Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches vs Cisco Nexus comparison

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and Cisco are both solutions in the LAN Switching category. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while Cisco is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.7. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise holds a 3.5% mindshare in LS, compared to Cisco’s 8.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Cisco users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches and Cisco Nexus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches vs. Cisco Nexus

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Categories and Ranking

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Ranking in LAN Switching

8th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cisco Nexus

Ranking in LAN Switching

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

104

Ranking in other categories

Data Center Networking (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the LAN Switching category, the mindshare of Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches is 3.5%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Nexus is 8.5%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Kannan Venkatraman

Sales manager at Dyarco Technology W.L.L

Elements that are suited for the hospitality industry, easy to configure and has good technical support

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches have elements that are suited for the hospitality industry. For example, they want a phone, switches, routers, and WiFi, all from one vendor. As a result, they can provide all solutions. They don't want to approach different vendors, for support, maintenance, or any other activities. From a single vendor, or they can view the entire IT solution from any office, at any infrastructure setup. If you go with any other third-party, you would have to rely on different vendors and setups for each manufacturer. With Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches everything comes from one vendor. It operates very smoothly.

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Joe Benítez

Systems Engineer at GAD Municipal de Guayaquil

Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing

Before Nexus, I used to have Catalyst 6500 switches. Those 6500 series chassis gave us a lot of problems. Too many problems, actually. And we had a Cisco ASA firewall blade within those chassis. And they were running outdated software. So, in fact, it was the firewall blade that caused us too many problems instead of the chassis. The chassis itself was working well and performing fine, but the firewall card was not suitable for our needs. That was one aspect. Additionally, those chassis had been in operation for more than five years. As we are a local government, we have a policy to renew hardware every five years. That's because we need to maintain all the hardware and software in the latest versions and keep up with the technology lifecycle of the technology we use.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"With Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches everything comes from one vendor. It operates very smoothly."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."

"One of the main advantages of the solution is that the configuration is straightforward, offering various configuration options through CLI or web interfaces. I'm satisfied with the customer service and support. The solution is good and people should know about it."

"OmniSwitch LAN Switches' performance is very good."

"I rate the technical support an eight or a nine out of ten. So far, they've been very professional and helpful, especially when we need to raise a case for any issue."

"These OmniSwitches are very manageable and easy to configure."

"This solution has given us the ability to use Cisco ISE for security."

"Cisco Nexus provides a reliable switching platform for our data centers."

"It's easy to use, and the performance is great."

"The seamless integration of Nexus in the data center provides a scalable and stable solution."

"Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst have processing power and offer good utilization of Cisco devices."

"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use, provides stability, easy to configure, low latency, and it provides communication to the data center."

"Cisco Nexus is very safe and stable. I've been here 8 months. We have some devices that have been out for 11 years."

"We are a Cisco shop. This solution is better compared to other options."

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Cons

"There is no OEM support in India so RMAs need to be sent to France, which takes a long time if the hardware is faulty."

"A customer expressed dissatisfaction with the color of the switches, preferring black over the current color, which is close to white. While the color is not a personal concern, my earlier preference was for all products to be extendable in one large stack since some equipment limits stacking to four elements instead of eight."

"I would like to see better third-party integration with third-party systems."

"There are some issues with the network firmware being deleted from the switches."

"n general, the way the product is put together is not well done."

"The initial setup was pretty complex, mostly because of our environment, having to do multi-context. That's where you have a lot of different logical routes that are in one physical device, and it can get kind of complex trying to think about how to set all that up. You really have to whiteboard it out a lot."

"It would be nice if the solution offered multiple types of port support."

"One improvement needed is support for Multi-CAD scale that we were concerned about. We're not hitting any limits at this point."

"The code quality for this solution has gotten worse and needs improvement."

"I would like to see more on-device programmability, as it seems to be lacking in this platform."

"There are too many different model numbers and too much complexity."

"There is no feature parity between the 9K and the 5K or 7K, which means that it is harder to position the 9K to future proof them."

"The additional features I would like to see included in the next release is the ability to integrate routing and switching features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is okay. It's comparable to similar switches."

"OmniSwitch LAN Switches are cheaper than Cisco's switches."

"The solution’s price is at a moderate level."

"The license is purchased one time only, it is a perpetual license with no renewal."

"In most cases, there is a need to secure perpetual licenses to be able to use the product. When I set up the product, there isn't just a one-time cost that is involved."

"Our licensing costs for this solution are approximately $100K a year for the switching part."

"Cisco Nexus is not a cheaply priced product."

"The subscription model and price could be better."

"The licensing fees for this solution are approximately $800,000 USD annually."

"We use a local distributor for support, which is very expensive."

"If you compare Cisco hardware to any other vendors, such as HPE, they are more expensive. There is a license to use the solution. If my customer's licenses are about to expire I receive notification from Cisco, this is very helpful."

"This solution should be made more affordable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

18%

Real Estate/Law Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

25%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches?

One of the main advantages of the solution is that the configuration is straightforward, offering various configuration options through CLI or web interfaces. I'm satisfied with the customer serv...

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What needs improvement with Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches?

A customer expressed dissatisfaction with the color of the switches, preferring black over the current color, which is close to white. While the color is not a personal concern, my earlier preferen...

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What is your primary use case for Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches?

We work with LAN switches.

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What do you like most about Cisco Nexus?

The product's initial setup phase is very easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Nexus?

Cisco pricing is at the same level as many competitors, however, due to competition, they sometimes lower prices and offer large discounts.

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What needs improvement with Cisco Nexus?

Cisco's security features are in line with other OEMs, however, for data center security in terms of layer seven security, we prefer to have different OEMs rather than relying solely on Cisco.

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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

The Cisco Nexus family of switches is designed to meet the stringent requirements of the next-generation data center. Not simply bigger or faster, these switches offer the following characteristics: infrastructure that can be scaled cost-effectively and that helps you increase energy, budget, and resource efficiency, transport that can navigate the transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified fabric and can also handle architectural changes such as virtualization, Web 2.0 applications, and cloud computing and operational continuity to meet your need for an environment where system availability is assumed and maintenance windows are rare if not totally extinct.

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Sample Customers

Advocate Health Care, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lodi, Centre Hospitalier Carcassonne, Certis Cisco Security, China Tianchen Engineering Corporation Co. LTD, City of Frankfurt, Dongseo University

Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins

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