We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell Technologies and others in LAN Switching."We find the product very easy to configure."
"This technology is a completely mature technology and I don't think anything needs to be changed."
"Catalyst Switches perform very well, and the network is stable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are BGP, VPN, and spine-leaf architecture."
"The most valuable feature is how easy it is to use."
"Customer support answers on time and resolve any issues I have."
"Cisco provides very good support services."
"We are a vendor for the healthcare sector, especially hospitals, and normally, we use a full Cisco solution for stability, especially for the stability of the Access Points and the security of switches."
"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"In terms of performance, Juniper switches have a more user-friendly interface and more features than Cisco switches."
"Its price can be improved. Some devices can be very expensive."
"The solution could improve by having a video IP feature."
"An area for improvement would be the high price."
"The delivery of the product lead time should be improved."
"The solution’s pricing and stability could be improved."
"The product could be more user-friendly."
"They need to simplify the Web GUI and make it easier to use, and more intuitive for the users."
"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 with 2 reviews. 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 and HPE ProCurve, whereas Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches and Cisco Nexus.
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