Cisco Ethernet Switches Pricing
Yusuf Kucuk
Network Manager at EMU
The price depends on the license type and the number of devices. Each device is licensed. It could be cheaper, especially the DNA license. One DNA license is around $3,000 for a three-year contract.
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Julien Wattebled
Network Manager at Telio Management GmbH
The pricing depends on the model. The C-1000's are okay. They are not cheap yet not expensive. I'd rate the pricing seven out of ten.
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Jose-Rivera
Account Manager at Telefónica
The pricing is reasonable so I rate it a six out of ten.
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Cisco Ethernet Switches
April 2024
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Amir Sanayeayan
Network Security Specialist at NIGC
Price-wise, Cisco Ethernet Switches is a product that falls a little bit on the expensive side.
Syed Basheer
Senior Network Engineer (Level-3) at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The pricing for individual use is expensive but partners receive discounts of 70-80 percent for high-end use.
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Parimal Sardar
Senior Manager - SBR Technical Services at Reliance Industries Ltd
I cannot comment on pricing for Cisco Ethernet Switches because customers use the product continuously, which also depends on the requirement. If I need to multitask or use up 40 GB, I need to change the switches or use a new solution. It depends on the customer's requirements.
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reviewer1619394
Group CIO at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
It is an expensive product.
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Dinesh Upadhyay
Sr.Manager-IT at IMI Kolkata
The solution is a bit more expensive when compared to other options. However, they are not so different. HP, for example, isn't much cheaper. They are all mostly the same.
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David Skusek
Senior Project Manager / Systems Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Our clients purchase the license so we're not involved in that aspect. Cisco doesn't like to give out information unless you're a dealer. For smaller projects, the cost is an issue and organizations will often look for less expensive options. Cisco is the major player in the network environment, but there are numerous alternative products that may be less feature-rich but fit the bill from a cost perspective. In addition to licensing, there is likely to be an annual fee to enable access to support.
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SHERIF-HASSAN
Manager (Customer Service) at Raya Integration
The product is expensive.
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Radha Nayani
Engineer -'SF' at NRSC
The solution’s pricing is reasonable. The solution has a lifetime license because we are not renewing the license every year. It is a one-time purchase.
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Sven Gotovac
Professor at FESB - Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
It is an expensive product since it is used in a large network where you cannot rely on some cheaply priced solution. The solution primarily stays stable, so we don't face any problems with the product.
If you are looking at something really stable, then you will buy Cisco. If you want to buy a product for some offices or small buildings, then you can go for a cheaper tool that you can maintain and replace easily.
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reviewer2000751
IT Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Users have to pay an annual licensing fee for Cisco Ethernet Switches, which is expensive.
Cisco asks for an additional fee for the support part, whereby you become eligible to download firmware updates.
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N-K
Network Engineer at Nesma comp
While Cisco's pricing can be a concern, particularly with support fees, its overall features and support community make it a solid choice.
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Shankar Raju S M
Senior Technical Director at National Informatics Center
I would rate the pricing of the product as a seven out of ten in terms of costliness. While Cisco Ethernet Switches are expensive, they were chosen for their quality and worth the investment. Additional costs beyond standard licensing fees were fixed for two years, but afterward, negotiations depended on market fluctuations.
Vivek Makhijani
Director at JEDI SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
There are certain modules for L3 switches. Customers have to pay for some of the L3 switches licenses, which are expensive.
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Olajide Olusegun
Network Team Lead at Atlas Security
The pricing is comparatively expensive.
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John Bayangos
Lead Infrastructure Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
I rate Cisco Ethernet switches three out of 10 for affordability. They are expensive, but they're worth it. I believe in quality over quantity.
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Domagoj Dujmic
Network Engineer at Dukat d.d.
Cisco's equipment is expensive, especially since it introduced the obligatory purchase of Cisco DNA. Cisco DNA is really, really expensive, and eliminating the necessity for purchasing it would reduce the solution's price. Some new Cisco switches support Cisco DNA, and some don't. You would have to buy more expensive switches to fully use Cisco DNA, which most enterprises simply don't do.
On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing ten out of ten.
Vladmir Fortes
Security Manager at ZAP
The solution is highly expensive compared to other solutions. The prices get tripled when they arrived in my country of Angola.
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Abubakar Bello
Security Administrator at NDIC
The solution can be comparatively cheaper.
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Richard Hermogeno
Channels Management Head at Philippine National Bank
The price of Cisco Ethernet Switches is expensive.
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Davy MANTE
Network Tech Leader at a aerospace/defense firm with 201-500 employees
The price of Cisco switches could be lower. The cost is growing compared to other products, and it's more segmented. A Cisco switch is more expensive than before. For example, stackable models used to be provided with stacking ports and stacking cable. Now it's split you have to buy stacking kit separately. I don't know if they are the only ones like this or if this is standard now.
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Hossam Ismail
Network Team Lead at ElSewedy Education
The pricing of the solution is quite high. There are lots of comparable products out there that are nowhere near the cost.
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Maurice Poor
Head, Technology & Managed Solutions at BCN
Price is a pain point for us. We've lost a lot of bids, and the reason has been that we majorly quoted Cisco devices. Some of our competitors quoted other devices like Ubiquity or Microchip. Some even quoted this Chinese product TP-Link, and they won the bid over us because we quoted Cisco. Meanwhile, the major reason why we quoted Cisco is reliability and stability from day one. They also last longer. The prices could be worked on so that they become more affordable.
We had to deploy a city-wide WiFi network, and we were working in conjunction with Google. Because of the price, even Google recommended a product called Ruckus, so we used Ruckus over Cisco. Its price and license were the main reasons. You have to pay to renew the license every year. Even though you also renew the licenses for Ruckus, but they are much cheaper than Cisco. So, while I would recommend Cisco any time, the trouble remains with the pricing.
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PinchasAlbalya
Network Engineer at Ben Gurion University
This is an expensive solution, but you are paying for stability.
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Daniyal Khalid
Technical Solutions Specialist at Google
The solution is not too expensive.
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reviewer975252
sTAM at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The solution does not come cheap. It's quite pricey.
You do need a license in order to use the solution.
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accountm237963
Account Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The pricing is high. It's expensive, however, you get what you pay for and it is an excellent solution.
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Bola Ogundiran
Network consultant at Juniper Solutions Ltd
The product is expensive. However, it is cost-effective, considering its durability. There is only a need for licensing in case of specific security requirements or advanced configurations where we need to activate certain modules. We need to buy licenses for wireless controllers or VPNs.
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Toni Choroski
Office Ohrid at AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE
Cisco offers annual and three-year license options.
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Ayman Said
Deputy IT Manager at ICAPP (Americana Group)
We have a one-year license to have the Smart Net Total Care service. The license to use the Cisco Ethernet Switches comes with the initial purchase of the solution.
I rate the price of Cisco Ethernet Switches a two out of five.
The cost of Cisco Ethernet Switches is expensive.
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Ken Simiyu
Manager Infrastructure & Projects at Kinetic Pride
Quality comes at a price. I've been around the block a bit, and I know that good quality comes at a price. However, some of the organizations don't have big budgets, so you have to develop different solutions for them. They don't have the budget to get some of the high-end features. Cisco can consider providing entry-level hardware to suit SMBs.
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Hamed Wasel
Sr. Security Network Engineer at Children's Cancer Hospital - Egypt 57357
We pay an annual license fee and there are no additional costs other than when there is hardware failure.
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Deepak Khemani
Information Technology Security Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The price of this solution is fair.
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reviewer1515924
Network Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
The licensing model is difficult to understand.
We get the SMARTnet and one of the switches has that Cisco ONE licensing. It's probably running about $12,000 a year right now. There aren't any add-on costs on top of that that I am aware of.
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Mohamed Y Ahmed
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at GateLock
The pricing is reasonable, and for small business it is acceptable.
Aruba and HPE are competitors that have a lower price than Cisco.
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reviewer2078835
Network Analyst at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
The solution is not cheap. Cisco is quite pricey.
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BACHI REDA
Responsable Infrastructures, Réseaux & Télécoms at a university with 201-500 employees
The pricing of the solution is pretty high.
Compared with other switches, such as Huawei or HPE, it's very, very expensive. ON top of that, the campus network, it's not an area that has a high budget. We have to have work towards minimizing this price.
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Imtiyaj Jamadar
Information Technology Executive at Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
The price of Cisco Ethernet Switches here in India is too high. There are other cheaper solutions available.
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Bassem Edward
IT Technical Support Manager at kiriazi
It's a little expensive.
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Lusanda Matyunjwa
Enterprise and Security Manager at University of Fort Hare
Cisco products are not cheap, which is something that can be improved.
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Joel Masocha
IT Manager at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
The price of the product is on the higher side, I feel you pay for the name of the product as well but it's still manageable for corporate customers. Licensing is simple and straight forward which is something going well for cisco switches.
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reviewer1363563
ICT Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees
I don't handle the licensing aspect of the solution, so I can't speak to the exact pricing. However, I am aware it's one of the more expensive options on the market. The last time I bought a 24-port switch, which was a while ago, I paid about five or six thousand Euros. In this part of the world, that's quite expensive for us.
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supervis809292
Supervisor of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Find a Cisco partner that has a lot of volume and pressure them for a better price. There is a lot of markup on the higher end devices. Plan for support contract expenses for the life of the device. Also check the EOL details prior to purchase so you don’t purchase an older device that will not get the years of software updates and security patches you need. EOL dates are starting to decrease in length.
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reviewer1699986
First Assistant Vice President at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
This is quite an expensive product.
We do not pay on a monthly basis. The fees are included when you purchase the device.
When we want an extra feature then we need to purchase another license bundle.
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Jim DeFilippis
CGO at TMS Consulting Inc
The costs and licensing aren't part of my job and therefore I don't know anything of exact pricing.
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Tomasz Mikołajczyk
Telecommunication Team Leader at BIK
Its price is very high, but it is a good device. Cisco must work on its price. Other solutions provide a better price for similar functionalities.
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William Kosinetz
CIO with 501-1,000 employees
The cost on the entire infrastructure was 1.2 mil. The OPEX is 95k
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reviewer1767258
General Manager at a import and exporter with 1,001-5,000 employees
They have changed over the years and now you need to purchase a three-year obligatory license and then after three years, you are free to use it or not. The model is a bit difficult for customers. This is why we have been shifting away from Cisco equipment.
The price of hardware replacements can be expensive.
I would rate the price of Cisco Ethernet Switches a two out of five.
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Paul Ojil
Director at Blue Neuron Limited
Cisco is quite expensive. In our market, a lot of customers are forced to go with something else because they cannot afford a brand-new Cisco even though they know a Cisco switch will be more reliable. They'll for a Linksys switches because that is what they can afford. It's mainly an issue for medium-sized businesses. Pricing is negotiable and if you are a large enterprise, you're less worried about the price.
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reviewer1026921
ICT Manager/Systems Administrator at a university with 201-500 employees
The product is not cheap. It's quite expensive when you look at it as compared to other options on the market.
You have to pay for smart account licensing when you use this product.
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Dmitriy Ronkin
Network Engineer at Transportation
Cisco should look into more flexible licensing for hardware/IOS. It is hard to beat some vendors' lifetime warranty even they offer less in functionality compare to Cisco.
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Atea Alinani
IT Specialist at Xpert Systems Shpk
The solution has different prices depending on the features that you want to have.
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Saad Aslam
Senior Information Technology Manager at FAP Marine Terminals Ltd
The price could be reduced. Cisco is costly.
Price is a major concern with Cisco. Companies tend to move away from Cisco because the price is on the higher side. In addition to the fees being high, you pay for support which is also on the higher side.
Many companies tend to go with other options because of pricing.
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it_user1180785
IT Operations Engineer at Infosysta
It is certainly not the least expensive product for switching, but I think it is the best and if you have the budget it is worth it.
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Consulting Engineer EMEA at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Day to day costs are the maintenance costs from the manufacturer (different levels available), and part of the time of the IT Team. Setup Costs have depended on projects, and specific setup needs.
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reviewer1638543
Network Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
I pay a fixed price on it. I'm not the person on the pursing, so I don't really compare.
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Senior Network Operations Specialist at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
The SUP (Supervisor) module can provide up to 720 GBPS of data transmission compared to a stackable Cisco 3750 switches.
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Rafael Riera
Pre-sales Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
There are other manufacturers that may offer better pricing. The price is important. It may be a deciding factor for some.
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reviewer946554
Head Of Information & Communication Technology at a transportation company with 51-200 employees
These switches are expensive, but they are an excellent buy and definitely have value for the investment.
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CornelCristea
Network and Service Development Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
The equipment we bought with a perpetual license. We're not using a monthly or yearly licensing model. Any additional costs are reasonable. The hardware and software support came with additional costs.
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Kalyan Chowdhury
Founder at Computech infosysetm
The price is very high though it is priced right for the level of quality.
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JEGAN N
Founder at SYSTA NETWORKS
Cisco Ethernet Switches are expensive, and you have to pay for a warranty and technical support.
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Sambasiva Rao Venigalla
Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
With all of the features and when you compare with other solutions, the cost is much less.
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Ivan Manchev
Network Delivery Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I you have a big client or if you have a big project and register it, the discount is good. In the companies that I have worked for, mostly for switching, we had a 55% discount or more. So with that good discount, who cares? It's cheap enough.
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Andrew Kan
EVP – Central Asia,Kazakhstan, Ukraine at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Cisco Ethernet Switches are more expensive than Huawei Ethernet Switches.
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reviewer1505100
Deputy Head of ICT at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We think the pricing could be cheaper for these switches and that would be a reason we would consider looking at another vendor.
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Manish Nalawade
Owner at it logic
This is a very expensive product. Without a license, part of the switch will not function.
In some of the latest switches, the warranty is not included in the pricing and we have to purchase it separately.
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reviewer1069713
Project Manager at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
It could be cheaper.
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Devanand PR
IT Support Executive at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
While normal switches are not too expensive, Meraki switches are pricier.
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Guido-Steusel
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The price of this solution is good.
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Simon Chaba
ICT Manager at a aerospace/defense firm
It's worth the price you pay.
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ManishKumar Goyal
ADM at a mining and metals company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Cisco switches are very highly-priced in comparison to other similar products.
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reviewer1581096
Network Security Expert at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
There is a license required for this solution and the price could be better.
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reviewer1454613
VP of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
There are different licensing based on the model of the solution.
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Network Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The solution is very expensive.
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reviewer1693239
IT support network at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is expensive. There are additional costs besides the license cost.
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Abdulqader Kaboudei
RF Planning Manager at Sabafon
It is an expensive product.
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reviewer1245285
Senior Network Security Advisor at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The cost of the solution is by unit.
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Juzer Poonawala
Founder/Managing Director at Microtel Netlinks Pvt. Ltd.
Its price is a bit higher than other brands. Indian customers are price-conscious. They should improve its price.
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Network Administrator at a engineering company with 201-500 employees
The pricing varies widely depending on the support contract term and the type and number of the devices. The product is on the expensive side.
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reviewer1042635
Science Technician at a government with 201-500 employees
The solution does not require a license. However, it is expensive and the price could improve.
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Silju Pillai
Co-Founder, Architect at Espina IT
The price is a bit on the high side.
Normally what they do is go case by case and give discounts based on the customer's budget, and on the competition.
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reviewer1487706
Head of Technical at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It tends to be a bit pricey, but competitive. When you compare with other products, they are more or less the same price.
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Muhammed Eslami
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Cisco's pricing is quite high. It's on the higher end of the spectrum in comparison to other options on the market.
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Network Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The cost of licensing is very expensive, especially if you compare it to Fortigate.
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Mammad Mammadov
Solution Architect - Presale at BESTCOMP GROUP
The price of this solution is high.
There could be an improvement in the licensing by reducing the price of the different types, such as essential, advantage, and premium.
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Adilson Dombaxi
Junior Network Engineer at Easy Systems
It is a very expensive solution.
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reviewer1384011
IT Manager at a educational organization with 51-200 employees
Cisco is an industry leader, but the price is very high.
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reviewer1083660
Technical Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
We are happy with the pricing from Cisco.
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Security System Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor
Initial costs were reasonable and the day-to-day cost is the cost of keeping a Cisco engineer on staff
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reviewer1196946
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Cisco now has more products that are priced for small businesses, so they do have some cheaper models.
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Tarun Jain
Director at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The cost of this solution is expensive. However, it is not difficult to sell the product.
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