We performed a comparison between Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches and Netgear Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Netgear Switches come out on top in this comparison based on their speed, flexibility, stability, and scalability. Netgear Switches provide next-generation features, such as small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers, 10-gigabit speed potential, and the ability to easily handle AVB traffic.
"I have found the solution has great standards and compatibility across all vendors."
"In a previous use case, we deployed Linksys Switches for blocking unwanted signals within a premises with the help of their clean air technology. This was one of the notable advantages of Linksys Switches over Cisco."
"The most valuable feature is the dynamic routing."
"It's very easy to configure URLs."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"The product offers a very professional experience."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is a stable solution."
"The scalability is great."
"You are not limited in terms of stacking ports, and especially, if you're using the 96X as a core switch, the scalability, I could see this being very large. If you're using a type of a hybrid topology with a core switch going out to multiple switch stacks, or something like that, I could see the scalability of this being very good, especially considering the kind of backplane switching capacity on the 96X."
"The solution helps transfer data."
"One of the biggest benefits of the remote management is that it's easy to use and you can use it from a mobile device or tablet with the app they've developed... If one of my engineers is out in the field at a client and an alert comes in from another client, that engineer can take that alert and look at it in real-time."
"There is a lot of helpful documentation that helps with the configuration process."
"Out-of-the-box, it works for our main use case. When passing multicast video across the network, our technicians don't have make any changes. Then, if we do need to make configuration changes for a custom scenario, the web interface is user intuitive so it's easy to use and change."
"With this, you literally just log in to a website, see all your clients, all your NETGEAR switches, and you can manage them all right there: the VLANs, powering on and off individual ports, rebooting the whole device, the firmware updates. Everything can be done remotely..."
"The tool is very easy to deploy as it is a very basic switch."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"On a scale of one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best, I rate the tool's scalability as seven since there are some limitations."
"The simplicity of management could be improved so the object-based switch management is possible."
"Their price is quite high compared to their competitors."
"The sales support could improve, they are not supplying the solution on time. For some projects, we have had to wait many months."
"There is a four-month wait list for certified switches and licenses in Libya because they must be shipped from Dubai."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."
"Linksys switches are expensive but scalable."
"Make them tougher and more ruggedized for warmer and Industrial types of environments, and HumiSeal the main boards and internal components."
"Being able to pass AVB traffic over these switches, that would be a huge add. There are not many switches out that support that. The GS728TP NETGEAR switches used to or still do support AVB, but it would be ideal if the 4300 Series could support it as well."
"The product could be more robust."
"There is a lack of documentation, and the documentation I have is unclear, so I have to rely on Google for information."
"If they could come up with ways to look at metrics on it while the video is capping through the system, that would be nice. There could be some interesting uses for that, but it's a long way off."
"The IGMP specifics of the web management console could use a bit of clarification."
"The tool needs to improve its network management. The tool can be also more simplified."
"The product's scalability has certain shortcomings that can be improved."
"Though the tool's useability is good, it has certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
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Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is ranked 9th in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 51 reviews. Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is rated 8.0, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches writes "An advanced, sophisticated solution that allows for segmentation within networks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Aruba Switches. See our Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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