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"The D-Link Switches are cheaper than Cisco." | "The cost appears to be high in comparison to other competing products although with this product you are paying for what you get." "It's affordable and there are no additional costs, just regular support, and license fees." "It's affordable compared to other switching products, like Cisco switches." "You can buy this equipment in a multitude of ways. You can buy just the hardware, or you can buy the hardware and the licenses." More Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access Pricing and Cost Advice » |
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Top Answer: These switches are very easy to install because there is no configuration. Top Answer: The D-Link Switches are cheaper than Cisco. Top Answer: D-Link switches are not as robust as Cisco. I would like an option to create different networks within the switch. | Top Answer: Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console Top Answer: The licensing costs are on an annual basis and cover warranty and support. There are no additional costs. Top Answer: There are currently issues with some of the switches, problems with the firmware. I think they need to check the firmware, especially, with the new FortiGate firmware integration and they need to… more » |
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Views 4,848 Comparisons 4,538 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 335 Rating 8.5 | Views 4,970 Comparisons 4,139 Reviews 6 Average Words per Review 520 Rating 8.0 |
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| Typically managed using a browser-based Graphical User Interface (GUI), D-Link Ethernet Switches are attractively priced and support an essential set of Layer 2/2+ switching functions including VLAN, Link Aggregation, QoS, Bandwidth Limiting, Access Control Lists, and more. | Ideal for small to medium businesses, distributed enterprises, and branch offices, FortiSwitch secure access switches deliver superior security, performance, and manageability. In addition, they help increase productivity for next generation applications through faster network access speeds. |
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| George Mason University, Somerville House, Hiperwall, New Brunswick School District 16, The Fulcrum Group, Bremond Independent School District, University of Texas Health Science Center, Grand Canyon Skywalk, SUN Area Career & Technology Center, Abington Senior High School | Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data |
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Comms Service Provider46% Computer Software Company13% Media Company5% Energy/Utilities Company5% | Comms Service Provider35% Computer Software Company17% Government5% Retailer4% |
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No Data Available | Small Business88% Large Enterprise13% |
Find out what your peers are saying about D-Link Ethernet Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
457,209 professionals have used our research since 2012.
D-Link Ethernet Switches is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 2 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 11th in Ethernet Switches with 8 reviews. D-Link Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of D-Link Ethernet Switches writes "A cost-effective switch that is easy to set up and has room for growth". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "A security solution with good technical support". D-Link Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Juniper Ethernet Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches. See our D-Link Ethernet Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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