Cisco Catalyst Switches vs IBM BNT comparison

"The most valuable feature of this solution is managed switching."

"It works well."

"I think it is a reliable and scalable solution."

"The Cisco Catalyst is very stable and it can last for many years."

"The new series has lots of great features, it's really lovely. From a management perspective, or a policy creation perspective, which we are seeing in the Catalyst 9000 series it is great."

"The product offers very good routing and ranking capabilities."

"Power over Ethernet (PoE) is one of the most valuable features. It eliminates the need for power supplies every time."

"Cisco comes with built-in software access for network devices."

"IBM BNT's latest advancements offer cybersecurity measures for network security. Our customers adapt these solutions to their sites and are very happy with the results."

"It is kind of expensive."

"The product could offer more integrations with other solutions."

"The technical response could be faster in the future."

"In an upcoming release, adding SD-WAN capabilities would be a big advantage for our company."

"The solution could improve security."

"The stability must be improved."

"Cisco needs to improve compatibility with other solutions and other vendors like SolarWinds. We've had problems using Catalyst with SolarWinds. Some devices can't be put on SolarWinds due to some ID Values and so on."

"Its initial setup can be simpler, and it would be great if we can work with a reference architecture. Cisco has the capability to provide a very integrated solution. They have DNA Center, Cisco ISE, Cisco Prime, FMC, and AMP. We are looking at all the products, but it is rather complex to pick out the right licenses that you need. The license structure is a bit complex. Sometimes, there is an overlap in products, which does not really make sense. For example, you have DNA Center and Cisco Prime, and it is not really clear what you would use for what exactly. There is a lot of information on the Cisco website, but it takes a while to go through all this and look at the presentations that are available from Cisco Live. These presentations are appreciated, but sometimes, they are a bit too much like bullet points. You don't exactly know what's behind it, so you have to do a second guess. Overall, there is a lot of information but not always to the point."

"In terms of improvement, the price is not an issue; it's very good. However, the range of solutions could be improved. Some of our customers are very small, and the current IBM BNT solutions, such as switches, are too large for them. It would be wonderful if we could have switched with maybe 16 ports instead of the usual 24 ports because they don't use all the ports."

"We are on an annual license to use this solution and the price of the solution could be reduced. We have spent hundreds of thousands on our Wi-Fi network."

"The price of this solution is reasonable."

"The product is quite expensive."

"This is an expensive product."

"Catalyst is very expensive."

"The price is too high for this market."

"I rate the product price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"The licenses are definitely expensive. There is a need to make annual payments towards the subscription or licensing costs attached to the solution."

"The solution is cheap. However, I think the price for the final user, who in this case is my customer, might be higher than the usual price. I emphasize the real value of the entire solution, not just the cost of the hardware and software. It's about how the solution helps the customer improve their internal operations."