Cisco Ethernet Switches vs Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] comparison

Cisco and Extreme Networks are both solutions in the Ethernet Switches category. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Extreme Networks users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Ethernet Switches

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

137

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Enterasys Ethernet Switches...

Average Rating

7.0

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Featured Reviews

Myint Aung

Head of the Solutions Department at BIM Group of Companies

Exceptional network support and AI integration drive performance while suggesting enhancements for future use cases

I work with both HyperFlex and other Cisco products. I prefer to make online support available because I can utilize my CCIE architect, solution consultant, and engineer team along with our account manager and product sales team. We can clarify requirements and decide how to support you. We should arrange a conference call about Cisco Ethernet Switches where I can invite my architect and consultant to clarify more about the features that are most beneficial for improving network efficiency. Today is AI day, and all the new firmware includes AI to optimize the performance, traffic, and security of Cisco Ethernet Switches. It's performing very well. With many solutions and vendors available, you have to decide on one. I am extremely satisfied with the licensing cost for Cisco Ethernet Switches. For the price of Cisco Ethernet Switches, I would rate it a 7. My overall rating for Cisco Ethernet Switches is 10 out of 10.

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reviewer1567812

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…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cisco as a whole is flexible."

"Cisco Ethernet Switches are stable."

"What we love about the Cisco switches is that they are very reliable. You can deploy them and go to sleep, and you can be sure that nothing is going to go wrong. Our initial equipment was installed by a Chinese manufacturer named Fiberhome a couple of years ago. Their switches were called S engines. They worked, but some days, you just wake up, and the switch has popped up. It was a lot of crisis. Therefore, we are in the process of trying to take out all their switches and replace them with Cisco switches. We are getting good results in terms of reliability and even technical support."

"The solution is extremely stable."

"This solution is overall a high-grade solution compared to others."

"The performance of Cisco Ethernet Switches is better."

"As I am Cisco certified, I like the way that I can program them."

"I know this solution for many years. I know the GUI and commands, and they are useful for me. I have all the functions that I want."

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"Enterasys Ethernet Switches are stable."

"This is a big telco switch with six slots."

Cons

"Putting in a more complete management infrastructure would help when it comes to handling lower-end switches."

"You have to be Cisco-certified to work on Cisco products, so we can't get into Cisco to do even basic configurations."

"The management of the solution could improve."

"In terms of features, all features are there. I can't find anything new that needs to be added. Its price, however, is a bit higher than other brands and can be improved."

"Cisco has a licensing procedure that is very complicated and it changes every six months."

"I don't like that you have to have a license of 10 years to use the switch. I don't understand that policy."

"One thing we did have to work around is, on the broadcast side, we're reliant on the PTP protocol, precision time protocol, and the Cisco switches in general, don't support that."

"The GUI is not that easy."

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"The initial setup could be made simpler."

"Enterasys could provide better support, needs an improved user interface and improved performance."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is very high though it is priced right for the level of quality."

"Customers have to pay for some of the L3 switches licenses, which are expensive."

"Cisco products are not cheap, which is something that can be improved."

"When we want an extra feature then we need to purchase another license bundle."

"In some of the latest switches, the warranty is not included in the pricing and we have to purchase it separately."

"Cisco Ethernet Switches are expensive, and you have to pay for a warranty and technical support."

"These switches are expensive, but they are an excellent buy and definitely have value for the investment."

"The product is expensive."

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"These switches are very expensive compared to those from other vendors."

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it_user82779

Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Jan 29, 2014

Benefits of Juniper vs Cisco

Both are decent products. I prefer Juniper for the following reasons: 1) Cleaner separation of data plane from control plane. Higher end Cisco devices are better at this but most of the lower end products still seem to be more integrated than I like. 2) The Hierarchical config design means I can…

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Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	35
Large Enterprise	55

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Questions from the Community

Would you recommend replacing a Cisco Catalyst Switch by a D-link one?

Hello Mesfin It depends on the real scenario, the cisco 2960 is a very good device and they usually have routing functions but there are many different models within the same 2960 line, and on the ...

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Which would you choose - Fortinet Fortiswitch secure access or Cisco Ethernet Switches?

We researched Cisco but ultimately chose Fortinet FortiSwitch Secure Access, mostly because of the price. Fortinet FortiSwitch is an ethernet switch solution that provides security and performance...

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In terms of ethernet switches, would you go with Cisco or Juniper?

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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Overview

Cisco Ethernet Switches scale to meet the needs of networks of all sizes. They are Secure, Reliable and Seamless.

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Enterasys Ethernet Switches S-Series delivers a powerful combination of Terabit-class performance along with granular visibility and control over users, services, and applications, voice and video, virtualization, and cloud computing. Enterasys S-Series, through a combination of management automation, a robust and highly resilient distributed architecture, built-in security, and flexible power configurations specifically designed. Enterasys S-Series delivers both the comprehensive functionality and configuration flexibility to be deployed as a premium high-density network edge access device, high performance distribution layer switch, resilient enterprise class multi-Terabit core router, high-end storage switch and as a data center virtualization solution.

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