We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco FabricPath based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The tool's administration is easy."
"The product’s scalability and performance are valuable."
"They are pretty good. They are stable. Cisco has been around in the industry for a long time, so they are reliable, as well."
"Catalyst Switches are reliable. We don't have major problems like lost connections, and we only have a minor issue with something every few months. In the last five years, a switch broke down once, and that was due to human error."
"It works well."
"They have a robust monitoring system."
"The best feature is the technical support."
"The product is stable, and it performs well."
"We can also enhance our service line with disaster recovery."
"It's a reliable product and you know that it will work in the enterprise environment."
"The solution has excellent stability."
"As I mentioned earlier, the durability, flexibility, and security of Cisco devices are notable. Particularly with switches, the capability to implement multiple VLANs and easily aggregate the network has been advantageous. The ability to have different VLANs and aggregate the network without complications is a key feature of Cisco FabricPath."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable soltuion."
"The fact that the solution is on the cloud is its most valuable aspect. If you are on the cloud, you can manage your network from anywhere, any place. It's very good."
"We have found the solution to be stable."
"FabricPath's best features are routing, OSPS, ethernet, and performance."
"Needs to improve cloud services and mobile software."
"The general price of the solution could be cheaper."
"The technical support, in some cases, should be faster and could improve."
"The licensing process could be a bit less complex."
"Cisco switches are expensive."
"The price of the product is very expensive."
"Cisco should focus more on this type of product instead of on data center switches. They stopped improving the software of these switches and they are focusing on the data center. They should focus on this type of product, more than any other thing."
"The tool is not user-friendly."
"The documents could improve for Cisco FabricPath. There are times when the relevant information is not present in the different sections of the documents, such as deployment. The documents should be more detailed and enhanced."
"The price is a little bit too high."
"In terms of the series, I find that the integration with other teleconferencing applications needs to be more seamless. I have suggested to Cisco that the endpoint device should allow joining calls from Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other teleconferencing applications. Additionally, I appreciate the recent inclusion of breakout sessions in the Cisco Webex application, which enhances its relevance in the networking field."
"Lack of security features for which we need to use another solution."
"Layer 3 does not have higher availability."
"Improvements could be made on specific technical issues such as implementation."
"I would like to see better interoperability with other IT solutions."
"It's important to note that the graphical interface often relies on Java, and compatibility with different versions of Java can be a factor."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while Cisco FabricPath is ranked 8th in LAN Switching with 23 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Cisco FabricPath is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco FabricPath writes "Makes multi-layer networking easy and increases network efficiency". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and ExtremeSwitching, whereas Cisco FabricPath is most compared with Juniper QFabric and Cisco Nexus. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. Cisco FabricPath report.
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