We performed a comparison between D-Link Ethernet Switches and Netgear Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Of the two solutions, Netgear Switches has better ratings because it has better stability than D-Link Ethernet Switches and users are satisfied with the technical support as well as its ROI.
"The main selling point for me was the pricing. Moreover, the performance is good. I haven't had any issues so far."
"Its integration is the most valuable."
"We use the solution for the network and ethernet connection."
"D-Link has a good VPN feature and quality of service."
"The solution is scalable."
"It's plug-and-play. There is no configuration necessary."
"These switches are simple and easy to configure."
"D-Link has a graphical interface that is easy to use. It is simple enough that our junior technicians can configure the switches."
"The ease of use of these switches is very good because of the Cisco CLI. If you are familiar with CLI, then you can configure the switch that way. It also has a relatively straightforward web interface. Using the web interface is good for beginners or people who aren't familiar with Cisco CLI. However, having a common command line interface method is great for some of our more advanced guys who are familiar with it."
"The cloud management has just been huge for us. We have 80 clients and they all have switches... With the cloud-managed Insight ones... we know more information without having to do complicated SNMP traps. We get nice emails, we get a web interface, and we're not having to wait for our RMM tools to get SNMP traffic to notify us. We don't have to do complicated configurations."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the fully functional IGMP snooping and querier, out-of-the-box, that the switch provides. With most if not all switches that we've worked with previously, at a minimum you have to enable a couple of different options... It's really a good feature to have that stuff enabled and fully functional out-of-the-box so that [AV techs] don't have to worry about configuring any of that stuff."
"The solution is reliable and it is easy to setup."
"Technical support is helpful and quick to respond."
"This switch is Layer 3, so it is a totally managed system."
"Remote management is the most important thing for us. And monitoring, of course, allows us to see when something is wrong with a client. We get notified that an access point is down, for instance, or that there are too many clients on one access point, so that we can log into the portal and manage the solution with the client instantly, from either a laptop or a cell phone, with the Insight app."
"We have issues with the stability."
"I would like an option to create different networks within the switch."
"It could be easier to scale on managed devices."
"The solution needs to improve layer 2 switches."
"There is room for improvement in terms of stability."
"The availability could be improved."
"This solution is not good for distribution at the core."
"They need to have some more high-end switches."
"There's a lack of chips and, consequently, a lack of deliveries. They're out of stock at their European warehouse."
"The ‘how-to’ guides could do with some improvements. We got in trouble following the stacking and Dante set-up guides. If these would have been accurate, we would not have lost three days."
"The main negative thing is the speed. When you use the portal, if you have a lot of customers and locations in the portal, and you need to scroll through those clients or those locations, it takes a pretty long time to load those pages and to select the client. That's the problem in the portal on the laptop, and it's the same problem in the portal on the app."
"There are some design issues on which they really missed the boat. The problem has to do with rack mounting them because the lights and jacks should all be on the front, and the power on the back. The way they did it makes it really difficult to use them in a rack environment, because when the lights are on the opposite side of the jacks... you usually can't see the back side of a rack. You can't get back there to see, so it's just crazy."
"The product's scalability has certain shortcomings that can be improved."
"Though the tool's useability is good, it has certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"NETGEAR Switches could provide local technical support services."
"This product lacks a CLI interface."
D-Link Ethernet Switches is ranked 12th in Ethernet Switches with 24 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 50 reviews. D-Link Ethernet Switches is rated 7.8, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of D-Link Ethernet Switches writes "Plug-and-play, zero maintenance, and reasonably priced". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". D-Link Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Aruba Switches. See our D-Link Ethernet Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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