Cisco Catalyst Switches Reviews

We are implementors. We implement this solution for our customers as access switches. They connect the users to the network and identify them.

The most valuable feature is network access.

I would like to see the integration of the 2960 SX switches. I would also like to see more information about them.

I have been using this solution for six months.

We are using Catalyst 2960-SX and Catalyst 3560.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are very stable.

It's a very scalable solution. They are very easy to scale.

We have approximately 40 users in our organization who are using it.

Cisco technical support is very efficient.

The initial setup was simple and straightforward.

Our administrators maintain this solution.

We had some help from Cisco it implement these switches. 

I don't know a lot about the price, but they are affordable compared with other solutions.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We're an implementor of the product. We provide this product to our clients.

The solution's most valuable aspect is the management.

Our clients really trust the brand.

The quality of the product is excellent. It offers great performance.

We'd like Cisco to integrate better with other solutions, including their own.

I've been using the solution for the last two years or so.

The stability of the solution is very good. We haven't had any stability issues. There aren't bugs or glitches. It's good.

The solution can scale. If a company needs to expand, they can do so easily.

We typically deal with medium-sized companies.

The technical support of the solution is good. The clients are covered under warranty. Cisco is very responsible when it comes to covering any issues for them.

The documentation is quite good for the solution as well. It helps people understand the product.

We also use HP and Extreme Networks. We work with a variety of solutions. We don't exclusively work with Cisco. Cisco does, however, have one of the highest product qualities on offer.

We help our clients decide which product to use. We use Cisco and a wide variety of other products. We're implementors.

When it comes to working with Cisco, customers are consistently offered a quality product. Many of our clients need a quality product with good performance. This solution is very reliable which is why we work with it.

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate the solution at an eight.

The switches are for network infrastructure in an enterprise.

Catalyst switches are easy to use and simple to work with.

I would like to see support for one-touch provisioning.


By use zero touch provision , We do need a lot of config for system boot and other, That should be improved.

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

The Catalyst Switches are stable.

This is a scalable product. We have about 1,000 users.

The support is amazing, although they could be a little faster.

I have not used other similar products.

The initial setup is straightforward. The installation takes about 30 minutes per device.

I install this product on my own. We have about 10 IT staff who can work with these switches.

This is a good product and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

AWS Direct Connect.

• BGP
• Familiar CLI

We have used BGP over IPSec to AWS but there were problems with bandwidth. I migrated to the Catalyst C3850 because AWS Direct Connect doesn't need IPSec. We have to use the QoS (CBWFQ) function. I understand the function of QoS and it is easy to use.

It's a stable product.

Technical support is average.

The initial setup was easy.

The pricing could be better.

I would suggest looking into the Cisco Nexus 92160YC-X. It has a lower price than the C3850 and high performance, but the CLI is different.

This is the Enterprise Class Switch platform. Technically it supports most deployment scenarios and things that you never know that it supports. 

The hardware is the most reliable, I saw some Catalyst in hot and dusty racks, working hard and with no issues from a lot of years. 

Great switching solution from Cisco!

It's resolved most of our customer communication needs.

It can be a little more cheaper.

We've had no issues with deployment.

We've had no issues with stability.

We've had no issues with scalability.

It's quite pricey.

We use this solution as a networking switch for a data center.

Overall top of the line solution.

The solution could be easy to use, you need a certificate to use it.

I have been using this solution for approximately ten years.

The solution is highly stable.

The solution is not able to scale because you would need to purchase more hardware.

Everybody in my organization is using the solution.

We have not needed to contact technical support because we are using managed services which gives us support when needed.

The installation and implementation are not easy.

We are using managed services for the implementation of the solution.

A normal deployment can take from one to two months. However, this depends on the size of the site.

There is a license required for the use of this solution and we pay annually.

I have evaluated Meraki switches which is an easier version of Cisco Catalyst Switches.

This solution is the best in the market but there are some limitations. I am moving to the Meraki solution because it is easier to use.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches an eight out of ten.

We use Catalyst for campus switches.

As an access switch, it really hasn't made an improvement in our organization. Access switches are similar, in most cases. It's just and end-user switch, so it doesn't really differ if it's Cisco or any other device.

Perhaps the reliability is an improvement.

VLAN gives us segregation.

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.

It might also help if they integrated their security products with the switches.

I had some hardware failure, a defect, on arrival.

There are no issues with scalability.

I would evaluate the tech support as "fair". They have multi-tiered support and especially the level-one and two don't know what they are doing. They collect a lot of information, wasting your time, and then they keep moving the tickets from level one to level two and level three, and when the issue is solved, usually level-three are the ones who solve it. They're not good at the lower levels of support.

The initial setup is straightforward.

The ROI for this product is three to five years.

I would rate the features-to-pricing ratio at six out of 10.

My advice about licensing is that you should have a perpetual license, not one that is subscription-based.

I use a lot of switches on the campus: Juniper, Extreme, etc. I use multiple vendors. However, Cisco and Juniper are my preferred vendors.

The most important thing I can say is that Cisco is using a proprietary protocol, so you should design your network accordingly so that you don't get vendor lock.

I would rate Cisco Catalyst a seven out of 10 because of the pros and the cons I have noted.

The most valuable features, to me, are CDP, VTP, ACLs, and routing.

These products help me dissect my network based on the users within a particular location. They've also provided me the capability to separate network traffic as necessary.

As a user, I would like to see the Layer 2 Switches to have NBAR capabilities as well. It would be nice if the new ISRs have firewall capabilities as well.

I've been using these products since 2008. I have a Cisco ISR 2821 and 2911, Cisco Catalyst 4500, 2960 and 3750 Series Switches.

No stability issues were experienced.

It would be nice to see these products have built-in wireless access points like MikroTik.

I am sorry, but I always go to the forums and not to technical support. I like understanding the system myself. That way it is easier for me to fix issues in the future.

I previously used D-Link Switches (which was a pain) due to the budget constraints. I switched because Cisco was the best option at the time compared to D-Link.

The setup was not complex. I already knew what I wanted and what I needed to do.

Get the best that your money can buy.

Don't ever sacrifice performance, it will stab you in the back if you do.

Cisco was the best and only option that I considered.

Real-world scenarios will always surprise you.