We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Mellanox 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 tool's setup was very easy."
"The most valuable feature of FortiSwitch is its user-friendly interface, which facilitates easy management and propagation of rules throughout the network."
"This device is easy to use."
"What I really love in FortiSwitch: its usability, the graphical user interface, and the ability to be managed by FortiGate."
"The most valuable feature would be network management, separating the network management component from security. It can do both but we promote it on its own. It's a good solution to do network management."
"It is easy to set up."
"It is a stable solution from the security front."
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"The tool is very configurable because it runs on a Linux operating system."
"From what I've been told, a valuable feature of Mellanox switches is they're quite user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the powerful hardware and the software is open. They're using Linux operating system. You can do and install many things, and it performs well."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the size, power consumption, and the vast amount of features."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its functionality."
"It is a very easy-to-use product."
"I believe that stacking, a feature that is available in Huawei and Cisco, is not available in Fortinet products."
"The reporting capabilities should be included."
"The pricing could be improved, and it could be easier to configure."
"The solution has SD-WAN but it doesn't have SDN. This should be added."
"The installation is not difficult. However, some features have to be activated from the CLI."
"It could be simpler but compared to the competition, it's not so bad."
"The scalability and technical support can be improved."
"The product could use more security related features."
"The configuration is a bit different from Cisco, and therefore, for me at least, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"The scalability is working fine at the moment, but there's always room for improvement. As of right now, I don't know of any improvements to suggest."
"Mellanox Switches could improve by adding some features that can make it easier for integrating the switches in some managing and monitoring platforms, such as Elastic or similar software for monitoring data with the data center in a more holistic way."
"Mellanox Switches were easier before Nvidia bought Mellanox and then their new version of the operating system changed. They started with Ennui, and now they only use Linux. If they returned to their previous CLI it would be a good option for starters. The new CLI is more difficult to use but more powerful than the older one. It has its advantages."
"If you compare this solution with Cisco, utilization in Cisco is more popular and it is more friendly."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews while Mellanox Switches is ranked 18th in Ethernet Switches with 6 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2, while Mellanox Switches is rated 7.8. 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 ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mellanox Switches writes "Powerful hardware, reliable performance, and advantageous open-source OS". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches, whereas Mellanox Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Aruba Switches and Broadcom StrataXGS. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access vs. Mellanox Switches report.
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