We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center and Huawei 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."Configurations between FortiGate and FortiSwitch have to link to each other. We need configuration. The configuration is not like a Cisco switch. It has a unique configuration."
"I like the solution's technical support. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"Based on my use cases, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center was a great product that was easy to manage and work with while being a powerful tool."
"The single pane of glass that helps us manage everything through FortiManager is the most important feature."
"The interface is very straightforward."
"It integrates well."
"What I like about the solution is that it can be accessed anywhere."
"The solution has made configuration and setup very, very easy."
"The solution is easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its network monitoring system."
"The most valuable feature of Huawei Ethernet Switches is the power ethernet which allows you to generate hubs to 10 Gbps data on the ethernet cable."
"Huawei Ethernet Switches come with native ACs."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use, easy to configure, it's priced well, and the operating system is easy to understand."
"The Huawei switches are stable, easy to set up, and cheap."
"The technical documentation available is very good. The technical support for the customer is also good - I would give it 8 out of 10."
"They have the ability, since they have a very big R&D team, to create an upgrade for any feature or patch very easily."
"Does not have as many features as other solutions, such as segmentation and analytics engines."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"With IT products, there is always room for improvement."
"The UI of the firewall and reporting could be improved."
"The product must improve the latency in the management center."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center needs to improve its UI and stability."
"There could be more porting software options for easy deployment in the product."
"They could improve availability and security by detecting and preventing switch attacks."
"Huawei Ethernet Switches should improve its user interface."
"Huawei has a lot of issues; it's not in sync properly. For instance, if the ONT is down, there's another problem with another ONT that is not functioning correctly. Even after configuring the siding, I cannot reach some other side, and I don't know why it's happening."
"The product should improve cloud capability."
"Huawei Ethernet Switches are scalable but can be improved."
"The only thing that could be better is the security module."
"The stability could be improved."
"There are some support issues."
"The knowledge base needs to be improved and expanded."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews while Huawei Ethernet Switches is ranked 13th in Ethernet Switches with 50 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0, while Huawei Ethernet Switches is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes "Has intuitive graphical user interface, but the security features need improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei Ethernet Switches writes "The solution is power efficient, stable, and provides free-of-cost batch upgrades". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Meraki MS Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Huawei Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. Huawei Ethernet Switches report.
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