We performed a comparison between D-Link Ethernet Switches and Netgear Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Of the two solutions, Netgear Switches has better ratings because it has better stability than D-Link Ethernet Switches and users are satisfied with the technical support as well as its ROI.
"These switches are simple and easy to configure."
"The initial setup of D-Link Ethernet Switches is very easy."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It is a stable solution."
"The solution is easy to use."
"These switches are very easy to install because there is no configuration."
"The product is simple to manage."
"I can't find anything wrong with our D-Link Ethernet Switches."
"The ability to manage them is the big valuable feature. The ease of use is great."
"The tool is stable."
"We have a wide range of switches for various applications, including a collection specifically designed for ProAV, as well as Multi-gig Switches, which are also quite well-known or unique."
"This switch is Layer 3, so it is a totally managed system."
"The solution helps transfer data."
"The ability to mix and match is invaluable. So, we didn't have to run massive super extensive switches in the data closets where it wasn't necessary. Being able to manage it all from one place, as all your network configuration settings went live across your entire building from one management console was really handy."
"The most valuable feature to me is the modular side of things, being able to replace a module and a transceiver at our beck and call. If something goes down, or a piece of equipment is broken, I don't have to replace the whole switch. I can just replace the part that's broken or the part that is no longer working. I can get them back up and working within a matter of minutes, versus having to replace everything and reprogram everything. It's a huge time-saver."
"The stability is good. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"I would like an option to create different networks within the switch."
"There is room for improvement in terms of stability."
"The D-Link Ethernet Switches have to be replaced because they are difficult to manage and security is poor. They should add centralized manageability to make the solution better, it will allow administrators to better know what is happening on the network."
"The availability could be improved."
"Its security features need improvement."
"In a future release, the solution could improve by being more secure and allowing the configuration of each port."
"The solution's web filtering feature could be improved."
"They need to enhance stability."
"Netgear switches could be cheaper."
"NETGEAR Switches could provide local technical support services."
"I would like an email notification in case of errors or failures. If it was possible for the switch to email out an error log or notification note, especially in cases where we have the switches offsite (on the other side of town), then if something was to go wrong, it would be great to know about it before our client goes to use it for a big event, and it doesn't work. While I know that it does do SNMP, which is sort of standard, in the AV world, that is not always an option for us. We are usually running our own little network box and don't always have access to an SNMP server. We may just have simple Internet access or something similar."
"There's a lack of chips and, consequently, a lack of deliveries. They're out of stock at their European warehouse."
"One thing I have asked for, something that NETGEAR lacks that I would love to see — and from what I understand it's in the works — is a REST API to programmatically interface with multiple switches. That would be a great feature."
"When the power does go out, or if we do a soft shutdown, some of the transceivers or the monitor don't recognize when it turns back on, so I have to physically unplug it and plug it back in and then it works. We're working with NETGEAR's engineers to figure out why that's happening."
"One area that has room for improvement, and I know NETGEAR is working on it, is adding more features to the products lines in terms of what we can manage through the Insight portal... not all Layer 2 or Layer 3 settings are there yet."
"There is a lot of delay in the data coming to the servers."
D-Link Ethernet Switches is ranked 12th in Ethernet Switches with 23 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 49 reviews. D-Link Ethernet Switches is rated 7.8, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of D-Link Ethernet Switches writes "Plug-and-play, zero maintenance, and reasonably priced". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". D-Link Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Aruba Switches. See our D-Link Ethernet Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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