Brocade BigIron [EOL] vs Cisco Catalyst Switches comparison

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We performed a comparison between Brocade BigIron [EOL] and Cisco Catalyst Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "​The price should go down instead of up. ​"
  • "It has a very high cost, but understandably, due to its very good quality."
  • "Cisco's prices are not cheap, but the stability is worth it."
  • "Pricing could be better."
  • "If you consider Cisco's price with the Dell, you will definitely lose with Cisco. But Cisco has a major area of equipment in general. Cisco has routers, firewalls, NAC, certain video conferencing, Apple phones, and different security solutions. But Dell doesn't have such areas, Dell only has switching architecture."
  • "Generally, Cisco Catalyst would be relatively expensive compared to the competition, it would be on the expensive side."
  • "Pricing is an issue I have been facing, in comparison with HPE or Juniper. The Nexus series is out of the question right now. Scalability is more an issue on the pricing side and less on the technology side."
  • "Catalyst is very expensive."
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    BigIron
    Cisco Catalyst, Catalyst
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    Overview
    The BigIron Series switch provides high-performance L2/3 switching for the Enterprise, large data centers, and grid computing topologies. The BigIron Series incorporates the latest advances in switch architecture, system resilience, QoS, and switch security in a family of modular chassis, setting industry-leading benchmarks for price/performance, scalability, and TCO.

    Cisco Catalyst Switches are a reliable and scalable network switching and routing solution, focusing on VLANs and VLAN switching. They are used as access switches, distribution switches, and core switches in various environments, deployed on-premises, and used for long connections. The switches are easy to configure, install, and upgrade and offer good pricing. 

    The most valuable features include warranty and firmware support, stability, security, good performance, flexibility, etc. The Cisco Catalyst Switches have provided a stable solution for the organizations and are widely used, trusted, and well-known in the networking industry.

    Sample Customers
    Ajubeo, Akquinet AG, Big Data Analytics Provider Boligkontoret Danmark Bristol is Open, CDE Lightband, Cicero School District 99, City and County of San Francisco, Department of Emergency, City of Chattanooga, Cloudscale.sh
    Afni, Anilana Hotels and Resorts, Baylor Scott & White Health, Beachbody, Bellevue, Del Papa Distributing, Explorer Pipeline, Mindtree, Omaha World Herald, Radio 538, Sony Corporation, Telecom Italia, Telenor Arena
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    Computer Software Company12%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    University10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
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    Educational Organization52%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Government4%
    Manufacturing Company4%
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    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise57%
    Large Enterprise31%
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    Brocade BigIron [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Data Center Networking while Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in Data Center Networking with 166 reviews. Brocade BigIron [EOL] is rated 10.0, while Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Brocade BigIron [EOL] writes "Just like its name, BigIron does big things; i have never had switching problems". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". Brocade BigIron [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, HPE ProCurve, Cisco Nexus and ExtremeSwitching.

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