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Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. Linksys Ethernet Switches

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Catalyst Switches

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Catalyst is one of that company's brand of network switches.N/A

    Linksys Ethernet Switches

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ALinksys, formerly owned by Cisco and now owned by Belkin (since 2013) presents a series of Ethernet switches.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesLinksys Ethernet Switches
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesLinksys Ethernet 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 Catalyst SwitchesLinksys Ethernet Switches
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    Cisco tends to be solid and reliable and great for longer term projects where ROI can spread over longer periods. They tend to be less competitive when extended featuresets are needed, much more difficult and painful to manage service and feature licensing (especially in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    We had about 15 different brands of network switches before adopting Cisco, and were not satisfied with any of them. Percentage of breakage on these units was very high.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    Cisco is the gold standard. Build quality. Support. Configurability and dependability are of no question. However that comes with a price tag. It is important not to always just buy the best gold standard for a new business as it is wise to buy just what you need. Cisco …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    In comparison to the NETGEAR and Linksys, these are simple single VLAN switches that are not business capable. Cisco switches give you the ability to separate segments as well as true single-port speed, no sharing. In comparison to Aruba, Aruba just recently got into the PoE …
    Incentivized
    Belkin International, Inc
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    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 Catalyst SwitchesLinksys Ethernet Switches
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (625 ratings)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (31 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.5
    (32 ratings)
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    Availability
    9.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
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    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
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    Configurability
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.6
    (30 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.9
    (31 ratings)
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