We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center and NETGEAR 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."The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"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 have found the solution to be scalable."
"What I like about the solution is that it can be accessed anywhere."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center's scalability is good."
"SD-WAN and the security fabric are essential features of the product."
"All the features are necessary, like tracking evidence and IPS. However, I appreciate the ability to connect the logs and the dashboard functionality."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"I'm satisfied with the stability of NETGEAR Switches."
"We have one client that has three Insight switches and when we make a change to their network... we can make the configuration change and push it down to all three switches at once. We don't have to individually log on to each switch to make the change."
"The initial setup is easy."
"As far as remoting into it goes, it is very efficient because I can do it from anywhere, through the remote software. I can get right into it, I can change settings really quickly, if a customer needs to add another device into it or if I need to make changes on the VLANs that we created."
"For what I used this switch for, it did well."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The solution is simple to use. I am also impressed with the tool's GUI and CLI."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use."
"When there are many switches being used, the speed declines noticeably."
"FortiSwitch should improve the FortiGate map. The diagram cannot move automatically to show the switch. The map does not map the physical location. It cannot move or touch the diagram."
"We need to understand a bit more about certifications and knowledge for understanding capabilities. The solution should make that more clear to its users."
"The solution could always benefit from more security. It's of critical importance to organizations right now."
"Before using FortiSwitch, you need several certifications."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The tool is not easy to use."
"The UI of the firewall and reporting could be improved."
"The main negative thing is the speed. When you use the portal, if you have a lot of customers and locations in the portal, and you need to scroll through those clients or those locations, it takes a pretty long time to load those pages and to select the client. That's the problem in the portal on the laptop, and it's the same problem in the portal on the app."
"The tool's price could be better."
"Support needs to be improved."
"It's worked for the most part, but we've had to power cycle a few devices. We've had to ask customers to manually power cycle them with the power cord, after some of the firmware updates. Their updating needs a little improvement."
"There is a lot of delay in the data coming to the servers."
"The product's scalability has certain shortcomings that can be improved."
"The ‘how-to’ guides could do with some improvements. We got in trouble following the stacking and Dante set-up guides. If these would have been accurate, we would not have lost three days."
"One thing I would like to see improved is the response time for technical support."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 17th in Ethernet Switches with 19 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 51 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes " Handles network connectivity between data centers and supports internet applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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