We performed a comparison between Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Ease-of-use and ease-of-management are good qualities of this product."
"Overall, they have a good quality product."
"The solution is reliable."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco routers is that they are robust."
"The most valuable features are virtualization and micro-segmentation."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"The deployment of the solution is quite fast."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches are pretty good overall."
"The initial setup was simple."
"It integrates well."
"The single pane of glass that helps us manage everything through FortiManager is the most important feature."
"We are able to monitor everything that is happening on our network."
"An affordable and stable solution for small-medium companies."
"Based on my use cases, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center was a great product that was easy to manage and work with while being a powerful tool."
"SD-WAN and the security fabric are essential features of the product."
"The interface is very straightforward."
"The simplicity of management could be improved so the object-based switch management is possible."
"On a scale of one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best, I rate the tool's scalability as seven since there are some limitations."
"They could work on the pricing and make it more affordable for everyone."
"We encounter a challenge in automating the product to reduce manual work."
"The solution's support can use improvement because they are not very good at following up."
"If possible, we'd like to see support in our country, but it will be difficult as we are located in Iran."
"Pricing is an area with a shortcoming since the solution is expensive."
"Cisco Linksys could be more secure. It could also add a controller to control all the devices, like the access points and so on."
"FortiSwitch should improve the FortiGate map. The diagram cannot move automatically to show the switch. The map does not map the physical location. It cannot move or touch the diagram."
"With IT products, there is always room for improvement."
"Before using FortiSwitch, you need several certifications."
"The solution could always benefit from more security. It's of critical importance to organizations right now."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"When there are many switches being used, the speed declines noticeably."
"Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve."
"We need to understand a bit more about certifications and knowledge for understanding capabilities. The solution should make that more clear to its users."
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Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is ranked 9th in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews. Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches writes "An advanced, sophisticated solution that allows for segmentation within networks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes "Has intuitive graphical user interface, but the security features need improvement". Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches. See our Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center report.
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