Cisco Ethernet Switches vs Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] comparison

Cisco and Extreme Networks are both solutions in the Ethernet Switches category. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Extreme Networks users who would recommend it.

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96% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Ethernet Switches

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

136

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Enterasys Ethernet Switches...

Average Rating

7.0

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Featured Reviews

Myint Aung

Head of the Solutions Department at BIM Group of Companies

Exceptional network support and AI integration drive performance while suggesting enhancements for future use cases

I work with both HyperFlex and other Cisco products. I prefer to make online support available because I can utilize my CCIE architect, solution consultant, and engineer team along with our account manager and product sales team. We can clarify requirements and decide how to support you. We should arrange a conference call about Cisco Ethernet Switches where I can invite my architect and consultant to clarify more about the features that are most beneficial for improving network efficiency. Today is AI day, and all the new firmware includes AI to optimize the performance, traffic, and security of Cisco Ethernet Switches. It's performing very well. With many solutions and vendors available, you have to decide on one. I am extremely satisfied with the licensing cost for Cisco Ethernet Switches. For the price of Cisco Ethernet Switches, I would rate it a 7. My overall rating for Cisco Ethernet Switches is 10 out of 10.

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LauriLaanenurm

Network and Security Engineer at Datafox OÜ

Good for networking large buildings, but there are problems with failing parts and the price should be lowered

I have experience with many vendors including Aruba, Juniper, and Cisco Meraki. These days, we primarily sell switches from HPE, Aruba, and Cisco. There is not much difference in the features between these switches and the one from Enterasys. It is only the command set that is different. Aruba is the easiest switch to configure. The access list should be different on Enterasys switches, compared to other vendors.

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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

"The quality, like all Cisco solutions, is very high. The fact that it's Cisco is one of the reasons we chose to use it."

"The initial setup is really easy."

"What I like the most is the performance and the latency that Cisco provides."

"The solution is extremely stable."

"One main feature of this solution is the POE switches."

"The tool is stable."

"The most valuable features of Cisco Ethernet Switches for our network are speed, latency, and reliability."

"I know this solution for many years. I know the GUI and commands, and they are useful for me. I have all the functions that I want."

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"Enterasys Ethernet Switches are stable."

"This is a big telco switch with six slots."

Cons

"The interface and dashboard could look better."

"The installation is difficult and requires further training documentations."

"In the future, some of the features could be updated to support the latest functions."

"The price could be improved by being reduced."

"The initial setup can be simplified."

"There's are other products that are better for network programmability. Cisco isn't as programmable as some preferred vendors. For example, on iOS 6 products, you have to commit the change directly on the running configuration. If you have a generic product you can do this, so it can improve in programmability."

"Switches should be made stackable, even if they are not of the same model."

"The product could improve in the area of simulated switches."

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"Enterasys could provide better support, needs an improved user interface and improved performance."

"The initial setup could be made simpler."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Users have to pay an annual licensing fee for Cisco Ethernet Switches, which is expensive."

"Cisco offers annual and three-year license options."

"The solution can be comparatively cheaper."

"Cisco is quite expensive. In our market, a lot of customers are forced to go with something else because they cannot afford a brand-new Cisco even though they know a Cisco switch will be more reliable."

"Cisco products are not cheap, which is something that can be improved."

"Quality comes at a price. I've been around the block a bit, and I know that good quality comes at a price. However, some of the organizations don't have big budgets, so you have to develop different solutions for them. They don't have the budget to get some of the high-end features. Cisco can consider providing entry-level hardware to suit SMBs."

"It is very expensive."

"Cisco Ethernet Switches are expensive, and you have to pay for a warranty and technical support."

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"These switches are very expensive compared to those from other vendors."

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it_user82779

Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Jan 29, 2014

Benefits of Juniper vs Cisco

Both are decent products. I prefer Juniper for the following reasons: 1) Cleaner separation of data plane from control plane. Higher end Cisco devices are better at this but most of the lower end products still seem to be more integrated than I like. 2) The Hierarchical config design means I can…

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Small Business	58
Midsize Enterprise	36
Large Enterprise	53

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Questions from the Community

Would you recommend replacing a Cisco Catalyst Switch by a D-link one?

Hello Mesfin It depends on the real scenario, the cisco 2960 is a very good device and they usually have routing functions but there are many different models within the same 2960 line, and on the ...

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Which would you choose - Fortinet Fortiswitch secure access or Cisco Ethernet Switches?

We researched Cisco but ultimately chose Fortinet FortiSwitch Secure Access, mostly because of the price. Fortinet FortiSwitch is an ethernet switch solution that provides security and performance...

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In terms of ethernet switches, would you go with Cisco or Juniper?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Cisco or Juniper Ethernet switches were the better fit for us. We decided to go with Juniper. Juniper ethernet switches are a lesser-known...

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Overview

Cisco Ethernet Switches scale to meet the needs of networks of all sizes. They are Secure, Reliable and Seamless.

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Enterasys Ethernet Switches S-Series delivers a powerful combination of Terabit-class performance along with granular visibility and control over users, services, and applications, voice and video, virtualization, and cloud computing. Enterasys S-Series, through a combination of management automation, a robust and highly resilient distributed architecture, built-in security, and flexible power configurations specifically designed. Enterasys S-Series delivers both the comprehensive functionality and configuration flexibility to be deployed as a premium high-density network edge access device, high performance distribution layer switch, resilient enterprise class multi-Terabit core router, high-end storage switch and as a data center virtualization solution.

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