We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The PoE capability of Catalyst Switches is great for using WAPs and other PoE equipment, such as security cameras."
"Their technical support is very good. They know what to do and if they don't know what to do, they give me the person who does know."
"We heavily use the SmartPort features. It has really helped us. The U.S. policies are handled by the auto SmartPort feature"
"The CLI is pretty much the same across all switching and routing platforms from Cisco, making deployment of new switches, replacement of damaged equipment, or upgrades to newer platforms very easy."
"Catalyst switches are highly reliable. They have a good product life, they are balanced overall compared to others."
"The solution is beneficial for interconnecting POE telephones, computers, printers, and buffering networks."
"These switches are stable. They work well and are easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the Stacking and the capacity of the switches because they have more throughput. Layer 2 is also part of its rich feature set."
"The most valuable feature is the breakability after integration with the FortiGate firewall."
"The most valuable feature would be network management, separating the network management component from security. It can do both but we promote it on its own. It's a good solution to do network management."
"I rate Fortinet support 10 out of 10. Their support is excellent and inexpensive. They respond immediately."
"My advice those using a firewall Fortigate is: use their APs because they work very well."
"The tool's setup was very easy."
"The tool's VLAN feature is easy to understand. It was very good."
"The product is very secure."
"The solution is very simple, and it's very easily available."
"Reducing the price would be an improvement."
"Cisco should work to lower its costs. It's quite expensive right now."
"The product could offer more integrations with other solutions."
"Their price should be improved. They are a little bit expensive."
"If they worked on lowering the price, they would be able to attract more customers."
"In terms of performance, Juniper switches have a more user-friendly interface and more features than Cisco switches."
"When users put Cisco Catalyst Switches in the same environment or infrastructure where other devices or products exist, like HPE, Aruba, and Ubiquiti, it doesn't work properly."
"I have had a little hiccup working with Catalyst switches. They used a few power integration features but I'm not sure they really resulted in much power saving. But, it caused cross-vendor equipment trouble."
"In the next release, I would like to see more outdoor products."
"The range of products could improve from Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access."
"The tool should improve its CLI."
"The central management needs improvement. The initial setup could be easier."
"They could provide integration with Fortinet Authenticator."
"The reporting capabilities should be included."
"The product could use more security related features."
"More integration would be helpful, especially since we sometimes have devices from other companies. Improved interoperability would be very beneficial."
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Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 8th in Ethernet Switches with 171 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access 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 Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and ExtremeSwitching, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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