We performed a comparison between Brocade Ethernet Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."It has good integration with HPE Primera. They have smart zoning in which the administration is very easy. You don't have to do anything. Zoning and other things are done automatically if you just enable the smart zoning. That's one very good thing in HP."
"I have not had any issues with our Brocade switches."
"The most valuable feature of Brocade Ethernet Switches is the good range of access it provides."
"The technical support is good."
"There's a zone for each server and services in the storage."
"The reliability of Brocade is the most valuable feature. The solution has been up and running for over ten years without any fail, fixes required, or breakdowns. It is a very strong piece of equipment."
"The switches last for a very long time."
"The initial setup was really straightforward and easy."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are scalable, much more than Jupiter."
"The quality, like all Cisco solutions, is very high. The fact that it's Cisco is one of the reasons we chose to use it."
"The queue functionality is the solution's most valuable feature, specifically because we are delivering a lot of Layer 2 services. Layer 2 protocol tunnels work well on Cisco switches."
"We use Cisco Ethernet Switches to configure VLANs in the VPN network."
"The security of the switches is pretty impressive. There are many security features available on the product."
"We like the stability and scalability of Cisco Ethernet Switches."
"It is a scalable solution, and we have more than 35 customers who use it."
"The quality of service is one of the main reasons we use Cisco in our organization. It's quite high and very reliable. The switches also end up working for a long time, so there's less need to replace them as often as others. We have some switches in our company that has been running since 2006, for example. They are quite old, but they still work."
"It's a well-rounded solution for routing."
"The beauty of MikroTik is that you have flexibility with the routing parts."
"It is user-friendly, reliable, and cheap."
"The GUI is easy to use."
"Some of the most valuable features are the simplicity, cost, usability, and power. As a package, it's extremely effective."
"The wiki page that describes the scripting and other features is very good."
"This solution is very similar to the on-premises version making it easy to use for those who know the architect."
"The interface management and the user access management is pretty good."
"It should be simpler. There are still some things that can be simpler in the Brocade switches."
"These switches are no longer supported."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches could improve by having better compatibility with web management of older versions."
"There are some performance issues."
"The solution could be more secure."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches need a better interface and centralized management."
"No graphical interface."
"I haven't heard from my engineers that they said it's excellent."
"There could be an improvement in the licensing by reducing the price of the different types, such as essential, advantage, and premium."
"The solution is expensive."
"We've had hardware problems like SSDs, ports, networking, things like that."
"We have supply issues when ordering switches. It used to be a minimum of six to eight weeks. Now it has become around six months. That's the only issue we have."
"The product could improve in the area of simulated switches."
"In terms of what could be improved, there is the bulk issue that is sometimes experienced with Cisco products we've used."
"The enterprise-level switches should have a simpler deployment. They should make it possible for lower-skilled workers to be able to deploy the product."
"It happens that you may find your network is down, if you reboot the switch, they come up. However, sometimes, they reset themselves. That's a big issue."
"Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco."
"The solution does not yet offer a SaaS version."
"The user interface could improve and they should allow a license for IBS."
"Technical support could be better."
"The bulk efficiencies and the control of traffic could be a bit better."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"Stuff that I'd like to be improved is really just training and documentation because I think the feature set is full. Another improvement I'd suggest is that their new, bigger releases should be a bit more stable."
