We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Dell PowerConnect Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Users feel Cisco Catalyst Switches provide great stability, intuitive reliable analytics, seamless scalability, excellent PoE capabilities, and solid robust security. However, users are happier with the pricing of Dell PowerConnect Switches.
"It is a stable and good product. It is also easy to install."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, it's easy to configure. The command line uses a switch that gives us security."
"This technology is a completely mature technology and I don't think anything needs to be changed."
"It has become easier for us to troubleshoot and find issues faster in the management software for the switches. It saves us troubleshooting time because if the network is down it has a big impact on production."
"I have not opened up a ticket for Cisco Catalyst Switches. However, I have used the support from Cisco and they are very good and responsive."
"The technical support is at an expert level."
"Cisco provides very good support services."
"The installation process is very straightforward."
"The features I've found most valuable are that the product is very easy to configure and inexpensive."
"The product is cheap."
"This is a very reliable solution."
"PowerConnect Switches' stability is satisfactory."
"The technology is good and the interface is simple. We haven't had any bugs, disconnections or delays."
"There is high reliability since we have used them for close to twenty years and only had possibly one failure."
"Their support has been excellent, and it has been quite stable and easy to set up."
"When the price is competitive the customers tend to choose the cheaper brand and then look at the features. So having a competitive price is a plus."
"t is one of the most expensive solutions."
"In terms of what could be improved, more integration is the main thing they should be focused on."
"The product could always be more secure."
"The vendor must provide mid-level switches."
"If we have a major problem, fixing it takes two or three days and six to eight engineers from Cisco. When they escalate a ticket, it goes through too many levels. Every time the issue is passed along to a new person at Cisco support, they ask the same questions repeatedly."
"To make it a ten they should simplify the licensing, add the cloud-managed feature, and it should be more cost-effective."
"Cisco forces end-users to accept billing for some capabilities or services that they may not want."
"The product could be more user-friendly."
"We've only been using the solution for half a year. We haven't run into any issues, but maybe over time, that may change. It's too soon to tell. Offhand, there aren't any features that are lacking."
"Not a ten because I have to do a lot of testing on it. The correlation is okay."
"The network features are not good."
"An area for improvement would be that it's very hard to configure if you're not familiar with the UI or CLI of the product. The UI itself could also be improved."
"When it comes to the configuration, there should be documentation and interactive help available to assist people who have experience with products from other vendors."
"The CLI for Dell PowerConnect Switches is sometimes confusing, especially with the LAN, but for the GUI it is simple."
"Accessibility and management could be improved."
"I would like to see better scalability and more features on these switches in the future."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while Dell PowerConnect Switches is ranked 3rd in LAN Switching with 30 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerConnect Switches is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerConnect Switches writes "Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve, ExtremeSwitching and Aruba Instant On Switches, whereas Dell PowerConnect Switches is most compared with Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches, Arista Networks Platform and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. Dell PowerConnect Switches report.
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