Cisco Catalyst Switches Reviews

The best feature is the technical support.

An area for improvement would be the high price.

The setup was complex, as we had some issues with the new SMARTnet and DNA.

I would rate this product as ten out of ten.

When it comes to Cisco Catalyst Switches, one can say that the legacy switches are stable. We have been using them for so long and there are many who feel comfortable with their use. This can vary with the business size, some being entry, medium or enterprise level, which means its use is geared towards every level. 

All other modules have comparatively many more functions or power than regular Catalyst switches.

We have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches since the outset, for more than 20 years. 

Being legacy switches, Catalyst switches are stable. We have been using them for many years and there are many who are comfortable with their use. 

Nexus, which uses NX-OS, runs on a different operating system than CatOS, which means that the latter tends to run on OS - just like a Cisco router - only with the functioning being a bit different. While NX-OS is very different, even when it comes to the command line, most things are the same. 

However, NX-OS already introduced a different concept, which is more like a carrier level. They have a dedicated command management module. All other modules have comparatively many more functions or power than regular Catalyst switches. 

Catalyst is a legacy system and we are already utilizing the 9000 series, including 9200, 9300 and 9800 for different use scenarios. As Catalyst covers all levels and areas, I cannot think of anything needing improvement. It is getting to be very good, performance-wise, at the moment.

We are talking about a network portion. Catalyst and Nexus switches are all part of the network domain. 

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches as a nine-point-five out of ten, since it is a great, albeit imperfect, product. 

My primary use case of this solution is for my company's network connection. 

The most valuable feature is how easy it is to use. 

This product could be improved with cheaper pricing. 

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for five to six years. 

This solution may be scalable, but I don't have much knowledge on its scalability. It's used for my company's networking and there are about 500 users. 

I installed this solution myself. 

I implemented through an in-house team. 

Cisco Catalyst Switches are a bit expensive. 

I rate this solution a seven out of ten. I am satisfied with the performance of these switches and would recommend them to others. 

I use Cisco Catalyst Switches for an SD-Access solution.

The solution works well with analytics.

Cisco Catalyst Switches could improve by having more integration with third-party products.

In the next release, I would like the solution to be able to integrate easily with third-party WFi products.

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for approximately five years.

Cisco Catalyst Switches have very good performance and are reliable.

The solution is scalable.

I have been satisfied with the technical support. They are very good.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are complex to implement, it takes a lot of time. You need to take a lot of time to learn out to configure the solution.

Cisco does the maintenance of the solution for us.

The price of the solution is expensive compared to other products from America or Europe. They should have more competitive pricing.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches an eight out of ten.

We use Cisco Catalyst Switches for network connectivity.

The performance of Cisco Catalyst Switches is good.

The only improvement I would like to see with Cisco Catalyst Switches is the pricing.

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for five years.

We use Cisco Catalyst, 9000 series.

The stability of Cisco Catalyst Switches is good.

In our organization, we have more than 7,000 users.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are quite scalable.

Technical support is excellent.

If there is one area where Cisco excels, it is in technical support.

We use Dropbox occasionally. OneDrive is mainly what we use. We also, use Teams.

The installation is straightforward. It's plug-and-play.

To deploy and maintain Cisco Catalyst Switches, we have a team of four people, which includes one manager and three administrators.

You can install Cisco Catalyst Switches yourself.

We pay the licensing fees annually because we have an enterprise license agreement.

There are other products that I personally prefer, but from an organization's perspective, I would recommend this solution.

I would rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a nine out of ten.

The solution has been issue-free.

The solution is scalable.

The stability of the product is good. We've had no problems whatsoever.

Overall, the pricing has been good.

Technical support is very helpful, even during implementation.

The initial setup is simple.

There are some models that can occasionally cause problems. If a particular switch is made for some specific use case or a particular environment, if you put that in other types of infrastructure or use cases, then you may face problems.

The licensing process could be a bit less complex.

We have dealt with the solution for about three years.

The stability has been good overall. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. The performance has been reliable. 

The scalability has been good. If a company needs to expand it, it can. However, you do need to have the right model, otherwise, you run into issues with scaling. 

We have 15 to 20 clients that use this product.

We have good technical people and an experienced technical team who can install those switches, and do a level of troubleshooting and escalations.

For five years, we've used Huawei. Three years ago we started with Cisco. This was mostly due to networking, as we don't have a team five years back. After that, we got the team specifically for networking and we started that with Huawei, and we got a very good response in the market. Unfortunately, due to the Chinese market, and all that stuff, that didn't last. That said, the customers who are using the technology, are still happy with the support as well as with the product.

We also occasionally use Aruba.

We didn't work with Juniper as an installation system integrator, however, we have with Cisco (including Nexus and Meraki) and Huawei, and we have had a very good experience. 

The initial setup is good. It is easy. If you know the commands, even basic commands, you can do the normal installation. If you want to go for V-LAN and other things, routing, et cetera, level three switches kind of installations, then you may need some time and knowledge. 

For deployment and maintenance, you need a minimum of two people. Three or four is also good if it is enterprise. There are some customers where we have to do installations at three or four sites simultaneously and we have to complete that within one or two days or within a specific downtime. If the network is down, everything is down. That is when you require multiple team members. Otherwise, if that is one site and one installation with one day's worth of downtime, with two people, you can do it easily.

Support is helpful in regard to the implementation process. My team didn't find any issues with installation.

The solution's pricing is pretty good. As far as whatever else is available in the market, for example, if you compared it to Aruba, Juniper, or other enterprise solutions, the pricing is reasonable.  

You do require licenses. There are some licenses that you need to procure separately. By default, the licensing process is good.

Everyone has their own licensing structure. With Cisco, once you do a setup two or three times, the process gets easier and the licensing gets clearer. Until then, licensing is a little bit tricky.

We do not use the solution in our office, however, as Test System Integrators, we have provided the solution.

I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten. It's been quite good overall.

I would recommend the solution to other users and companies. 

I do not recall which version we are using. 

We use the solution with our networks. 

The general price of the solution could be cheaper. 

We have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for around five years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

I have not had contact with technical support. 

We did not use other solutions prior to the one we are using at present. 

The solution was easy to install it.

This took around half a day. 

Installation can be done on one's own. 

We have two people responsible for the deployment and maintenance. 

The general price of the solution could be cheaper.

I would recommend this solution to others. 

There are, perhaps, five users making use of the solution. 

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches as an eight out of ten. 

We are using Cisco Catalyst Switches as a network switch in our organization.

The solution has high performance and we do not have to troubleshoot the network.

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for approximately 20 years.

I have found Cisco Catalyst Switches to be stable, we do not have any packet loss issues.

Cisco Catalyst Switches is scalable, we can expand the network regularly.

We have approximately 150 people using the solution in our organization.

We used technical support during the installation but after we did not use them often.

We have used other smaller solutions in the past but we have moved back to Cisco solutions.

It takes a few hours to have the hardware installed.

We have a team of two engineers that do the implementation of the solution.

We are on an annual license to use this solution and the price of the solution could be reduced. We have spent hundreds of thousands on our Wi-Fi network.

I highly recommend this solution to others.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a ten out of ten.

We use the solution both in my company and in those of my customers. 

The GUI should be addressed. I am not certain if they have this. 

The solution is kind of expensive when compared with other products. 

We have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for two years. 

The solution is definitely stable. 

The solution is certainly scalable. 

The technical support is at an expert level. 

One only need have a feel for the setup to do this. Technically speaking, this is quite fine. 

When compared with other products, the solution is kind of on the expensive side. 

We are satisfied with the solution. It demonstrates good performance. 

We rate Cisco Catalyst Switches as a nine-point-five out of ten. 

This solution is used to strengthen our connections, connect to the network, as a router to multiple systems, network management, and monitoring.

The configuration is the most valuable feature of this solution.

It is easy to use.

I have been working with Cisco Catalyst Switches for one year.

We are working with the 3750 series.

 The stability of Cisco Catalyst Switches is good.

It's a scalable product.

This solution is used by 1,000 customers.

Technical support is good.

We use Cisco Routers as well as Huawei Routers, and Cisco Linksys.

The initial setup was straightforward. 

The solution took them two and a half years to implement.

We have a fiber team that handles solution maintenance and helps us with some technical issues.

The cost could be reduced.

If they worked on lowering the price, they would be able to attract more customers.

We are consultants who provide licensing to our clients.

When I graduate, I will have improved my English and will be able to perform more tasks.

I am in charge of the data while learning how to deploy this solution.

I would rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a seven out of ten.