We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center and NETGEAR 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."What I like about the solution is that it can be accessed anywhere."
"The solution has made configuration and setup very, very easy."
"It integrates well."
"The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"I like the solution's technical support. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"The initial setup was simple."
"We are able to monitor everything that is happening on our network."
"The product is stable."
"The solution is very powerful and versatile."
"The High Bandwidth AV-over-IP functionality of these switches has been fantastic, especially in leaf-and-spine. We've been able to build redundancy and they seem to outperform even the Cisco Catalyst, which is about twice as expensive as the M-series switches are."
"The stability is good. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use."
"The product is easy to deploy."
"NETGEAR Switches has valuable cybersecurity features."
"There is a lot of helpful documentation that helps with the configuration process."
"The company provides a lifetime warranty."
"When there are many switches being used, the speed declines noticeably."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The solution can improve by upgrading QSFP+, it is very limited and must be supported more than it is now. If we need FortiSwitches to support all the QSFP ports our budgets would have to be very large."
"The FortiSwitch product was initially quite complex."
"We need to understand a bit more about certifications and knowledge for understanding capabilities. The solution should make that more clear to its users."
"Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve."
"The UI of the firewall and reporting could be improved."
"Before using FortiSwitch, you need several certifications."
"The M4250 switches needs more SFP models."
"Their old firmware was a problem for us and we're still working on it. It didn't apply correctly so it took about half of our switches offline, which meant we couldn't use some of the functionality like the firmware updates. Unfortunately with that firmware, which they've sorted out, if you don't go through all the firmware and make sure it's past that point and back online, that's an issue with them. It's something to cautious about"
"The product's stability has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"There are a lot of systems that are moving into different areas. There are a lot of cloud-based things happening. One nice feature that I've seen in other switches is artificial intelligence on the actual porting. They've got AI technology that will tell you when a port is down. They not only tell you when a port is down; they also tell you when a port is running slower. You can do a cable-fault check, or you can do other checks. It would be nice to have this information in NETGEAR. This feature might already be there in a new release of the NETGEAR's firmware, but I haven't seen it."
"What I'd like to see is more compatibility with virtual stacking, so that 4300-series switches and 3300-series switches will actually stack together and that virtual switch stacks, themselves, are not limited to just six devices, so that they can create larger loops with more bandwidth and more redundancy."
"The IGMP specifics of the web management console could use a bit of clarification."
"My one issue with it is that not all the features of the switch can currently be managed via the portal. For some of the more advanced features, you still have to configure the switch."
"The ‘how-to’ guides could do with some improvements. We got in trouble following the stacking and Dante set-up guides. If these would have been accurate, we would not have lost three days."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 50 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes "Has intuitive graphical user interface, but the security features need improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches and Mellanox Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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