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Cisco Ethernet Switches vs Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] comparison

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Cisco Ethernet Switches
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
138
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Ethernet Switches (2nd)
Enterasys Ethernet Switches...
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
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Featured Reviews

Sachin-Yadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & Security Engineer at Arrow PC Network Pvt Ltd
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.
reviewer1567812 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, Information Technology at a university with 201-500 employees
Stable solution that requires an improved user interface
We have 100 users of Enterasys Ethernet Switches Enterasys could provide better support, needs an improved user interface and improved performance. I have been using this solution for five years. Enterasys Ethernet Switches are stable. Installation of this solution is straightforward, it only…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ability to manage the switches and the ability to have a certain level of familiarity with setting up and configuring the switches."
"Cisco switches has helped provide efficient and stable switching in the organization."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are more stable than other products."
"Being able to deal with multiple VLANs to segment the network logically is the biggest feature for us. The management of these switches is okay for us. These switches work very well, and they meet our needs."
"The solution is highly reliable."
"Tech support has always been good."
"The procedures and handling of these switches are easy."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches is stable and robust."
"This is a big telco switch with six slots."
"Enterasys Ethernet Switches are stable."
"I would recommend these switches because they are good, although they are very expensive."
 

Cons

"Selecting the licensing type can be the slightly tricky part, although you can usually upgrade it later."
"In terms of features, they tick all the boxes as of now. That could be because we tailor the solution around the product. I have not seen anything that pulls me back or is not working well for me. However, there could be better integration with the network monitoring systems. It doesn't mean it is currently not there, but there could be better discoverability with some of the network monitoring systems to be able to have more visibility. When you're setting up a control room, you can have more visibility into what is going on in the network. It has been doing that, but it can do that more."
"In the case of an already existing network, we encounter technical issues related to following protocols."
"It would be nice if they had higher wattage for PoE+."
"The ease of use of Cisco Ethernet Switches could improve. It is different to use them if you do not have prior knowledge."
"The price could be reduced. Cisco is costly."
"Cisco is now competing with companies that are putting out cheaper switches so the price could be something that could be improved upon."
"I'd really like to see more programmability for the switches."
"Enterasys could provide better support, needs an improved user interface and improved performance."
"I have seen a lot of problems with Enterasys switches. There were some parts that were failing a lot and I don't know why."
"The initial setup could be made simpler."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive product."
"Cisco offers annual and three-year license options."
"Price-wise, Cisco Ethernet Switches is a product that falls a little bit on the expensive side."
"Customers have to pay for some of the L3 switches licenses, which are expensive."
"The price of this solution is high."
"When you compare with other products, they are more or less the same price."
"The cost of this solution is expensive."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
"These switches are very expensive compared to those from other vendors."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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Small Business60
Midsize Enterprise35
Large Enterprise55
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Questions from the Community

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Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Cisco or Juniper Ethernet switches were the better fit for us. We decided to go with Juniper. Juniper ethernet switches are a lesser-known...
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