We performed a comparison between Cisco Linksys 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.
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It's scalable. It is cloud-based controlled. We don't need to buy a dedicated controller. It allows me to control all of my access points everywhere in all my companies."
"Cisco products are always stable."
"Ease-of-use and ease-of-management are good qualities of this product."
"Linksys switches help us manage connected equipment because we can see the historical data on all devices connected to this switch."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches are stable since no issues have been reported."
"Overall, they have a good quality product."
"I would rate the the ease of management and scalability within our network architecture an eight out of ten, with ten being best."
"The product is very secure."
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"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."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"It is easy to set up."
"It can integrate well with other Fortinet products."
"The most valuable feature is the breakability after integration with the FortiGate firewall."
"The product’s price is a bit high."
"The initial setup was complex."
"Technical documents and other configuration-related information should be more freely available online."
"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."
"Make them tougher and more ruggedized for warmer and Industrial types of environments, and HumiSeal the main boards and internal components."
"It's no longer stable, the Wi-Fi on this device is no longer stable."
"Integration is not easy since the device component is separate."
"I would like Fortinet to make this product easier to configure."
"I don't like the way it's managed."
"The initial setup is pretty easy; we have built a knowledge base. But there's a learning curve for beginners."
"In Fortinet, the packet reconstruction in the SD-WAN solution needs a little bit of improvement. When it comes to the Secure Access to the switches or the mix of Fortinet solution, the very small ones do not have the capability to use fiber cables. So, the small FortiGates have to work with the copper cables and cannot use fiber cables. Even though they have the capacity and throughput on all technical connectors, they don't have the interfaces, which is one of the good things with Cisco. They just add models to it. You buy the independent models, and you add them."
"The reporting capabilities should be included."
"The solution has SD-WAN but it doesn't have SDN. This should be added."
"It could be simpler but compared to the competition, it's not so bad."
"The tool should improve its CLI."
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Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is ranked 9th in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 40 reviews. Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches writes "An advanced, sophisticated solution that allows for segmentation within networks". 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 Linksys Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches, 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 Linksys Ethernet Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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