We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell Technologies and others in LAN Switching."Configuring the solution is very easy. It's quite a straightforward process, and it's not difficult at all."
"We find the product very easy to configure."
"Its implementation is quite simple as there's good documentation you can reference."
"Catalyst switches are highly reliable. They have a good product life, they are balanced overall compared to others."
"Their technical support is very good. They know what to do and if they don't know what to do, they give me the person who does know."
"One main feature with Cisco is you know you are going to get a very good switching infrastructure that is secure."
"Power over Ethernet (PoE) is one of the most valuable features. It eliminates the need for power supplies every time."
"The main valuable features for me are the ease of configuration, the CLI, and the GUI."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."
"Out of the competition, Cisco switches are easily the most expensive."
"Their centralized management could be better. There should be some kind of software for centralized management so that I don't need somebody else to manage it."
"The newer models are not so stable. Other products like 6800, 3750, were stable but starting from 3850 it got worse. We have a lot of issues and a lot of bugs. It's a new product so it's understandable but it should be improved."
"It can have more security features to secure the access layer."
"The licensing process should be back to how it was before. Now, you have to register online, and it makes staging a bit trickier."
"Cisco can definitely improve the training part. They can provide more training related to configuration."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches should have better performance and be easier to use. Additionally, they should add artificial intelligence features."
"Instead of competing at the enterprise level with that product, they should probably scale it. With all of the ports, they should develop a good mid-level business to truly scale it and gain adoption before attempting to go after the enterprise."
"Customers do not prefer this to connect to multiple cities."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is ranked 12th in LAN Switching with 2 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerSwitch N-Series writes "Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus and HPE ProCurve, whereas Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches and Cisco Nexus.
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