Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches vs Cisco Nexus comparison

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and Cisco are both solutions in the LAN Switching category. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.0, while Cisco is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.3. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise holds a 4.3% mindshare in LS, compared to Cisco’s 8.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Cisco users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches and Cisco Nexus are both key players in the network switching market. Cisco Nexus leads the competition due to its advanced feature set, making it preferable for high-demand environments.

Features: Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches focus on energy efficiency, seamless scalability, and a robust security framework while Cisco Nexus provides advanced virtualization capabilities, high-performance networking for data centers, and innovative automation tools.

Room for Improvement: Alcatel-Lucent could enhance its virtualization features, increase automation tools, and expand its high-performance integration. Cisco Nexus could improve its user interface, reduce deployment complexity, and further simplify its pricing model.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Alcatel-Lucent ensures swift deployment with solid customer support, which simplifies integration into established systems. Cisco Nexus, despite a more intricate deployment approach, offers extensive resources and support, emphasizing scalability and robust customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch is more economical initially, presenting an attractive option for budget-conscious businesses and still delivering a strong ROI through operational efficiency. Cisco Nexus, though requiring a higher initial investment, offers an outstanding ROI with its state-of-the-art performance and scalability, catering to organizations seeking high-level network functionality.

To learn more, read our detailed Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches vs. Cisco Nexus Report (Updated: November 2025).

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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches vs. Cisco Nexus

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Categories and Ranking

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Ranking in LAN Switching

8th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cisco Nexus

Ranking in LAN Switching

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

107

Ranking in other categories

Data Center Networking (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the LAN Switching category, the mindshare of Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches is 4.3%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Nexus is 8.3%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

LAN Switching Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cisco Nexus	8.3%
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches	4.3%
Other	87.4%

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Attila Gyalus

Owner at TeloNet

A customer expressed dissatisfaction with the color of the switches, preferring black over the current color, which is close to white. While the color is not a personal concern, my earlier preference was for all products to be extendable in one large stack since some equipment limits stacking to four elements instead of eight.

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Mohammed Faisal Ikram

Director at WAJDA GROUP

Has experienced high costs in core deployments but continues to appreciate strong support and switching performance

Cisco Nexus may not be very popular because of the requirements that we come across, as it will go into the core data centers, whereas we work with most of the corporate sectors, so Cisco Nexus is not a frequent seller, and you'll find more edge switches selling in the market. It might be pretty expensive for other companies. I don't think there are any other particular disadvantages of Cisco Nexus besides their pricing.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"One of the main advantages of the solution is that the configuration is straightforward, offering various configuration options through CLI or web interfaces. I'm satisfied with the customer service and support. The solution is good and people should know about it."

"With Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches everything comes from one vendor. It operates very smoothly."

"I rate the technical support an eight or a nine out of ten. So far, they've been very professional and helpful, especially when we need to raise a case for any issue."

"OmniSwitch LAN Switches' performance is very good."

"These OmniSwitches are very manageable and easy to configure."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."

"Tech support is good."

"Cisco Nexus provides a reliable switching platform for our data centers."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is stability. We have a pretty large campus."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it scales well. It supports a lot of servers. We don't have to come up with different designs for anything. That's the best part about it."

"The flexibility, how accurately the VPCs operate as well as the redundancy built into it with the VPCs are the most valuable features."

"The redundancy and the vPC are the most valuable features. We can integrate two switches together for file transfers; that is, we can operate two switches as one. This is because the network can be shared via a vPC trunk, particularly for devices that are not critical for redundancy."

"The most valuable feature is the HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol)."

"The most valuable features are the solution is robust, you are able to use it for fabric architecture as well as SPAN on exit with the controller."

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Cons

"A customer expressed dissatisfaction with the color of the switches, preferring black over the current color, which is close to white. While the color is not a personal concern, my earlier preference was for all products to be extendable in one large stack since some equipment limits stacking to four elements instead of eight."

"I would like to see better third-party integration with third-party systems."

"There are some issues with the network firmware being deleted from the switches."

"n general, the way the product is put together is not well done."

"There is no OEM support in India so RMAs need to be sent to France, which takes a long time if the hardware is faulty."

"Multi contexts would be nice to have to separate different tenants logically and securely."

"One of the biggest challenges, which I see is that there's a constant evolution in the product. For example, our configuration is based on what is known as traditional data center implementation. Today there is the ACI deployment and to implement, to migrate from one technology to another, that's challenging both from a configuration perspective and also from a cost perspective."

"Technical support could be better."

"I would like to see better monitoring actions supported in the next release of this solution."

"If we could get some more automation integrated into it, it would make it easier."

"I would like to see more on-device programmability, as it seems to be lacking in this platform."

"I feel that this solution should be more flexible and scalable."

"There is limited guidance in terms of the use and configuration of Cisco Nexus for specific use cases. The documentation is not comprehensive, and you have to do a lot of online research."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is okay. It's comparable to similar switches."

"The license is purchased one time only, it is a perpetual license with no renewal."

"The solution’s price is at a moderate level."

"OmniSwitch LAN Switches are cheaper than Cisco's switches."

"The license on a yearly basis is $200,000."

"The subscription model and price could be better."

"Every Cisco product is more expensive than competitors on the market, which is just a fact, but from my perspective, it is worth it."

"It is very expensive. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"Our licensing costs for this solution are approximately $100K a year for the switching part."

"All of our costs including subscription, licensing, and support services are bundled together, and the cost is approximately $100,000 USD per year."

"We have three hundred to four hundred data centers of Nexus. So the coverage associated with Smart Net is 27 by 4, is basically what we spend each year. If the incentives get better, which I know they're working on, it would be great but right now we're buying year to year."

"I thought that it would be less expensive."

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Large Enterprise	82

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches?

One of the main advantages of the solution is that the configuration is straightforward, offering various configuration options through CLI or web interfaces. I'm satisfied with the customer serv...

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What needs improvement with Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches?

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What is your primary use case for Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches?

We work with LAN switches.

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What do you like most about Cisco Nexus?

The product's initial setup phase is very easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Nexus?

We are a reseller, and we sell products to our customers.

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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

The Cisco Nexus family of switches is designed to meet the stringent requirements of the next-generation data center. Not simply bigger or faster, these switches offer the following characteristics: infrastructure that can be scaled cost-effectively and that helps you increase energy, budget, and resource efficiency, transport that can navigate the transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified fabric and can also handle architectural changes such as virtualization, Web 2.0 applications, and cloud computing and operational continuity to meet your need for an environment where system availability is assumed and maintenance windows are rare if not totally extinct.

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Sample Customers

Advocate Health Care, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lodi, Centre Hospitalier Carcassonne, Certis Cisco Security, China Tianchen Engineering Corporation Co. LTD, City of Frankfurt, Dongseo University

Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins

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