Learn what your peers think about Cisco Catalyst Switches. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Cisco Catalyst Switches are very scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is great.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price can definitely be lower. I think the quality is much higher than the other LANs, but the price must be lower on this.

What other advice do I have?

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

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner

RiyazoddinPatel

Pre-Sales Solution Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Apr 15, 2024

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Provides DNS feature but has high pricing

Pros and Cons

"Cisco offers DNS features over other vendors."

"The product could be cheaper."

What is most valuable?

Cisco offers DNS features over other vendors.

What needs improvement?

The product could be simpler and cheaper.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for over 5-10 years. We are using the 9000 series of the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Switches are scalable in terms of logical configurations at VLAN. It is scalable because it depends on whether it is a manageable or non-manageable suite.