We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and Dell-Force10 Campus LAN Switches 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.
"The solution is stable."
"When it comes to data centers, Cisco Nexus is the best."
"From a data center implementation, with respect to competition from your data, there isn't really a product recovery for the different tests other than Cisco Nexus. For example, if you take Multi-tenancy for the data center, it's something which, I think, only Cisco has. There are some implementation from HP, but I think it's limited there."
"The most valuable features are the solution is robust, you are able to use it for fabric architecture as well as SPAN on exit with the controller."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"The solution has introduced VPC, Virtual Port Channel, which allows for more redundancy and flexibility."
"It's easy to use."
"I like the fact that they are a well-supported product."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"Nexus switches should be able to support network function virtualization (NFV)."
"The cost of the support can be improved. We had critical operations, and we needed 24/7 support for 365 days, which was quite expensive. We had to go for a very costly support contract, which was really a concern. The availability of spare parts, especially in a remote location such as Egypt, can also be improved."
"One of the biggest challenges, which I see is that there's a constant evolution in the product. For example, our configuration is based on what is known as traditional data center implementation. Today there is the ACI deployment and to implement, to migrate from one technology to another, that's challenging both from a configuration perspective and also from a cost perspective."
"There may be many bugs which remain unresolved."
"They could improve on having different technologies between product models."
"The initial setup wasn't simple or user-friendly."
"It would be ideal if there was better integration with various other platforms."
"The solution is more expensive than other options on the market."
"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."
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Cisco Nexus is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 22 reviews while Dell-Force10 Campus LAN Switches is ranked 12th in LAN Switching with 1 review. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Dell-Force10 Campus LAN Switches is rated 5.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes "Performs well, good port flexibility, and scales out easily". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell-Force10 Campus LAN Switches writes "Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFabric, Dell PowerConnect Switches and HPE A-Series, whereas Dell-Force10 Campus LAN Switches is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Catalyst Switches and Arista Campus LAN Switches.
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