We performed a comparison between Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet 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."It's easy to extend the stack, We don't use the smaller switches, but it's going well for the rest."
"We are able to customize this solution based on the customer's requirements."
"Enables direct access to clusters."
"This is a dependable switch which will help you sleep at night."
"The new web graphical interface is much better than before. We now have easy access to the command lines. They're all functional."
"The fibre ports that are 10 Gb capacity helped with the travel of a lot of regular as well as video data. Fibre can handle a lot more virtual data than copper twisted-pair, so we got a lot more data and a lot more traffic signals back through the fibre ports, faster, than with copper."
"OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches' best features are it's easy to deploy, manage, and maintain, with services coming through one vendor."
"The solution has a very good web interface. It makes it easy to manage everything."
"The most valuable feature is the security switch."
"The visual scope of the solution is very good. It allows me to see and download all of the network information."
"I can say that the product is easy to use...The initial setup of the product was easy."
"It is a cheap and secure solution. The job switching and security features are better than other solutions."
"I like that everything flows back to FortiGate, which is the controller, management console, and firewall. There's one central point for the entire network, so the security, switching, wireless, etc., flows back to the FortiGate. The ease of management is what customers like. They don't need separate solutions like Cisco."
"My advice those using a firewall Fortigate is: use their APs because they work very well."
"The technical support has been very good."
"What I really love in FortiSwitch: its usability, the graphical user interface, and the ability to be managed by FortiGate."
"In future versions, I would like to see improvements in networking speed."
"technical support response time is sometimes very slow."
"I could see them possibly creating a more intuitive software. It's very user-friendly, but there are some things that aren't very intuitive when programming the switches."
"There needs to be better integration with the interface."
"I find the CLI hard to use. I wish we could do more in the GUI interface."
"OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches would be improved if cloud-based technology was provided in the Gulf region."
"The product would be better if it were completely compatible with other switching products."
"The network connection should be improved."
"It would also help if they lowered the cost of their service."
"The reporting capabilities should be included."
"The pricing could be improved, and it could be easier to configure."
"The product's end-user protection feature needs improvement."
"They could provide integration with Fortinet Authenticator."
"I don't like the way it's managed."
"Currently issues with some of the switches and problems with the firmware."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is confusing with too many add-ons."
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is ranked 21st in Ethernet Switches with 8 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 40 reviews. Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches writes "It's easy to extend the stack, but I wish we could do more in the GUI". 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 ". Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Nokia Ethernet Service Switch and Huawei Ethernet Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Huawei Ethernet Switches. See our Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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