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Broadcom StrataConnect vs NVIDIA Mellanox comparison

 

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Room For Improvement

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Sentiment score
3.5
NVIDIA Mellanox should simplify documentation, installation, and CLI, enhance switch integration and monitoring, and improve support response times and scalability.
 

Valuable Features

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NVIDIA Mellanox excels with RDMA capability, high stability, user-friendliness, powerful hardware, vast features, and open Linux-based software.
 

Stability Issues

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9.3
Users find NVIDIA Mellanox highly stable, reliable, and attribute its performance partly to the Linux OS, rating it nine out of ten.
 

Scalability Issues

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Sentiment score
9.0
NVIDIA Mellanox offers highly scalable solutions, supporting up to 20 switches, with stable performance and ease of scaling.
 

Setup Cost

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NVIDIA Mellanox offers competitive pricing and quality, but some users note additional costs for switch port use and technical support.
 

Customer Service

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Many users rely on peers over technical support, propose multilingual options, and rate support effectiveness three out of five.
 

Categories and Ranking

Broadcom StrataConnect
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
31st
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NVIDIA Mellanox
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
20th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Ethernet Switches category, the mindshare of Broadcom StrataConnect is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NVIDIA Mellanox is 2.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Ethernet Switches
 

Featured Reviews

WILLIAM SANITATE - PeerSpot reviewer
Scales well, reliable, and has good support
I was their technical support for a year. The support is pretty good. Locally, it is available in the United States. They provide technical support to distributors such as Appnet and Arrow first. It's the first line of defense. Then you progress to a higher level of support. They have people, such as experts, all over the country who interface and provide fairly quick solutions, as well as hardware and software reviews. They can also return to the original developers in Taiwan. Broadcom is a Taiwan-based company. They can return to those guys. There are some guys in Israel that they collaborate with. It's pretty good in terms of support but it all comes down to money or the size of the opportunity. They will bend over backward to provide tons of direct support if the opportunity is large enough. If it's a small opportunity, you are not as fortunate.
Anil Ergunsah - PeerSpot reviewer
Powerful hardware, reliable performance, and advantageous open-source OS
Mellanox Switches were easier before Nvidia bought Mellanox and then their new version of the operating system changed. They started with Ennui, and now they only use Linux. If they returned to their previous CLI it would be a good option for starters. The new CLI is more difficult to use but more powerful than the older one. It has its advantages.
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mellanox Switches?
The solution is affordable. I rate the product’s pricing as two out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
What needs improvement with Mellanox Switches?
The response time of the support could be faster.
What is your primary use case for Mellanox Switches?
We use the solution to lock switches, storage switches, and border gate switches.
 

Also Known As

StrataConnect
Mellanox Switches, Mellanox SN2700
 

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