernet Switches versus other products in the market."
"I'm satisfied with Cisco switches. It's stable and beautiful."
"We like the stability and scalability of Cisco Ethernet Switches."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Ethernet Switches for our network are speed, latency, and reliability."
"The product offers very good customer support. It's likely the best in the industry."
"I have found the solution to have good scalability. Cisco is the pioneers on switching technology, they are very good."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are rugged, secure, and scalable. It provides smart devices and reliable switches."
"The number of surfaces that can be handled by the chipset could be increased."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"They need to offer free replacements until the end of life for devices."
"Its management should be improved."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches could improve if they removed the command line interface and replaced it with a better GUI. It is too difficult at the moment, we always need to figure out the commands."
"Cisco has a licensing procedure that is very complicated and it changes every six months."
"The local support resources for Cisco in Bangledesh are very poor and should be increased."
"Network setup is quite complicated, particularly if you're implementing in a non-technical environment."
"The typical areas of concern for Cisco Ethernet Switches are not technical but cost including support costs. I’ve never liked the fact that end users cannot download security patches without a support contract. I’ve had trouble getting approval to renew Cisco support contracts due to the cost."
"Up to a certain network size, it is easy to scale, but after that, it becomes difficult."
Broadcom StrataDNX is ranked 18th in Ethernet Switches with 2 reviews while Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews. Broadcom StrataDNX is rated 9.0, while Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Broadcom StrataDNX writes "Highly stable product and auto-updates the software". 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 StrataDNX is most compared with Broadcom StrataXGS, Arista Networks Platform and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Broadcom StrataDNX vs. Cisco Ethernet Switches report.
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