We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One good feature is UPOE. Another is having a built-in controller, the customer doesn't have to ask for another controller. For example, you get a built-in controller with the C650. And two-port is one of the premium factors from Cisco."
"We haven't needed to contact technical support because we haven't had any issues so far."
"We use a lot of security features available with Cisco Catalyst Switches."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, it's easy to configure. The command line uses a switch that gives us security."
"They don't ever fail and they have a long service life."
"The most valuable feature is load balancing."
"It helps keep our network connections in a healthy state."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with the firewall."
"The most valuable features are the micro-segmentation and integrated security options."
"Some of the key features I find most valuable are the highly graphical user interface, virtualization of networks, and Microsoft application compatibility. It has all the functionality that we require."
"The solution is very good at micro-segmentation."
"The firewall is its most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the DFW (distributed firewall)"
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the ease of use and its user friendly. For example, it is simple to change the subnet masks."
"It gives more security and micro-segmentation. It helps to set network configurations in an easy way."
"We need to rely on other devices to provide management features."
"The solution’s pricing and stability could be improved."
"The solution is expensive."
"Any improvements that they make should be in the wireless area of the product."
"Services should be improved."
"The management of Cisco Catalyst Switches could be improved."
"The support is not the quickest."
"The solution is quite expensive for our clients. It's a pain point for some companies. They should work to reduce the price."
"The feature it can improve is essentially application-based load balancing with intelligent load distribution for applications that require redundancy and high availability."
"We would like better integration with the standards on the market. For example, with OSPF, their integration in NSX is very low. It's not a full OSPF integration. It is too thin from a protocol perspective."
"The next release of NSX should try to make Kubernetes and container integration a little easier than it is now. It's quite a complicated process."
"There are always issues integrating with Cisco."
"It needs to be cheaper."
"Traffic flow introspection topology visibility is definitely needed because at the moment, NSX-T lacks in this area."
"The setup of the solution could be simplified."
"We have been satisfied with the technical support. They were able to solve our problems. However, they could be faster."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 2nd in Network Virtualization with 93 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. 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 VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and Arista Campus LAN Switches, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. VMware NSX report.
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