We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series 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 solution has high performance and we do not have to troubleshoot the network."
"The solution is beneficial for interconnecting POE telephones, computers, printers, and buffering networks."
"The solution is highly reliable."
"The most valuable features are performance, speed, and durability."
"If we lose some network connections, the system automatically creates new connections between equipment."
"The CLI is pretty much the same across all switching and routing platforms from Cisco, making deployment of new switches, replacement of damaged equipment, or upgrades to newer platforms very easy."
"It has the ability to create new services for users, such as IP phones and video conference."
"This solution has a pretty good rate of not causing unexpected behavior or failing. We're using maybe 900 switches right now. And, rarely, if ever, something fails, it's dependable."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."
"Needs to improve cloud services and mobile software."
"The product is expensive."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches could improve by having more integration with third-party products."
"The biggest barrier to buying Cisco or using Cisco is the price and also the competition with competitors and with Cisco partners."
"Cisco should focus more on this type of product instead of on data center switches. They stopped improving the software of these switches and they are focusing on the data center. They should focus on this type of product, more than any other thing."
"The solution could be easy to use, you need a certificate to use it."
"The pricing could be better. Cisco is quite expensive."
"It is kind of expensive."
"Instead of competing at the enterprise level with that product, they should probably scale it. With all of the ports, they should develop a good mid-level business to truly scale it and gain adoption before attempting to go after the enterprise."
"Customers do not prefer this to connect to multiple cities."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is ranked 12th in LAN Switching. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerSwitch N-Series writes "Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and Juniper QFX Series Switches, whereas Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches and Cisco Nexus. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. Dell PowerSwitch N-Series report.
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