Cisco Catalyst Switches Reviews

We use the solution as a switch for campus locations.

One main feature with Cisco is you know you are going to get a very good switching infrastructure that is secure.

In a future upgrade, I would like to see integrated wireless in the solution.

I have been using the solution for approximately 20 years.

The solution is stable. 

The scalability of this solution is really good because you can attach switches together. We currently have 5,000 users using the solution and we plan on having approximately 30,000 in the near future.

Cisco provides great customer support.

The solution installation is straightforward to a degree. It is not as smooth as it could be. You cannot do zero-touch provisioning.

It is best to use a technician that understands the configuration file needed for the deployment and then there is some testing that is needed.

There needs to be some improvement with the Cisco DNA licensing activation process, it is difficult at the moment.

I would recommend this solution to others. When my customers want security infrastructure on their campus locations this solution is the one I will continue to suggest.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a nine out of ten.

I'm the group head of IT and we are customers of Cisco. 

In general, this is a good product with a long lifespan and easily managed. There is good local support available as well as principal support.

I'd like to see better reporting and also integration possibilities with other platforms. It's quite an expensive product and it would be helpful if they reduced the cost. 

We've been using this product for five years. 

This product is stable.

It's a scalable product. 

Support can be improved, it's usually a matter of your location. That aside, if you can reach them, the support is fine. 

The initial setup is quite straightforward although deployment takes some time because you need to carry out the configuration and attach some additional equipment. It can take a few hours. Our implementation partner helps with the base configuration, and then they draw on our internet team to work with them. Once completed, it's handed over to our team management. We've deployed the product on five sites and we usually have one or two people dealing with any issues that arise. 

There is an annual license fee. 

We use Cisco Catalyst Switches for the LAN connection.

The most valuable feature of this solution is communication.

When you compare it with HPE and Aruba, it should be fancier.

We have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for three years.

We are using version 2950.

The stability is great! We have not had any issues with stability.

It's a scalable product. It's very good.

We have approximately 200 users in our company.

Technical support is very good. I would rate them a nine to ten out of ten.

We did not have any issues with technical support.

The initial setup is straightforward. It's easy.

It can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to deploy.

Plan well before implementing this solution.

I would rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a ten out of ten.

We usually use it for connecting campus switches and to provide access switching to the customer, through which they connect their end-user or end devices like WiFi, CCTV, or IP phone.

The features I mentioned definitely enhance the customer experience.

The most valuable features are the Stacking and the capacity of the switches because they have more throughput. Layer 2 is also part of its rich feature set.

For the access switch for distribution, I would like to see them support 100GB, 40GB.

It is very, very stable. We have not faced any problems with our clients. There have been no complaints. These switches run for many years. They have not complained about the stability of the network because of the failure of a switch. It works fine.

As I mentioned, one of the great features is Stacking. One of our customers bought two switches. After about three to four months they bought another one. They only stack the switches. They do not need to add more switches at the core or distribution, connected at the base. They can stack up to eight switches, and they will work fine with no issues.

Honestly, we have not really faced any problems with the Catalyst switches because the configuration is intuitive. Also, our engineers are expert in this area. Very rarely they may have to open a case with Cisco TAC.

For me, in presales, I can reach the system engineers easily. They support me a lot. Also the documentation is important. There are a lot of forums, discussions. If you have any problem they guide you and they solve the problem easily.

If you compare Cisco with another vendor, they are far and away better, in terms of performance and the rich features.

For me, in presales, the most important criteria when selecting a vendor are that I'm able to easily access the Cisco website and, if I need any kind of support, I immediately get it from the Cisco team, whether virtually or physically, here in Saudi Arabia. 

I'm not directly involved in the setup but from what I understand it is straightforward.

HPE comes into the picture because they have a wireless product. It's a good product. We definitely propose their switches.

If you need any support you can find it easily on their website, including documentation. You can reach out to Cisco's virtual team. Cisco gives any type of support needed to their partners.

I give Cisco Catalyst a 10 out of 10. It's scalable, resilient, and has rich features in terms of Layer 2, Layer 3, QoS. They have real vision.

We are using Cisco Catalyst Switches as a network switch in our organization.

The solution has high performance and we do not have to troubleshoot the network.

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for approximately 20 years.

I have found Cisco Catalyst Switches to be stable, we do not have any packet loss issues.

Cisco Catalyst Switches is scalable, we can expand the network regularly.

We have approximately 150 people using the solution in our organization.

We used technical support during the installation but after we did not use them often.

We have used other smaller solutions in the past but we have moved back to Cisco solutions.

It takes a few hours to have the hardware installed.

We have a team of two engineers that do the implementation of the solution.

We are on an annual license to use this solution and the price of the solution could be reduced. We have spent hundreds of thousands on our Wi-Fi network.

I highly recommend this solution to others.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a ten out of ten.

We use the solution both in my company and in those of my customers. 

The GUI should be addressed. I am not certain if they have this. 

The solution is kind of expensive when compared with other products. 

We have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for two years. 

The solution is definitely stable. 

The solution is certainly scalable. 

The technical support is at an expert level. 

One only need have a feel for the setup to do this. Technically speaking, this is quite fine. 

When compared with other products, the solution is kind of on the expensive side. 

We are satisfied with the solution. It demonstrates good performance. 

We rate Cisco Catalyst Switches as a nine-point-five out of ten. 

Cisco Catalysts Switches can be useful for the future.

Catalyst Switches could be more secure.

I've been using Catalyst Switches for about four or five years.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are stable.

We have room to expand.

We haven't used Cisco support for this. For the technical aspect of Cisco products, we have some in-house support in this aspect.

Catalyst Switches are easy to install. 

My company gets the quote from the provider.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches seven out of 10. I would recommend the solution to others. 

Office network

Stable solution

Everyone knows Cisco as a product. It is definitely one of the easiest solutions to run and manage. 

It's a product that has dominated the marketplace for many years.

You have many professionals out there who are Cisco-certified, which makes them comfortable working with Cisco. Therefore, getting a trained workforce is easy when you look at Cisco from a deployment perspective.

The solution is stable.

The solution offers a bit of complexity and you need a specialized workforce.

The scalability can be a bit limited due to the stacking topology which limits the number of switches that can be added in a given stack

It's always a while before you can get through to technical support.

I've been dealing with the solution for a few weeks to a few months.

The solution is very stable. It's reliable. 

When it comes to scalability, Cisco is the one who has been pretty heavy on the switch-stacking deployment topology, which hinders your capacity to scale, especially when you compare it against their arch-rival, Arista.

We have about ten clients who have been working with Cisco forever. 

I'd recommend the solution to other organizations. When it comes to the budget, everything boils down to that and that's where Cisco would take the cake compared to Arista.

Technical support could be better. When you call, the wait times are quite long. They need to hire more support or to work to make the wait times lower in some way.

I also have some experience and knowledge of Arista products.

The initial setup is something like Arista, as they do have a central deployment model. The only complaint about Cisco is that too many units have to be deployed to have things done in a much better way, which makes it costly. They could improve on that and make it easier for the administrators to implement Cisco.

The size of the technical team you need for deployment and maintenance depends
completely on the size of the network and the kind of operations that you carry out as a company. With Cisco, you likely would need at least one person for every 50 or 60 switches.

The solution is less expensive than, for example, Arista.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. The only complaint I have about Cisco is the wait time when you call tech support.