Cisco Catalyst Switches vs Dell PowerSwitch N-Series comparison

"The scalability is good."

"VLAN gives us segregation."

"The most valuable feature is load balancing."

"The most valuable feature is how easy it is to use."

"The most valuable features of Cisco Catalyst Switches are that they are very common. If you talk to someone most likely they will have a Cisco Catalyst Switch, they will not mention other names, such as Juniper, ProCurve, Dell, or anything else. The most common product in networking in my country is Cisco. Everywhere you go they talk about Cisco."

"The warranty and continued firmware support are most valuable."

"Customer support answers on time and resolve any issues I have."

"We heavily use the SmartPort features. It has really helped us. The U.S. policies are handled by the auto SmartPort feature"

"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."

"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."

"The price could be better. For Cisco, there is no need for improvement except for the price. It's expensive."

"Its initial setup can be simpler, and it would be great if we can work with a reference architecture. Cisco has the capability to provide a very integrated solution. They have DNA Center, Cisco ISE, Cisco Prime, FMC, and AMP. We are looking at all the products, but it is rather complex to pick out the right licenses that you need. The license structure is a bit complex. Sometimes, there is an overlap in products, which does not really make sense. For example, you have DNA Center and Cisco Prime, and it is not really clear what you would use for what exactly. There is a lot of information on the Cisco website, but it takes a while to go through all this and look at the presentations that are available from Cisco Live. These presentations are appreciated, but sometimes, they are a bit too much like bullet points. You don't exactly know what's behind it, so you have to do a second guess. Overall, there is a lot of information but not always to the point."

"The support team’s response and resolution time must be faster."

"It can have more security features to secure the access layer."

"The customer service and support need a bit more improvement and a faster response. So, there is an area of improvement."

"The delivery of the product lead time should be improved."

"Cisco Catalyst Switches do not have an open architecture and you have to buy into the Cisco architecture to be able to use them."

"Pricing for this product is on the higher end, and is something that could be improved. Security could also be increased."

"Customers do not prefer this to connect to multiple cities."

"Instead of competing at the enterprise level with that product, they should probably scale it. With all of the ports, they should develop a good mid-level business to truly scale it and gain adoption before attempting to go after the enterprise."

"Cisco Catalyst Switches are a bit expensive."

"The price could be improved."

"The cost of a license before COVID and before the lockdown was approximately three lakh 70,000 in Indian Rupees. After this COVID situation, the cost has gone down to two lakh 46,000 rupees."

"Cisco switches are expensive. Their price range is based not only on what the product does but also the name in the industry. They are good at what they do. If you need a better product, there are other lineups available."

"These switches are expensive."

"Cisco's prices are not cheap, but the stability is worth it."

"The price can definitely be lower."

"It is very pricey. You have to pay for support."

"You are selling it to larger customers and in larger environments, where it's a less expensive model than Cisco, which is attempting to use the same approach Arista did, but with a completely different programming language."