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Broadcom StrataConnect vs Cisco Ethernet Switches comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom StrataConnect
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
32nd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cisco Ethernet Switches
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
138
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Ethernet Switches category, the mindshare of Broadcom StrataConnect is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Ethernet Switches is 9.0%, down from 14.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Ethernet Switches Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Ethernet Switches9.0%
Broadcom StrataConnect0.6%
Other90.4%
Ethernet Switches
 

Featured Reviews

WILLIAM SANITATE - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Of Engineering at O & S Services LLC
Scales well, reliable, and has good support
I was their technical support for a year. The support is pretty good. Locally, it is available in the United States. They provide technical support to distributors such as Appnet and Arrow first. It's the first line of defense. Then you progress to a higher level of support. They have people, such as experts, all over the country who interface and provide fairly quick solutions, as well as hardware and software reviews. They can also return to the original developers in Taiwan. Broadcom is a Taiwan-based company. They can return to those guys. There are some guys in Israel that they collaborate with. It's pretty good in terms of support but it all comes down to money or the size of the opportunity. They will bend over backward to provide tons of direct support if the opportunity is large enough. If it's a small opportunity, you are not as fortunate.
Sachin-Yadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & Security Engineer at Arrow PC Network Private Limited
Network segmentation has improved security and performance across all departments
Cisco Ethernet Switches offer various features such as L3 capable models which help me with my routing requirements, OSPF, EIGRP, and VRF for segmentation, as well as policy-based routing. Additionally, it provides a high layer of enterprise security via 802.1X port-based authentication, DHCP snooping, ARP inspection, IP Guard, ACLs, and integration with Cisco ISE. I have been using Cisco Ethernet Switches for more than four years, and they have provided me stability, better connectivity, and higher speed. My organization values these switches greatly.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"They have some of the fastest speeds available."
"While Cisco is most likely the leader, Broadcom is probably number two, both in terms of interoperability and speed."
"The solution can scale."
"We like the stability and scalability of Cisco Ethernet Switches."
"Cisco switches have several valuable features like VLAN mapping. We seldom use that, but we find the security configurations helpful, like high availability with trading port channels and MAC filtering."
"It is easy to configure and troubleshoot."
"The most valuable features are network monitoring and management."
"The greatest advantage of Cisco switches is their reliability; for example, we bought some 500 series switches back in 2002 or 2003, and they ran 24/7, and I never had an issue for seven years."
"The installation is very straightforward."
"What I like the most is the performance and the latency that Cisco provides."
 

Cons

"Broadcom's biggest issue is that they don't like to share information. They are only interested in providing the bare minimum of documentation."
"Firewall features should be pre-enabled in Cisco Ethernet switches. FortiGate switches are considered more valuable because they have firewall capabilities."
"The price could be lower. It's quite expensive."
"For each of the features that I want to use on a Cisco device, we have to purchase a license."
"Cisco has a lot of propriety protocols compared to other products, such as Arista Networks."
"The price of Cisco Ethernet Switches here in India is too high. There are other cheaper solutions available."
"There are instances where the commands you are familiar with might change or be replaced with newer syntax."
"You have to be Cisco-certified to work on Cisco products, so we can't get into Cisco to do even basic configurations."
"Cisco should consider adding a GUI as most vendors now offer the ability to manage switches via a graphical user interface, while Cisco switches are managed using pure CLI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's approximately $1,000,000.00 if you want to get a license for the software."
"It's a little expensive."
"The equipment might be more expensive, but when you take total ownership of the configuration, maintenance, and analysis, then it's a large benefit. Sometimes customers see only the first cost of the switches and don't look any further. This is a weak point of Cisco."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are more expensive than Huawei Ethernet Switches."
"Cisco is quite expensive. In our market, a lot of customers are forced to go with something else because they cannot afford a brand-new Cisco even though they know a Cisco switch will be more reliable."
"When you compare with other products, they are more or less the same price."
"Cisco now has more products that are priced for small businesses, so they do have some cheaper models."
"Customers have to pay for some of the L3 switches licenses, which are expensive."
"In some of the latest switches, the warranty is not included in the pricing and we have to purchase it separately."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business60
Midsize Enterprise35
Large Enterprise55
 

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Also Known As

StrataConnect
Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switches
 

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Sample Customers

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