We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and Dell PowerConnect Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are the great performance, high availability and easy administration."
"The most valuable feature is the automation that we can do with it."
"Its low latency is most valuable. Its performance is good, and it is also very stable."
"Its easy management is most valuable. It is easy to use, easy to manage, stable, and very reliable."
"The most valuable features are extensions and recorded scalability."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus is modularity. It's like the Swiss Army knife of switches."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."
"The most valuable features are the solution is robust, you are able to use it for fabric architecture as well as SPAN on exit with the controller."
"Their support has been excellent, and it has been quite stable and easy to set up."
"It's easy to set up. We can put it in production in a couple of minutes."
"This solution comes with a lifetime warranty."
"Dell PowerConnect Switches are very easy to configure with the GUI. Dell supports the solution even though it has been discontinued."
"Dell offers very good support."
"The functionality is very good."
"The product is cheap."
"Dell PowerConnect Switches are easy to configure."
"Areas in which the solution have room for improvement are the interface, management, and reporting."
"The scalability can be improved."
"The software is not as mature as it could be and needs some integration improvements with other orchestrators."
"One improvement needed is support for Multi-CAD scale that we were concerned about. We're not hitting any limits at this point."
"Stability is not really up to the mark."
"Nexus is a costly solution."
"The additional features I would like to see included in the next release is the ability to integrate routing and switching features."
"The implementation process could be easier, which is something that should be improved."
"Accessibility and management could be improved."
"The product needs to improve in terms of reports and backups."
"More stable firmware releases would be an improvement because we have had them randomly power on and off."
"I would like to see better scalability and more features on these switches in the future."
"When it comes to the configuration, there should be documentation and interactive help available to assist people who have experience with products from other vendors."
"The network features are not good."
"I can't think of what we would want in the next release."
"A user can take care of the product's installation part, but it may not seem to be an easy process."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 99 reviews while Dell PowerConnect Switches is ranked 3rd in LAN Switching with 29 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerConnect Switches is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerConnect Switches writes "Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, VMware NSX and Juniper QFabric, whereas Dell PowerConnect Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches, Arista Networks Platform and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series. See our Cisco Nexus vs. Dell PowerConnect Switches report.
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