Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches vs Dell PowerConnect Switches [EOL] comparison

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

"OmniSwitch LAN Switches' performance is very good."

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

"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."

"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."

"There is high reliability since we have used them for close to twenty years and only had possibly one failure."

"The most valuable feature is stability."

"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is a stable and reliable product covered with good warranties and prices that ensure deep discounts for partners."

"The product is reliable."

"It's easy to set up. We can put it in production in a couple of minutes."

"The security is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It also has good storage and resource handling."

"When the price is competitive the customers tend to choose the cheaper brand and then look at the features. So having a competitive price is a plus."

"The most valuable features are the jumbo frames and the stacking."

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

"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."

"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."

"An area for improvement would be that it's very hard to configure if you're not familiar with the UI or CLI of the product. The UI itself could also be improved."

"I would like to see better scalability and more features on these switches in the future."

"Their hardware is not reliable, it's faulty."

"A big issue with this product is that when our customer migrated the data center, one cluster blocked the whole network and because we had a new approach, some commands were not compatible with the new version."

"It would be great to have modules that integrate with SDN solutions such as Cisco ACI, Arista SDN, Huawei Agile, and IBM."

"The pricing could always be a bit lower."

"Because of the stackings you lose some boards and switches."

"Dell is sometimes slow to provide updates to firmware."

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

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

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

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

"I would rate the pricing as a seven or eight."

"The price of these switches is okay."

"On a scale of one to ten, if one means it is a cheap solution, and ten means it is a very expensive tool, I rate the product's price as seven. The tool is a bit pricey."

"The product is cheaper than Cisco and licensing is yearly. We have to pay additional costs for support."

"PowerConnect Switches are priced well."

"The product has a low price for the features it provides."

"The initial cost was high but since they have lasted for over ten or twenty years they are worth it."

"The solution is less expensive and more cost-efficient."