Users found Cisco MDS Series pricing to be high, consistent with most vendors, and emphasize the importance of trained staff for effective deployment. The solution's perpetual licensing system involves significant recurrent maintenance and yearly subscription fees. Pricing is rated low for affordability, indicating it is not a cost-effective choice, but its role in critical SAN operations justifies the investment for many enterprise buyers. Pricing improvement is suggested due to its expensive nature.
- "Pricing cannot be considered an advantageous trait of the solution since it is expensive. I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."
- "The price of the Cisco MDS Series is high."
- "It's perpetual licensing and maintenance is a recurrent cost."
