We performed a comparison between Broadcom StrataConnect and NETGEAR Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."They have some of the fastest speeds available."
"The most important feature is the failover, the LACP links. That's the dual set it allows. We have redundant core switches and, if one fails or one network adapter fails, the other one can take over without problems."
"The remote management tools are fantastic. The combination of the webpage as well as the app makes life so much easier. I don't need to go and visit sites to do upgrades or any sorts of changes. The firmware can all be deployed remotely. I can see the traffic on each of the switch ports remotely as well, so I can see if we've got problems, down to an individual port. It's very granular."
"The solution is stable."
"The company provides a lifetime warranty."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The solution is reliable and it is easy to setup."
"The tool is very easy to deploy as it is a very basic switch."
"The most valuable feature to me is the modular side of things, being able to replace a module and a transceiver at our beck and call. If something goes down, or a piece of equipment is broken, I don't have to replace the whole switch. I can just replace the part that's broken or the part that is no longer working. I can get them back up and working within a matter of minutes, versus having to replace everything and reprogram everything. It's a huge time-saver."
"Broadcom's biggest issue is that they don't like to share information."
"NETGEAR Switches could provide local technical support services."
"The solution needs centralized management and centralized configuration."
"Centralized monitoring is there, but competitors like Cisco Prime are at a higher level of centralized monitoring."
"The management of them, itself, is not so good. You have to go between many different browsers, even some super-old browsers, to be able to do it. That is a super pain."
"There is a lot of delay in the data coming to the servers."
"This product lacks a CLI interface."
"There's a lack of chips and, consequently, a lack of deliveries. They're out of stock at their European warehouse."
"There is a technical problem they can't seem to solve. It doesn't support multicast packets. In layman's terms, Mac computers can't print over the network."
Earn 20 points
Broadcom StrataConnect is ranked 28th in Ethernet Switches while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 51 reviews. Broadcom StrataConnect is rated 9.0, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Broadcom StrataConnect writes "Scales well, reliable, and has good support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". Broadcom StrataConnect is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches.
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