We performed a comparison between Brocade Ethernet Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches 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."There's a zone for each server and services in the storage."
"The most valuable feature of Brocade Ethernet Switches is the good range of access it provides."
"The reliability of Brocade is the most valuable feature. The solution has been up and running for over ten years without any fail, fixes required, or breakdowns. It is a very strong piece of equipment."
"I have not had any issues with our Brocade switches."
"It has good integration with HPE Primera. They have smart zoning in which the administration is very easy. You don't have to do anything. Zoning and other things are done automatically if you just enable the smart zoning. That's one very good thing in HP."
"The switches last for a very long time."
"The technical support is good."
"The initial setup was really straightforward and easy."
"I am impressed with the tool's features like routing, Layer 2 security, and port security."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"In a previous use case, we deployed Linksys Switches for blocking unwanted signals within a premises with the help of their clean air technology. This was one of the notable advantages of Linksys Switches over Cisco."
"The deployment of the solution is quite fast."
"What matters most to me is the security of the product, and Cisco does a pretty good job."
"The installation is straightforward. We did not face any problems."
"I found the feature of having no downtime to be the most valuable aspect of the tool."
"It is a scalable solution."
"These switches are no longer supported."
"It should be simpler. There are still some things that can be simpler in the Brocade switches."
"No graphical interface."
"There are some performance issues."
"The solution could be more secure."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches need a better interface and centralized management."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches could improve by having better compatibility with web management of older versions."
"The simplicity of management could be improved so the object-based switch management is possible."
"It's an old tool that needs to be more competitive with other solutions that are available on the market such as HP, or Dell."
"Cisco Linksys could be more secure. It could also add a controller to control all the devices, like the access points and so on."
"In the future, I would like to see more focus on software-defined networking solutions."
"Having the option for a web-based interface would be an improvement over being forced to use the CLI."
"The user interface needs a lot of improvement."
"We are using an old version of this solution and it could be more stable."
"This product does not scale to environments where there is a lot of network traffic."
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Brocade Ethernet Switches is ranked 19th in Ethernet Switches with 10 reviews while Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is ranked 9th in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews. Brocade Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Brocade Ethernet Switches writes "This solution has been up and running for over ten years without any fail". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches writes "An advanced, sophisticated solution that allows for segmentation within networks". Brocade Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Arista Networks Platform and Mellanox Switches, whereas Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches. See our Brocade Ethernet Switches vs. Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches report.
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