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Cisco Ethernet Switches vs Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

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 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.
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

"DNA Center is very interesting in automating the setup and monitoring as with each occurrence it gets easier to troubleshoot and provides an impression about what could be the problem."
"The scalability is pretty good, all you need to do is add more racks."
"In my experience, Cisco Ethernet Switches are stable."
"We can expect Cisco Ethernet Switches to last for years without issue."
"Tech support has always been good."
"This product is stable, I have seen no bugs, glitches, or crashes, and it is absolutely dependable and was designed to be that way."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches have the best stability."
"Customer Service: Excellent.Technical Support: Besides the great set of documentation available, partner support is usually good, no issues so far, on different projects."
"This is a big telco switch with six slots."
"I would recommend these switches because they are good, although they are very expensive."
"Enterasys Ethernet Switches are stable."
 

Cons

"Cisco could definitely work on delivering improved pricing to its customers."
"There's are other products that are better for network programmability. Cisco isn't as programmable as some preferred vendors. For example, on iOS 6 products, you have to commit the change directly on the running configuration. If you have a generic product you can do this, so it can improve in programmability."
"The warranty costs are high. This is the reason HP and Juniper are somehow getting their clients."
"DNA licenses, in most cases, are not required, but it should be told to the customers and added to the quotation, because we cannot remove it."
"In the future, some of the features could be updated to support the latest functions."
"An improvement would be to change their market intention. Almost all the Cisco switches are now coming with a license called DNA. D for Delta, N for number and A for apple. That feature is required, he must purchase it and it is a mandatory thing that has been introduced. This is not matching with the Asian market."
"Ease of configuration for none Cisco experts would be an improvement."
"Currently, we have to wait up to eight months for a switch."
"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

"There are different licensing based on the model of the solution."
"The product is expensive."
"I pay a fixed price on it. I'm not the person on the pursing, so I don't really compare."
"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."
"It is an expensive product."
"The price of Cisco Ethernet Switches is expensive."
"The last time I bought a 24-port switch, which was a while ago, I paid about five or six thousand Euros. In this part of the world, that's quite expensive for us."
"It is very expensive."
"These switches are very expensive compared to those from other vendors."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
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Small Business60
Midsize Enterprise35
Large Enterprise55
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Questions from the Community

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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...
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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