We performed a comparison between Netgear Switches and Ubiquiti Unifi Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Netgear Switches received better ratings from users. With an easy deployment, a great collection of features, an affordable price point, and excellent technical support, it is clear why users prefer Netgear over Ubiquiti switches.
"The solution is simple to use. I am also impressed with the tool's GUI and CLI."
"We have a wide range of switches for various applications, including a collection specifically designed for ProAV, as well as Multi-gig Switches, which are also quite well-known or unique."
"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."
"The solution helps transfer data."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use."
"The solution is very powerful and versatile."
"The company provides a lifetime warranty."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The ability to deploy quickly and then having one central location for all the settings are its most valuable aspects."
"These switches are very simple to use and the GUI is very nice."
"It's been working fine, it's been stable, and there are no interruptions."
"Great information on the graphical interface."
"The user interface makes it simple to configure and manage."
"It is very easy to deploy. The deployment time for a single device is a near instant."
"I would gladly recommend Ubiquiti UniFi Switches."
"This product is very reasonably priced."
"The M4250 switches needs more SFP models."
"When the power does go out, or if we do a soft shutdown, some of the transceivers or the monitor don't recognize when it turns back on, so I have to physically unplug it and plug it back in and then it works. We're working with NETGEAR's engineers to figure out why that's happening."
"Centralized monitoring is there, but competitors like Cisco Prime are at a higher level of centralized monitoring."
"One thing I have asked for, something that NETGEAR lacks that I would love to see — and from what I understand it's in the works — is a REST API to programmatically interface with multiple switches. That would be a great feature."
"Support needs to be improved."
"One thing I would like to see improved is the response time for technical support."
"It's worked for the most part, but we've had to power cycle a few devices. We've had to ask customers to manually power cycle them with the power cord, after some of the firmware updates. Their updating needs a little improvement."
"I'd like to see a little bit of slowdown on the firmware updates. They've been doing a lot of them. I don't know if that's just because it's such a new product line, but the firmware updates have been a little annoying because they've been coming once a week. For a switch, that's a little extreme."
"One area for improvement would be having a web interface directly on the device itself. That's the one thing that makes them more difficult for less experienced technicians to configure."
"Some of the features needed to set up the solution are too complex. There's a lot of technical information that is required."
"There is currently an issue with supply of switches which needs to be sorted out."
"There is room for improvement in terms fo customer service and support."
"New products don't integrate well with their management platform. Sometimes you have to go directly to the box or the switch to do the management."
"The documentation for command lines needs to be improved."
"The technical support for this solution could be improved."
"Ubiquiti tends to end-of-life things faster than other companies do. Cisco tends to be in the 8-, 10-, 12-year time frame, and Ubiquiti tends to be in the 4- or 5-year time frame."
NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 51 reviews while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is ranked 3rd in Ethernet Switches with 46 reviews. NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4, while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches writes "Offers a good controller, seamless design and easy to deploy ". NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Aruba Switches, whereas Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, Meraki MS Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our NETGEAR Switches vs. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches report.
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