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Broadcom StrataConnect vs NETGEAR Switches comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom StrataConnect
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
32nd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NETGEAR Switches
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
LAN Switching (9th), AV Over IP Switching (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Ethernet Switches category, the mindshare of Broadcom StrataConnect is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETGEAR Switches is 7.4%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Ethernet Switches Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NETGEAR Switches7.4%
Broadcom StrataConnect0.7%
Other91.9%
Ethernet Switches
 

Featured Reviews

WILLIAM SANITATE - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Of Engineering at O & S Services LLC
Scales well, reliable, and has good support
I was their technical support for a year. The support is pretty good. Locally, it is available in the United States. They provide technical support to distributors such as Appnet and Arrow first. It's the first line of defense. Then you progress to a higher level of support. They have people, such as experts, all over the country who interface and provide fairly quick solutions, as well as hardware and software reviews. They can also return to the original developers in Taiwan. Broadcom is a Taiwan-based company. They can return to those guys. There are some guys in Israel that they collaborate with. It's pretty good in terms of support but it all comes down to money or the size of the opportunity. They will bend over backward to provide tons of direct support if the opportunity is large enough. If it's a small opportunity, you are not as fortunate.
Tomas Devriese - PeerSpot reviewer
Teamleader Av Installers at solufak
VLAN support has improved audiovisual installations and secures network traffic for our projects
Our major use cases include audiovisual installations and we mainly use the AV line for that. We work with the VLAN support feature The best things about NETGEAR Switches are the support they provide and the ease of implementation. The ease of installation helps with network performance. It helps…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"They have some of the fastest speeds available."
"While Cisco is most likely the leader, Broadcom is probably number two, both in terms of interoperability and speed."
"The stability is good. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"For what I used this switch for, it did well."
"The pricing is reasonable for small business owners, it's not overly expensive."
"The performance is excellent."
"The solution is very powerful and versatile."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that Insight is cloud-managed. The whole reason behind it is that there is one central place to manage it. You can pre-configure everything and you can get access to it without having to get onto the client's network. That makes it easy to use and deploy."
"The GS-108 switch by Netgear is an excellent solution for setting up a wired gigabit network."
"The product is easy to deploy."
 

Cons

"Broadcom's biggest issue is that they don't like to share information. They are only interested in providing the bare minimum of documentation."
"The product's stability has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"The scalability and warranty should also be improved."
"Being able to pass AVB traffic over these switches, that would be a huge add."
"The solution needs centralized management and centralized configuration."
"Centralized monitoring is there, but competitors like Cisco Prime are at a higher level of centralized monitoring."
"NETGEAR has less of these kinds of options."
"The IGMP specifics of the web management console could use a bit of clarification."
"The tool's price could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's approximately $1,000,000.00 if you want to get a license for the software."
"I would rate the tool's pricing a nine out of ten."
"The pricing for what you get with the Insight product line is very fair and the value is there, including the annual licensing fees for the Insight Pro for each device... the Insight Pro level, which is their highest level, where you get a lot of features with the Insight, is a bargain. You get a lot of good features for what you're paying there annually."
"You get what you pay for. From a price comparison, there are cheaper switch makers on the market that are definitely less expensive than NETGEAR. They give you the same functionality, but they don't come with a name. There are solutions like Ubiquiti that are very good. They have the ease of setup, and I find NETGEAR battling a little bit in comparison to Ubiquiti."
"It is not expensive."
"Another issue, when it comes to NETGEAR's competitors, is that other companies are offering the cloud management at no extra charge, whereas NETGEAR charges for it. You have to pay per-device for licenses."
"It was an initial, single purchase for us. For the three switches, because I had the 96X and the two 48 port single gigabyte ones, then all the cards, etc. The total price on it, which may be a little on the low side, for the client was around $16,000 or $17,000."
"The product is priced economically."
"At its price point, nobody else can compare to what NETGEAR is doing at that 10 Gigabit bandwidth level. We are not seeing a lot of 10 Gigabit need right now in the marketplace. Though, we have done a few projects which have required it. We are still sort of at the 1 Gigabit requirement for the majority of our projects. Honestly, NETGEAR's 10 Gigabit offering has a better value than some of the other vendors' 1 Gigabit offering."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise11
 

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If I were to rate price, I would give it eight or nine points. It is an expensive product.
 

Also Known As

StrataConnect
NETGEAR Insight Managed Switches, NETGEAR GC Series, NETGEAR M Series
 

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