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Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) vs. Cisco Catalyst Switches

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco ACI

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ACisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is network virtualization technology.N/A

    Cisco Catalyst Switches

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Catalyst is one of that company's brand of network switches.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco ACICisco Catalyst Switches
    Editions & Modules
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    Cisco ACICisco Catalyst Switches
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco ACICisco Catalyst Switches
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco ACI
    I have not selected Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure. I only just started working with it. But speaking from a classical networking background, the possibilities are endless.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco ACI
    Because it was quilcky to install and needed less people for the first install and automation. If we had the time I think we select the nxos with a vxlan fabric and automation like ansible but it needed to much time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco ACI
    Lower cost than FabricPath, maybe a little bit cheaper than Arista when we looked into it. I wasn't involved in the initial purchasing of ACI, and was kind of against it at first, but the product has evolved a lot over the last few years and I now believe that it can …
    Incentivized
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    I use Cisco Catalyst Switches because is mode stable products and we have a Cisco Academy in our organization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    Well, there are mean for different purpose to be used in setting up the network. 1. Router - used to connect the various remote offices to HQ networks 2. ACI - used at the Data Center end for reliable services offering which are typically connected to the server farms.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    cisco devices are a lot easier to configure than the other vendors. also the community is a lot larger with cisco
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    We've used/evaluated Juniper EX series switches that stack up against Cisco Catalyst. However, Juniper did not offer as many features, especially around cloud compatibility and customization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    Better features, managing and easy to work for.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco ACICisco Catalyst Switches
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (83 ratings)
    9.2
    (625 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (31 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (7 ratings)
    9.5
    (32 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.2
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (10 ratings)
    9.8
    (30 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (30 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (31 ratings)