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DI
Network Administrator at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees

I have used HPE and Juniper in the past. I've also used Dell Power Connect and Luxul. First of all, they're on the more pricey end. They cost more than most. I'm not sure if that's true today, but when I still had to take into account money when it was my job to take into account money, they were on the pricing. So that's an accounting pro.  HPE and Juniper, which were fine switches, both of them for, like, two-thirds of the price or something like that.

Stability, plus the fact that resources are very easily found. Moreover, everybody knows how to work with Cisco. Also, if anyone gets certified, we'll most probably start getting certified by Cisco because it's an industry-standard certification. So, people who work with Cisco are easier to find. And they pretty much work as advertised. 

Cons: there are features that Cisco lacks interface-wise, like UI stuff that could be a lot better. For example, take a look at Juniper, and it's like night and day.

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Associate Process Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I have also worked with ASR 9000 and XR series routers. I have worked with enterprise routers for a longer duration, around five years.

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NG
Assistant Information Technology Director at City of Coral Gables

I have used non-Cisco equipment, especially in the IoT environment of this municipality. In my experience, the competition falls short when it comes to features and reliability.

In the enterprise environment, there are several others that compare to Cisco and it is up to you to pick the right solution for your environment. For me, it is all related to budgeting, previous environment, expertise, and training needs.

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Arif-Kundi - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at BazTech

We have worked with HP before. Later, we switched to Cisco to create a wide network area.

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Chief engineer at Arnatel

We have previously worked with HP, Juniper, and Dell.

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XS
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

We didn't previously use a different solution. We're mostly a Cisco shop.

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Assistant Manager Traditional Channels at FrieslandCampina

We tried Juniper HP and some other solutions.

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CA
Ceo & President at TNL

I have used other networking solutions previously, such as Aruba.

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Radek Skrivanek - PeerSpot reviewer
Department Leader: Project Leadership Production Compact at SKODA AUTO a.s.

I have previously used HP and other Cisco switches.

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Akshit Chhokar - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solutions Specialist - Networking at Google

I have experience with switches from NETGEAR and Sophos, but both products can provide detailed functionalities or features like Cisco Catalyst Switches. The functionality and features you get with Cisco Catalyst Switches are incomparable to other tools.

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RK
Account Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

I have used many other switches, such as HPE, Juniper, and Aruba.

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CM
System Administrator at Finlays

I've just been working on Cisco switches.

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SZ
Information Technology & Audio Visual Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees

I have always used Cisco.

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JaromirLikavec - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer, IT Manager at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

I work with a variety of Cisco network products, including Cisco Wireless.

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AR
eTrading Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

We use both Cisco Catalyst Switches and HP solutions. 

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Loris Signoracci - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Itworks srl

For networking and switching, we have used most Cisco solutions.

For Unified Communications, we have used BE6000 and 4000. 

Switching solutions we the new brand 9000. 

We started with the low level 9200 to 9500. We use the Cisco Firewall ASA 2100 and we have Wi-Fi solutions such as the Wireless LAN controllers 2500,3500, and 9800.

At one time, we also integrated Nexus switches.

In the past, my company used to propose low-level Cisco products such as Linksys. They were not reliable and the return on investment was not as high as Catalyst. This strategy was a failure.

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RafaelTorres - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Torres & Torres Tech

I previously used Juniper.

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MH
Fraud Risk Analyst at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

We use several products such as Cisco Switches, Access Points, Linksys, and Fortinet FortiGate.

We use an older version of Cisco Access Points, 4400, I believe.

Before Catalyst, we used Extreme Switches. We worked with Extreme Switches for five years.

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DP
Consultant at Lifeline IT

We used other solutions before. We chose Cisco because of its reliability. The choice also depends on the cost versus the performance of the solution.

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AH
IT Consultant & Administrator at ETCOM

I have used other solutions in the past similar to Cisco Catalyst Switches, such as Dell Switches.

Cisco Catalyst uses the standard CLI and you get used to it if you take some courses, such as CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE. They are all the same, but for Dell, they have their own commands. They differ a bit from Cisco.

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MY
Senior Network Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Nexus, which uses NX-OS, runs on a different operating system than CatOS, which means that the latter tends to run on OS - just like a Cisco router - only with the functioning being a bit different. While NX-OS is very different, even when it comes to the command line, most things are the same. 

However, NX-OS already introduced a different concept, which is more like a carrier level. They have a dedicated command management module. All other modules have comparatively many more functions or power than regular Catalyst switches. 

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LD
Linux Plus Infrastructure Engineer at Nampak Ltd

We have worked with switches from other vendors, specifically SP and Ubiquiti. Then we worked with Cisco, as well. However, multiple infrastructure mainly applies to Cisco and this is in accordance with our enterprise standards. This means that we deploy Cisco for all sites that we take over.

When it comes to the access points side, we found Cisco to be a bit pricey and have utilized a different product that we combined with the Cisco switches. 

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PC
Head, IT Division at USTTB

We have had the opportunity, although not so extensively, to use MikroTik. In my experience, they are easy to use, and they are cheaper. Our financial department opted for Cisco, but we are satisfied with Cisco. 

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it_user583605 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Admin at UT Austin Office of Technology Commercialization

Business requirements were the driver for our switch to Catalyst. We needed an increase in port density and an increase in port speed, among other things.

The most important criterion when selecting a vendor is the quality of the support team for technical issues.

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IK
Sales project manager at Saraha

We also deal with the HP ProCurve switch, but it is not as good in Libya.

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AD
IT Infrastructure Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I have been working with similar products from Dell EMC for approximately 15 years. Our most recent Dell product is about five years old. There have been improvements made with some of the newer products that have been released since then.

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VD
Senior Network Engineer at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees

We use Ubiquiti devices for our wireless LAN, and in addition to Cisco, we have routers from MikroTik. Within the last month, we used some Ruckus devices. These were connected to our MikroTik and Cisco devices.

We also bought a Cisco Nexus, but it is not yet configured.

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HM
Telecommunications Engineer at Universidad

My client is using switches from MikroTik and Ubiquiti access points. We have also dealt with other vendors, including Cisco and Huawei, in the delivery of solutions to our customers. My clients choose Cisco because of the stability and performance.

I have also worked with telecom enterprises in the past, which included working with Cisco products Catalyst and Nexus. 

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FB
Manager Customer Engineering South (Presales) at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

Since we are reseller / partner we sell different vendors solutions.

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EE
NOC Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

We started out with Cisco Linksys in 2006, now we are fully using Catalyst.

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OH
Telecommunication Department Head at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We previously used Huawei switches, however, we do not use them anymore. We have completely moved away from them.

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DP
Sr. Project Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

We are using other brands but the volume is very small compared to the Cisco Catalyst Switches.

Cisco has advantages in terms of stability, reliability, and scalability as well.

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RK
System Administrator at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees

We did not really use a different system. We were using a Cisco solution already and just upgraded to the newest version of the product so we could have its advantages.  

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Charbel Hajj - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Supervisor at MEPEQ

We have experience with Cisco and TP-Link.

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Abdulmajeed Alangry - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Ofoq

I cannot recall using any other switches. We've always used Cisco.

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it_user688617 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I have always used Cisco. I think it is the most reliable solution on the market.

When selecting a vendor, for me the most important criteria are 

  • the competency of their engineering staff
  • their product knowledge.
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AM
Network System Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
ZP
Owner & General Manager at a media company with 1-10 employees

We used to use other products, but our CTO loves Cisco. 

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VP
Senior Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

In most places, we were already using it, and we are continuing to use it. We could see the stability was better and it's quite easy to manage. We are also used to it. In addition, we're able to get technical support as well as vendor support.

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AI
Head of Technology at Computer Services Ltd.

I have been using different switches side-by-side.

There have been certain issues. There was one implementation where Cisco was awarded up to the firewall and Dell was awarded from the server farm to all the servers in storage: the server from the switch, then the Dell MXL blade switches. That was the time got to compare the Dell performance with the Cisco Nexus 5 series performance. We found that Dell's performance was much more flexible than Cisco Nexus.

There was another case where I was using PowerConnect with the Dell EqualLogic. When we purchased a Dell EqualLogic, we had to buy a good throughput Cisco switch. When we compared the Cisco switch price with the Dell PowerConnect, we found that Dell PowerConnect was much cheaper. We had certain Cisco switches already. When we compared these switches side-by-side, we found that the PowerConnect was performing much better with the iSCSI.

I'm not saying that I shifted from another vendor, but I actually use these things side-by-side, considering several situations.

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GM
SOC Expert at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I'm also familiar with Huawei devices.

That said, we only really technically deal with Cisco switches.

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KR
Senior Executive at a leisure / travel company with 201-500 employees

We also use ATI.

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DM
facility manager

When I started with this company, they were using Cisco, and they've used Cisco since then. I do not know if any other solution has ever been used.

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TG
CEO at a construction company with 11-50 employees

We also work with Cisco Nexus switches.

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VK
Network Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

I did use Ubiquiti switches at one point in time, however, they were not enterprise-level products. They were more designed for small or medium-sized organizations. It's hard to compare the two.

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Raphael Haroun  Ikyagh - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Letshego

Previously, we used Fortinet.

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JO
Network Support Engineer at a government with 201-500 employees

We did not previously use a different solution. We've been using Cisco switches for a very long time. 

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AA
IT Support Team Leader at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We did not previously use a different solution. We've always used Cisco products.

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AA
IT infrastructure manager at a legal firm with 51-200 employees

I have always used Cisco networking solutions, although we are opening a new branch and I think that this time, we will use HP. They do not want to pay one to two million dollars for IT infrastructure. With HP, if they have to pay half a million then they will approve it.

I have experience with a hybrid environment where it was a Cisco LAN and an HP Aruba wireless LAN, and I didn't like it. I was losing some great options. Based on that experience, I think that all of the hardware should be from a single vendor. Either Cisco all the way, or HP Aruba all the way.

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JJ
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

We wanted a reliable solution so we chose Cisco. We began working with them ten years ago. We have everything on Cisco and it's not worth it to switch everything to another brand. 

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KB
Team Leader Presales at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

A very, very long time ago we used HP Brocade Switches. W removed over to Cisco mostly due to the fact that there is a very rich knowledge base over the internet. Also, the implementation is pretty straightforward and the commands are pretty easy to follow. 

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JG
IToV Implementation Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I have used Dell and HP switches before.

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AO
Senior Network Engineer & Technical Instructor at Improtech

Of course, we use and still use Meraki solutions. We didn't switch. Like I said, it is based on what customers need. 

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IY
Product Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I have used other solutions, such as Juniper, HP, Aruba, and Fortinet switches, and they are better than Cisco Catalyst Switches.

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MC
Region Head - S1@Dimension Data India at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

We use Dropbox occasionally. OneDrive is mainly what we use. We also, use Teams.

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RS
IT MANGER PAN-INDIA at Escon Elevator Private Limited

I previously Juniper switches. I am not using them anymore. I was using them about three years ago.

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it_user773409 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Information Technology at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

I have been using only Cisco solutions from the beginning. It has been more than 20 years now.

We plan to keep using this solution. We are going to refresh it with the latest model. We are in the process of acquiring the new model and replacing all obsolete switches with the new Catalyst 9K series. The order will be placed maybe next week.

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MK
Lead Software QA / DevOps Engineer at a comms service provider

Previously, we tried many different solutions but we had some trouble with stability and scalability.

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BS
SCCM Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I have only worked with Cisco solutions.

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CN
IT Manager at a construction company with 1-10 employees

We have used other smaller solutions in the past but we have moved back to Cisco solutions.

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MB
Founder, Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I also have some experience and knowledge of Arista products.

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DH
Head of Project Management at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees

We also use HP and Extreme Networks. We work with a variety of solutions. We don't exclusively work with Cisco. Cisco does, however, have one of the highest product qualities on offer.

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LW
Deputy Chief Engineer at SYSCOM COMPUTER ENGINEERING CO.

I have not used other similar products.

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it_user683439 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

I previously used D-Link Switches (which was a pain) due to the budget constraints. I switched because Cisco was the best option at the time compared to D-Link.

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LL
IT Consultant at L&M Alpha Solutions

We chose Catalyst because we are looking to the future.

When selecting a vendor, the most important criteria for me are the post-sale support as well as the price.

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it_user403092 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Technical Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We didn't have anything in place and needed a fiber solution.

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YS
Lead Presales at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

For five years, we've used Huawei. Three years ago we started with Cisco. This was mostly due to networking, as we don't have a team five years back. After that, we got the team specifically for networking and we started that with Huawei, and we got a very good response in the market. Unfortunately, due to the Chinese market, and all that stuff, that didn't last. That said, the customers who are using the technology, are still happy with the support as well as with the product.

We also occasionally use Aruba.

We didn't work with Juniper as an installation system integrator, however, we have with Cisco (including Nexus and Meraki) and Huawei, and we have had a very good experience. 

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SZ
Team Lead Network Infrastructure at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Previously, I have used Linksys and Meraki Switches.

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TH
Product Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

As resellers, we work with other solutions, including Huawei, Juniper, MicroTik, and some other brands in China (as well as Cisco).

Recently, Huawei has been doing good in switching segments. They're bringing some new features that are better than or compete with Cisco, and they are very aggressive in pricing. 

The problem is they're doing only Enterprise segments. They are not doing SMB.

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SR
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

In the past, we used a different solution but it was a long time ago and I really can't remember what it was.

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RJ
Firewall Engineer at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees

I have previously used HP, Jupiter, and Fortinet solutions.

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it_user617499 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

If you compare Cisco with another vendor, they are far and away better, in terms of performance and the rich features.

For me, in presales, the most important criteria when selecting a vendor are that I'm able to easily access the Cisco website and, if I need any kind of support, I immediately get it from the Cisco team, whether virtually or physically, here in Saudi Arabia. 

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it_user236772 - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Experience Manager at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

We switched because we had weak tech support, especially for the PoE product.

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LK
Network Operations Center Engineer at a tech company with 51-200 employees

We use Cisco Routers as well as Huawei Routers, and Cisco Linksys.

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MR
Junior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

While I am aware of our company using different switches in the past, I was not a part of the project. I'm not sure what product they were using.

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MB
Chief Deputy Quality Audit

We knew we needed to switch solutions because we have a client who told us what they need for their future projects. We strategized and went with this solution. We try to find them the best product. 

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DN
Senior Buyer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

We did not use other solutions prior to the one we are using at present. 

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MM
Network and Infrastructure Engineer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees

I have not used networking products by another vendor.

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Buyer's Guide
Cisco Catalyst Switches
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Cisco Catalyst Switches. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.