We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center and Huawei Ethernet Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"It integrates well."
"The interface is very straightforward."
"We are able to monitor everything that is happening on our network."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center's scalability is good."
"I have found the solution to be scalable."
"The solution has made configuration and setup very, very easy."
"The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"In terms of the most valuable features, LAN switching is more comfortable and valuable in the network. It is easy to configure and easy to deploy. It is helpful for the installation and it is easy to troubleshoot issues. It's an easy product to understand. It's a good solution."
"The solution is very flexible with many different options."
"I use it on a daily basis and I find it to be quite stable."
"What we like the most is that the price is reasonable and it's easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its network monitoring system."
"The HTTP features for security are very good. We use all of the regular features."
"The CLI syntax."
"The velocity of the process is the most valuable feature."
"Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve."
"The UI of the firewall and reporting could be improved."
"With IT products, there is always room for improvement."
"Before using FortiSwitch, you need several certifications."
"Routing is an area in Fortinet FortiSwitch with certain shortcomings where improvements are needed."
"The FortiSwitch product was initially quite complex."
"The product must improve the latency in the management center."
"The tool is not easy to use."
"It could potentially be difficult to get parts depending on where you live."
"Huawei Ethernet Switches should improve its user interface."
"The configuration is very difficult even for someone who is already familiar with the configuration process."
"The documentation needs to be better."
"The availability and the speed of the firmware updates are the only things wrong with Huawei. There are some vulnerabilities on the hardware."
"The knowledge base needs to be improved and expanded."
"There needs to be more documentation. If they opened up a bit and shared more information and maybe allowed for YouTube videos about their products and how to work them, it would benefit the users quite a bit."
"The solution can improve by adding virtualized switch functionality."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 16 reviews while Huawei Ethernet Switches is ranked 13th in Ethernet Switches with 48 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 7.8, while Huawei Ethernet Switches is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes "Stable product with efficient SD-WAN features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei Ethernet Switches writes "The solution is power efficient, stable, and provides free-of-cost batch upgrades". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Meraki MS Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches, whereas Huawei Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. Huawei Ethernet Switches report.
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