Cisco Catalyst Switches Reviews

Our company is in the financial sector and we are customers of Cisco. 

The solution is good for computation and backup. 

We need to rely on other devices to provide management features. Other solutions provide more features and Catalyst Switches is not user-friendly. Even the configuration is difficult for our new engineers. Cisco has some weaknesses. 

I've been using this solution for 13 years. 

The technical support is very good, but anything support-related is based on payment. Without paying you won't see any service from Cisco. The same goes for training which requires payment. Other solutions provide training without payment but not Cisco.

The technical support license is very difficult because you can only get support if you've purchased the hardware. After you own the devices you still have to pay for support and pay for the license. Everything is an added cost. 

There are alternative solutions now penetrating the market and because of difficulties with configuration in this product, there are now more appealing options. 

I rate the solution seven out of 10. 

Cisco Catalysts Switches can be useful for the future.

Catalyst Switches could be more secure.

I've been using Catalyst Switches for about four or five years.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are stable.

We have room to expand.

We haven't used Cisco support for this. For the technical aspect of Cisco products, we have some in-house support in this aspect.

Catalyst Switches are easy to install. 

My company gets the quote from the provider.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches seven out of 10. I would recommend the solution to others. 

Office network

Stable solution

Everyone knows Cisco as a product. It is definitely one of the easiest solutions to run and manage. 

It's a product that has dominated the marketplace for many years.

You have many professionals out there who are Cisco-certified, which makes them comfortable working with Cisco. Therefore, getting a trained workforce is easy when you look at Cisco from a deployment perspective.

The solution is stable.

The solution offers a bit of complexity and you need a specialized workforce.

The scalability can be a bit limited due to the stacking topology which limits the number of switches that can be added in a given stack

It's always a while before you can get through to technical support.

I've been dealing with the solution for a few weeks to a few months.

The solution is very stable. It's reliable. 

When it comes to scalability, Cisco is the one who has been pretty heavy on the switch-stacking deployment topology, which hinders your capacity to scale, especially when you compare it against their arch-rival, Arista.

We have about ten clients who have been working with Cisco forever. 

I'd recommend the solution to other organizations. When it comes to the budget, everything boils down to that and that's where Cisco would take the cake compared to Arista.

Technical support could be better. When you call, the wait times are quite long. They need to hire more support or to work to make the wait times lower in some way.

I also have some experience and knowledge of Arista products.

The initial setup is something like Arista, as they do have a central deployment model. The only complaint about Cisco is that too many units have to be deployed to have things done in a much better way, which makes it costly. They could improve on that and make it easier for the administrators to implement Cisco.

The size of the technical team you need for deployment and maintenance depends
completely on the size of the network and the kind of operations that you carry out as a company. With Cisco, you likely would need at least one person for every 50 or 60 switches.

The solution is less expensive than, for example, Arista.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. The only complaint I have about Cisco is the wait time when you call tech support.

The price could be improved.

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for 25 or 30 years,

We don't have any issues with the stability of Cisco Catalyst Switches.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are scalable.

We have approximately 20,000 people who use this solution.

I have not contacted technical support.

It is easy to install. Most of the engineers already know about it.

The pricing could be cheaper.

There is a one-time license, but we pay for the smart net license every three years for support.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I would rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a ten out of ten.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are pretty straightforward. They offer LAN and internal networking. They are for network segmentations and LAN and WAN perimeter networks.

In terms of what could be improved, more integration is the main thing they should be focused on.

I believe the sets of Cisco Catalyst Switches are being used in our company for more than five to seven years.

I myself have been using this for the last two years.

They are pretty good. They are stable. Cisco has been around in the industry for a long time, so they are reliable, as well.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are quite scalable.

Our organization strength is around 15,000 using it.

We are pretty happy with customer service. As far as my experience with Cisco is concerned, they are pretty up-to-date in terms of their responses.

The initial setup was easy. They are very easy to install.

We generally do a first model and we have an execution team. They take care of the implementation and everything.

On a scale of one to ten, I would give Cisco Catalyst Switches around an eight.

I think they're pretty okay. Cisco is pretty straightforward.

I would absolutely recommend Cisco Catalyst Switches for others.

We use Cisco Catalyst Switches to connect devices to a network.

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for approximately 10 years.

The solution was stable 10 years ago, there is room for improvement in this area.

The solution highly scalable.

We have approximately 650 users using this solution in my organization.

The technical support experience has been mixed, it depends on the subject. There are occasions when we have a quick resolution and for others, there can be long discussions to receive a resolution.

The installation was not difficult for me but I have been working with these types of solutions for a long time. It could be difficult for those with limited experience.

We have a team of 10 engineers that do the implementation and maintenance of the solutions.

The cost of this solution could be less expensive, and we are on an annual license.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches an eight out of ten.

The solution can be used to connect the internet and servers, such as databases.

The solution could improve security.

I have been using this solution for approximately 10 years.

The solution is very stable.

Cisco Catalyst Switches is scalable.

We are satisfied with the technical support from Cisco.

The installation is easy and takes approximately 10 minutes.

I did the implementation myself.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a ten out of ten.

We use Cisco Catalyst Switches for networking.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are the best overall.

I have been using this solution for approximately six years.

Cisco Catalyst Switches is stable.

The solution is scalable.

We have approximately 25 customers using the solution.

The technical support from Cisco is very good.

The installation is easy if you understand the Ciscos CLA interface and your infrastructure is correct.

We have CCNA and CCNP certified engineers that do the implementation and maintenance of the solution.

The price of a Cisco Catalyst Switches license is expensive. 

There is a big problem with their pricing structure. For example, there is a system called first come first serve metric for integrators. The person who logs the case gets a better price than what I receive. They give discounts to other people, such as those with certifications, and what happens is people go away from this solution because of it. I do not receive a better price which puts me in a position to promote other solutions. 

I lost a large contact because of their pricing structure. Cisco should give the same pricing to everybody.

I recommend this solution to others.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches an eight out of ten.

We use this solution for our network.

I am a system engineer, and we sell the products to our customers.

I like the flexibility of this product.

There is a complexity with Cisco.

They should have unified software that includes all of the licenses. We should not have to pay for different software on the same platform. Each one has a specific use or a specific feature.

If you need dynamic routing then you have to purchase the software, if you need basic IP routing, you need different software. Why do you need this type of complexity?

They have their own propriety protocols while other competitors go with other standards and are easy. Cisco is a bit complex.

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for 15 years.

We use several different versions, not just one. If they have different software for universal enterprise services, they will have specific features to use for the specific use case.

Cisco Catalyst Switches is a stable product.

The scalability of this solution needs to be improved. It is not very scalable. For example, if you want to enable the features such as VSS, you have to add other modules and hardware.

Other competitors have this feature available from the beginning. 

Technical support is fair.

The initial setup is straightforward. It is easy to install.

I was not involved in the installation but it is approximately five or ten minutes to deploy.

There is no licensing fee. All of the features are available on the switch from day one.

It's not a complicated license; you have to buy a license for different services or features. This is different.

Most of the features are available without additional hardware.

I would recommend Cisco to other users, along with several other products.

I would rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a nine out of ten.

We are using this solution as a network LAN switch in a financial company.

The solution is beneficial for interconnecting POE telephones, computers, printers, and buffering networks.

The solution could improve by allowing administrators to create scripts to help automate processes to make tasks easier.

I have been using Cisco Switches for approximately eight years and I have been using this particular Cisco Catalyst Switch for six months.

The solution is stable.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are highly scalable.

I have not used technical support from Cisco. However, I have used online documentation that has been helpful.

The installation is easy, the whole process takes approximately one week.

I would advise those to make sure they understand the requirements before they purchase Cisco Catalyst Switches because they are an entry-level solution.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a nine out of ten.